Congress has 2 seats in JBC

The Supreme Court on August 3 decided to retain — for now — the two seats that Congress has in the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC). The SC justices’ decision comes a day after oral arguments on the case. They ruled that Congress can retain its seats in the meantime. The High Tribunal had previously ruled that the Senate and the House of Representatives are entitled to only one seat in the JBC, which screens nominees for judiciary posts. But both houses of Congress appealed the verdict. The JBC on Monday, August 6, is scheduled to come up with a shortlist of nominees for chief justice. 

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