Nine Court of Appeals (CA) justices, the Supreme Court administrator, a lower court judge and a college of law dean lead the list of candidates for a vacancy in the Supreme Court (SC). The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) has opened nominations for the post to be vacated by SC Associate Justice Presbitero Velasco Jr., who will retire on August 8. Velasco was a former Justice undersecretary, a former CA justice and a former SC administrator. Retired Justice Jose Catral-Mendoza is the head of the council’s Executive Committee. Other regular members of the JBC are lawyer Jose Mejia, representing academe; Milagros Fernan-Cayosa, Integrated Bar of the Philippines; and retired Judge Toribio Ilao, private sector.

Source: Manila Times May 10, 2018 16:07 UTC