The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) has opened the applications or nominations to two associate justice posts in the Court of Appeals (CA) and one associate justice post in the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA).
It said that online applications or nominations must be submitted not later than midnight of April 19, while the hard copies of the required documents must be submitted between April 20 and 27 either through courier service or the council’s drop box.
It also said the online application scheduler can be accessed through jbc.judiciary.gov.ph while the submission of the letter of intent and the documents can be sent via electronic mail through [email protected].
At the CA, one of the two vacant positions was left by Associate Justice Gabriel T. Ingles who retired last Feb. 27, and the other post will be vacated on May 19 when Associate Justice Edgardo A. Camello retires.
There will be a vacancy in the CTA on June 24 with the retirement of Associate Justice Juanito C. Castaneda Jr.
The JBC is a constitutional office that accepts, screens and nominates appointments to the judiciary. It is headed by Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo as ex-officio chairperson.