MANILA, Philippines — Eight Court of Appeals justices and Court Administrator Midas Marquez made it to the Judicial and Bar Council’s shortlist for the next Supreme Court associate justice. The following members of the Bar will be considered by President Rodrigo Duterte to take the position vacated by Ombudsman Samuel Martires:CA Associate Justice Japar DimaampaoCA Associate Justice Ramon GarciaCA Associate Justice Manuel BarriosCA Associate Justice Apolinaro Bruselas Jr.CA Associate Justice Rosemari CarandangCA Associate Justice Edgardo delos SantosCA Associate Justice Ramon Paul HernandoCA Associate Justice Amy Lazaro-JavierSC Court Administrator Midas MarquezDuterte has appointed five justices—including Martires, whom he later named Ombudsman—at the Supreme Court. The president is also expected to name the next chief justice, following the retirement of Chief Justice Teresita de Castro next week, in the next months. CA justices top SC listThe STAR reported that the SC, in an en banc session on September 25, came up with their own shortlist that was forwarded to the JBC for the council’s consideration. Marquezwas in the headlines during at the height of moves to oust Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.

Source: Philippine Star October 01, 2018 05:26 UTC