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Incumbent Supreme Court Justices During the Chief Justiceship of Felix V. Makasiar (1985) Incumbent Supreme Court Justices During the Chief Justiceship of Ramon C. Aquino (1985–1986) Incumbent Supreme Court Justices During the Chief Justiceship of Claudio Teehankee Sr. (1986–1988)
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.
The current main building of the Supreme Court was designed by the Filipino architect Antonio Toledo in accordance with the 1905 Burnham Plan of Manila. It originally housed the library of the University of the Philippines Manila. The four pillars at the façade represent the four levels of the hierarchy of the judiciary.
Official Website. 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 ...
e. The Court of Appeals (Filipino: Hukuman ng Apelasyon[2]) is an appellate collegiate court in the Philippines. The Court of Appeals consists of one presiding justice and sixty-eight associate justices. Pursuant to the Constitution, the Court of Appeals "reviews not only the decisions and orders of the Regional Trial Courts awards, judgments ...
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t. e. 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 ...
Justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines (2 C, 1 P) Pages in category "Filipino judges" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.