Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980

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The Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980 is a Philippine law that overhauled the country’s court system, streamlining and restructuring the judiciary to improve its efficiency and organization.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Philippine law
judicial reform law
aimedAt clarifying court hierarchies
eliminating overlapping jurisdictions
modernizing the Philippine judiciary
appliesTo civil cases in Philippine courts
criminal cases in Philippine courts
judicial branch of the Philippines
special courts in the Philippines
country Philippines
effect abolished some existing courts
aimed to reduce case backlog
aimed to speed up case disposition
created new courts
overhauled the court structure in the Philippines
rationalized jurisdiction of courts
redefined powers and functions of courts
streamlined hierarchy of courts
enactedInDecade 1980s
field judicial administration
public law
goal enhance access to justice
make the judiciary more responsive to public needs
standardize court organization nationwide
governs allocation of jurisdiction among courts in the Philippines
structure of trial courts in the Philippines
hasConsequence changed distribution of caseload among courts
redefined roles of regional and local courts
influencedBy need to address inefficiencies in the Philippine court system
jurisdictionOver Judiciary of the Philippines
surface form: Philippine courts
language English
Filipino
legalStatus in force, as amended
legalSystem civil law and common law–influenced system of the Philippines
partOf Philippine statutory law
purpose improve efficiency of the judiciary
improve organization of the court system
reorganize the Philippine judiciary
streamline the court system
relatedTo Supreme Court of the Philippines
judicial reforms in the Philippines
lower courts of the Philippines
shortName Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980 self-linksurface differs
surface form: Judiciary Reorganization Act
subjectMatter court organization
judicial structure
jurisdiction of courts
timePeriod 20th century

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Regional Trial Courts of the Philippines establishedBy Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980
Metropolitan Trial Courts of the Philippines legalBasis Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980
Metropolitan Trial Courts of the Philippines reorganizedBy Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980
Batas Pambansa Blg. 129 shortName Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980
Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980 shortName Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980 self-linksurface differs
this entity surface form: Judiciary Reorganization Act
Municipal Trial Courts in Cities of the Philippines governedBy Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980
Municipal Circuit Trial Courts of the Philippines establishedBy Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980