MANILA, Philippines — The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) released on Friday its shortlist of candidates for the Supreme Court (SC) Associate Justice position vacated by Lucas Bersamin when he was appointed chief justice. A total of 13 candidates made it to the list, including Court of Appeals (CA) justices Edgardo Delos Santos and Amy Lazaro-Javier, who were leading the list with six votes each. ADVERTISEMENTMeanwhile, Court of Tax Appeals (CTA) justice Roman Del Rosario and CA justices Japar Dimaampao and Ramon Garcia received five votes each. President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Bersamin as chief justice in November to replace former chief justice Teresita Leonardo-De Castro, who retired on October 8. /eeREAD: Bersamin, not most senior in SC, named 25th Chief JusticeRead NextLATEST STORIESMOST READ

Source: Philippine Daily Inquirer February 15, 2019 11:48 UTC