JBC
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JBC is the acronym for the Judicial and Bar Council of the Philippines, the constitutional body responsible for screening and recommending appointees to the judiciary.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Judicial and Bar Council | 0 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
constitutional body
ⓘ
government body ⓘ judicial appointments body ⓘ |
| acronym | JBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| aim |
ensure merit-based selection of judges and justices
ⓘ
insulate judicial appointments from partisan politics ⓘ |
| appointmentPower |
no direct power to appoint judges
ⓘ
submits shortlist from which the President appoints ⓘ |
| compositionIncludes |
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Secretary of Justice of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ professor of law representative ⓘ representative of Congress ⓘ representative of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines ⓘ representative of the private sector ⓘ retired member of the Supreme Court ⓘ |
| constitutionalBasis | Article VIII of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines ⓘ |
| country | Philippines ⓘ |
| designedTo | reduce political influence in judicial appointments ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Constitution of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governingDocument | JBC Rules NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | JBC NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| jurisdiction | judicial appointments in the Philippines ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Filipino ⓘ |
| legalNature | independent constitutional commission-like body ⓘ |
| locationCountry | Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mandate | recommend appointees to the judiciary of the Philippines ⓘ |
| operatesWithin | judicial branch of the Philippines ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | nomination of judges and justices ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Office of the President of the Philippines
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Court of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reportsTo | President of the Philippines NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| responsibility |
preparing shortlists of nominees for judicial vacancies
ⓘ
recommending appointees to the judiciary ⓘ screening nominees to the judiciary ⓘ |
| roleInAppointments | submits list of nominees to the President ⓘ |
| scopeOfRecommendations |
Court of Appeals justices
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Court of Tax Appeals justices NERFINISHED ⓘ Sandiganbayan justices NERFINISHED ⓘ Supreme Court justices NERFINISHED ⓘ judges of lower courts ⓘ |
| sector | judiciary ⓘ |
| selectionProcess |
background investigation of applicants
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evaluation of qualifications, integrity, probity, and independence ⓘ public interviews of applicants ⓘ |
| standsFor | Judicial and Bar Council NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| typeOfBody | screening and recommending body for judiciary ⓘ |
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