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The formal search for a new Supreme Court magistrate formally begins on Monday, June 4, after former Chief Justice Renato Corona was found guilty of betraying public trust in the recently concluded historic impeachment trial. As the Judicial and Bar Council convenes to choose the replacement of Corona, calls for transparency in the nomination and selection process mount. After all, impeachment proceedings were lodged against two of JBC’s past choices: Corona and former Ombudsman Merceditas Gutierrez. The JBC, which traditionally held its voting for judiciary and Obmudsman nominations secret, has 8 members and 90 days to appoint a new chief justice after Corona was convicted.
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