The Supreme Court has been accused by an administration senator of being “jealous” of the powers of Congress and “playing politics” when it upheld its earlier decision that Congress should only have one representative at the Judicial and Bar Council.
Justice Secretary Leila de Lima on Friday said she was not aware that Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno had fired psychologists and psychiatrists from the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC).
The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) has proposed to Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno a point matrix system to thoroughly screen and narrow down applicants to judicial and Ombudsman positions.
A coalition of multisectoral organizations working for greater transparency in Philippine governance has asked the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) to allow live media coverage of its interviews of candidates for associate justice of the Supreme Court.
Five Court of Appeals justices are among the nine persons vying to become associate justice of the Supreme Court.
The Supreme Court ordered the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) to release to Associate Justice Arturo Brion the results of his psychological and psychiatric tests.
The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) already opened nominations for the position of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
For the umpteenth time, Malacañang is pleading that Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno be given a break.
The Supreme Court announced on Tuesday the first judicial reform under Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno that was initiated by her reviled predecessor, Renato Corona.
Senator Joker Arroyo hopes Chief Justice Lourdes Sereno will not mistake “God’s will” for infallibility.
The result of the psychiatric and psychological examination of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno is not a public record but can probably be made as such, if in case, the newly appointed Chief Justice permits its release following the alleged leakage of the file, lawyer Jose Mejia, a Judicial and Bar Council member representing academe, said Tuesday.
Judicial and Bar Council member and Iloilo Representative Niel Tupas Jr. said he will insist on amending rules of the JBC particularly the rule that automatically disqualifies candidates with pending criminal or administrative case.
The widow of Interior Secretary Jesse Robredo would rather be named Regional Trial Court (RTC) judge in the Bicol region than be drafted into the senatorial slate of the Aquino administration for the 2013 elections.
