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MANILA, Philippines – Justice Secretary Leila de Lima is the first among reported frontrunners for the chief justice post who will be put in the hot seat when the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) starts its public interviews on July 24.
The JBC, the body that screens nominees and applicants for judicial posts, released Tuesday, July 10, the schedule of its interviews with the 22 chief justice candidates.
De Lima belongs to the first batch of 6 aspirants who will be grilled.
The interviews will be conducted from July 24 to 27, from 9 am to 5 pm in the division hearing room of the Supreme Court building in Padre Faura, Manila. They will be aired live for the first time.
The schedule is as follows:
| July 24 | July 25 |
|---|---|
|
9 am – 12 noon PCGG Chairman Andres Bautista |
9 am – 12 noon SC Justice Roberto Abad |
| Professor Soledad Cagampang-De Castro | UP Professor Rafael Morales |
| Justice Secretary Leila de Lima | Former UP Law Dean Raul Pangalangan |
|
2 pm-5pm La Salle Law Dean Jose Manuel Diokno |
2 pm-5pm SC Justice Arturo Brion |
| Solicitor General Francis Jardeleza | Comelec official Rene Sarmiento |
| UP Professor Katrina Legarda | Retired Judge Manuel Siayngco |
| July 26 | July 27 |
|---|---|
|
9 am – 12 noon UE Law Dean Amado Valdez |
9 am – 12 noon SEC Chairwoman Teresita Herbosa |
| Vicente Velasquez | Cagayan de Oro Rep. Rufus Rodriguez |
| Acting Chief Justice Antonio Carpio | Former Executive Secretary Ronaldo Zamora |
|
2 pm-5pm SC Justice Teresita De Castro |
2 pm-5pm Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno |
| GOCC sector head Cesar Villanueva | Justice Presbitero Velasco |
The JBC will accept complaints, reports, and opposition against the above aspirants until July 20. – Rappler.com
More in #SCWatch:
- 22 official candidates for Chief Justice
- JBC to interview CJ candidates starting July 24
- 25 accept nominations for chief justice
- Questions for chief justice candidates
- JBC should review process of choosing CJ
- Besides JBC, Palace has judicial search committee
- CONVERSATIONS: How should the JBC choose the next chief justice? #SCWatch
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