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A judge without a permanent sala. Under R.A. 11459, such judges have all the rights of regular RTC judges, and the same salaries. They are also chosen by the President upon the advice of the JBC as other RTC judges are. [13] MCTC [14] N/A: English Municipal Circuit Trial Courts, a Municipal Trial Court that covers more than one municipality [15 ...
The following are the first level courts: [1]: 41 [17] Metropolitan Trial Courts (MeTC) are first level courts in Metro Manila; Municipal Trial Courts (MTC) are first level courts in each municipality; Municipal Trial Courts in Cities are first level courts in each city outside Metro Manila
It consists of 6 senators nominated by the Senate, and 3 justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, who are designated by the Chief Justice. The equivalent tribunals for elections to the lower house is the House of Representatives Electoral Tribunal and to president and vice presidents is Presidential Electoral Tribunal .
Traditionally, the chief justice is deemed primus inter pares ("first among equals") among the justices. Until 1973, only men were appointed as Associate Justices to the Court. Cecilia Muñoz-Palma, an appointee of President Ferdinand Marcos, was the first woman to sit on the court. Since then, 15 other women have been appointed as Associate ...
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The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC; Filipino: Sangguniang Panghukuman at Pang-abogasya [1]) of the Philippines is a constitutionally-created body that recommends appointees for vacancies that may arise in the composition of the Supreme Court, other lower courts, and the Legal Education Board, and in the offices of the Ombudsman, Deputy Ombudsman and the Special Prosecutor.
Since the courts' creation, English had been used in court proceedings. But for the first time in Philippine judicial history on August 22, 2007, three Malolos City regional trial courts in Bulacan announced that will use only Filipino in court proceedings to promote the national language.
Philippines: Location: Manila, Cebu City and Cagayan de Oro: Composition method: Presidential appointment from the short-list submitted by the Judicial and Bar Council: Authorized by: Commonwealth Act No. 3, Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, Republic Act No. 7902, Republic Act No. 8246, Republic Act No. 9160, Republic Act No. 9372: Appeals to