JBC to begin interviews for next chief justice with 2 most senior SC justices
MANILA, Philippines—The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) will start interviewing candidates for the position of chief justice on Oct. 22 (Thursday).
The interviews will begin the two most senior incumbent Supreme Court (SC) justices – Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen and Associate Justice Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa.
The Supreme Court said the interviews will be open for viewing to the media.
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Leonen and Caguioa will be given at least three hours in their interview. Both were appointees of the late President Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III.
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They will be followed by the interviews on Oct. 26 (Monday) of three other sitting high court justices, namely Rodil Zalameda, Japar Dimaampao and Jose Midas Marquez.
The next top magistrate of the Supreme Court will succeed Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo, who is set to retire on Nov. 6.
The JBC also began conducting interviews on Oct. 13 for the position of associate justice to be vacated by Justice Amy Lazaro-Javier. /apl
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