Supreme Court of the Philippines

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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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court of last resort
judicial body
supreme court
alsoKnownAs Supreme Court of the Philippines
surface form: 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
surface form: 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 Supreme Court of the Philippines self-linksurface differs
surface form: 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

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Chief Justice of the Philippines memberOf Supreme Court of the Philippines
PHILJA parentOrganization Supreme Court of the Philippines
Municipal Trial Courts in Cities of the Philippines supervisedBy Supreme Court of the Philippines
Municipal Circuit Trial Courts of the Philippines supervisedBy Supreme Court of the Philippines
Municipal Circuit Trial Courts of the Philippines subordinateTo Supreme Court of the Philippines
Supreme Court of Justice followedBy Supreme Court of the Philippines
subject surface form: Supreme Court of Justice (First Philippine Republic)
Rules on Summary Procedure adoptedBy Supreme Court of the Philippines
Revised Rules of Criminal Procedure promulgatedBy Supreme Court of the Philippines
Revised Rules of Civil Procedure issuedBy Supreme Court of the Philippines
CA higherCourt Supreme Court of the Philippines
subject surface form: Court of Appeals of the Philippines
Second Philippine Republic judicialBranch Supreme Court of the Philippines