Supreme Court of the Philippines

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court of last resort judicial body supreme court

The Supreme Court of the Philippines is the country’s highest judicial authority, serving as the final arbiter of legal disputes and interpreter of the Philippine Constitution.

Aliases (3)

Statements (49)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court of last resort → judicial body → supreme court →
alsoKnownAs	Kataas-taasang Hukuman ng Pilipinas →
appointmentBy	President of the Philippines →
appointmentProcess	from nominees of the Judicial and Bar Council →
branchOfGovernment	Judicial branch of the Philippines →
budget	part of the national budget of the Philippines →
buildingStyle	neoclassical architecture →
composition	Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines → Chief Justice of the Philippines →
constitutionalBasis	Article VIII of the 1987 Constitution of the Philippines →
country	Philippines →
established	1901 →
establishedBy	Constitution of the Philippines →
headquarters	Supreme Court Main Building, Manila, Philippines →
jurisdiction	Philippines →
language	English → Filipino →
legalSystem	civil law and common law mixed legal system →
location	Padre Faura Street, Ermita, Manila, Philippines →
motto	“Fiat Justitia Ruat Caelum” →
mottoLanguage	Latin →
mottoMeaning	“Let justice be done though the heavens fall” →
nativeNameLanguage	Filipino →
numberOfAssociateJustices	14 →
numberOfChiefJustices	1 →
numberOfMembers	15 →
officialWebsite	https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/ →
oversees	Office of the Court Administrator of the Philippines → Philippine Judicial Academy →
partOf	Judiciary of the Philippines →
power	administrative supervision over all courts and court personnel → appellate jurisdiction over lower courts → disciplinary authority over members of the Philippine Bar → judicial review → original jurisdiction over certain cases → rule‑making power for the protection and enforcement of constitutional rights →
precededBy	Audiencia Territorial de Manila →
role	final arbiter of legal disputes in the Philippines → highest judicial authority in the Philippines → interpreter of the Constitution of the Philippines →
subordinateCourt	Court of Appeals of the Philippines → Court of Tax Appeals of the Philippines → Metropolitan Trial Courts of the Philippines → Regional Trial Courts of the Philippines → Sandiganbayan →
symbol	Seal of the Supreme Court of the Philippines →
termLimit	until age 70 →

Referenced by (33)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Court of Tax Appeals of the Philippines → Regional Trial Courts of the Philippines ("Supreme Court of the Philippines (on pure questions of law)") → Sandiganbayan →	appealsTo
Metro Manila → National Capital Region →	contains
Seal of the Supreme Court of the Philippines → Supreme Court Main Building, Manila, Philippines →	governingBody
Ermita → Padre Faura Street →	hasLandmark
Office of the Court Administrator of the Philippines → Philippine Judicial Academy →	parentOrganization
Court of Appeals of the Philippines → Metropolitan Trial Courts of the Philippines →	subordinateTo
Regional Trial Courts of the Philippines → Sandiganbayan →	supervisedBy
Philippine Judicial Academy →	affiliatedWith
Supreme Court of the Philippines ("Kataas-taasang Hukuman ng Pilipinas") →	alsoKnownAs
Constitution of the Philippines →	establishes
Judiciary of the Philippines →	hasBranch
Philippine government →	hasCourt
Judiciary of the Philippines →	headedBy
Court of Tax Appeals of the Philippines →	higherCourt
Judiciary of the Philippines →	highestCourt
Philippines →	judicialBody
Supreme Court Main Building, Manila, Philippines →	occupant
Judiciary of the Philippines →	overseenBy
Office of the Court Administrator of the Philippines →	partOf
Supreme Court of the Philippines ("Audiencia Territorial de Manila") →	precededBy
Office of the Court Administrator of the Philippines →	reportsTo
Seal of the Supreme Court of the Philippines →	represents
Court of Appeals of the Philippines →	subjectToReviewBy
Metropolitan Trial Courts of the Philippines →	supervisingAuthority
Seal of the Supreme Court of the Philippines →	usedBy