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MANILA, Philippines – Supreme Court Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez has declined his nomination for the post of chief justice.
Informed sources said Marquez was nominated by a certain Egay Bigay, the same person who nominated Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa for the position (Ochoa declined.) Marquez said he lacks the “experience and wisdom” required of a chief justice.
Commission on Audit chair Grace Pulido-Tan and Cagayan de Oro Rep Rufus Rodriguez have also been nominated. Pulido-Tan was nominated by an alumni association of Cagayan. Rodriguez, on the other hand, was nominated by lawyer Nicasio Tan.
The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) received the nominations on Friday, June 29.
On the other hand, Dean Amado Valdez of the University of the East College of Law has accepted the nomination.
The JBC has set a July 2 deadline for the nominees to accept or decline their nomination for the position vacated by dismissed Chief Justice Renato Corona on May 29. The Senate, sitting as an impeachment court, convicted Corona of culpable violation of the 1987 Constitution and betrayal of public trust for failing to declare his P183 million in peso and dollar bank deposits in his statement of assets, liabilities and networth. – Rappler.com
Click on the links below for more.
- 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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