MANILA, Philippines ? The Judicial and Bar Council excluded a self proclaimed ?fifth best psychic in the country? from the list of aspirants for the position of Chief Justice.

Court Administrator Midas Marquez said the Supreme Court ruling is explanation enough why he should not be included in the nominees.

The high court recently issued a per curiam ruling telling former Malabon Regional Trial Court Judge Florentino Floro that it ?will throw the book at him if he keeps on badgering justices with phone calls and pleadings seeking a review of his removal from office.?

Floro hugged the limelight when he claimed he was aided in the court by three dwarfs: Luis, Armand and Angel. He said he was the ?angel of death? and that he could write while in a trance.

In 2006, the Supreme Court ordered Floro?s dismissal from the bench after finding him suffering from psychosis that impaired his judgment.

Nominees to the Chief Justice post which will be vacated by Chief Justice Reynato Puno on May 17 include Supreme Court Associate Justices Antonio Carpio, Conchita Carpio-Morales, Arturo Brion, Teresita De Castro, Renato Corona, Special Prosecutor Dennis Villa-Ignacio, Deputy Ombudsman for Luzon Victor Fernandez, Sandiganbayan acting Presiding Justice Edilberto Sandoval.

However, Justices Carpio and Carpio-Morales and Villa-Ignacio said they will only agree for the nomination if the next president will make the appointment.

With the nomination already closed, Marquez said the names of the nominees will be published for two weeks and the JBC will be accepting comments from the public.

?After that, the JBC will determine if there is a need to conduct an interview,? Marquez said.

Asked if there will be a shortlist before the ban on appointments, Marquez said it is up to the JBC to make the decision.