Judicial and Bar Council opens application for next Supreme Court chief justice

Marcos will get to pick the next chief justice after Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo's retirement in November

MANILA, Philippines — The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) on Saturday opened applications and nominations for the next Supreme Court chief justice ahead of Alexander Gesmundo’s compulsory retirement on November 6. In a notice issued on Saturday, the JBC said the deadline for the submission of applications, along with th

The presidential office has decided not to nominate one of two Supreme Court justice candidates recommended by the chief justice and asked the head of the top court to make a fresh recommendation, the office said Friday. Presidential spokesperson Kang Yu-jung announced the decision days after a presidential official ac

CJI Surya Kant says that the matter is being examined at the appropriate level and that the process will take into account the material placed by Justice Mehta as well as the response of Justice Sharma

The order came one day after the Supreme Court stayed a separate injunction in a related case.