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The Supreme Court (Filipino: Kataas-taasang Hukuman; [2] colloquially referred to as the Korte Suprema (also used in formal writing), is the highest court in the Philippines. The Supreme Court was established by the Second Philippine Commission on June 11, 1901 through the enactment of its Act No. 136, [3] an Act which abolished the Real ...
The Judiciary is a co-equal branch of Government to the Executive and the Legislature. [30] Under the 1987 constitution, Judicial terms of office are out of sync with other offices such as the President of the Philippines, to promote independence. The President appoints individuals to the judiciary.
3.19 Incumbent Supreme Court Justices During the Chief Justiceship of Artemio V. Panganiban, Jr. (2005–2006) 3.20 Incumbent Supreme Court Justices During the Chief Justiceship of Reynato S. Puno (2006–2010)
The chief justice of the Philippines (Filipino: Punong Mahistrado ng Pilipinas) presides over the Supreme Court and is the highest judicial officer of the government of the Philippines. As of April 5, 2021, the position is currently held by Alexander Gesmundo, who was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte following the early retirement of his ...
see Admission requirements. Qualification rate. 20–30% average passing rate. Website. Supreme Court Bar Matters. The Philippine Bar Examinations is the professional licensure examination for lawyers in the Philippines. The exam is exclusively administered by the Supreme Court of the Philippines through the Supreme Court Bar Examination Committee.
Lipa City, Batangas. Spouse. Livia Rojas. Alma mater. San Beda College of Law. University of the Philippines. Affiliation. Lex Talionis Fraternitas. Jose Catral Mendoza (born August 13, 1947) is a former associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
An associate justice of the Supreme Court (Filipino: Kasangguning Mahistrado ng Kataas-taasang Hukuman[1]) is one of fifteen members of the Supreme Court, the highest court in the Philippines. The chief justice presides over the high court, but carries only one of the 15 votes in the court. Traditionally, the chief justice is deemed primus ...
The Office of the Court Administrator (Tagalog: Tanggapan ng Tagapangasiwa ng Hukuman, [1] abbreviated OCA) is a department of the Supreme Court of the Philippines tasked primarily with investigating judicial misconduct in the lower courts through audits and filing administrative cases against judges whom they find guilty of corrupt practices, gross negligence, and/or ignorance of the law ...