Views from the Ridge When I applied for appointment as Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals more than 20 years ago, the Pre-Judicature Program (or PJP) was already in place. Nobody was certain then, however, whether it was a requirement for appointment. As a lawyer, I read the law (in...
VIEWS FROM THE RIDGE Chancellor, Philja Justice Arturo D. Brion (Ret.) The 1987 Constitution provides for very significant and far-reaching provisions on the Judiciary under its Article VIII. Aside from providing for citizenship, age and service qualifications for justices and judges, it provides...
VIEWS FROM THE RIDGE LEE EDSON P. YARCIA, MD, JD Legal Officer, Philja Chancellor’s Office From day one of my service with Philja as Legal Officer, the Chancellor has always reminded me to consider medical perspectives in giving legal advice. He stressed – “draw lessons from experience”...
VIEWS FROM THE RIDGE Atty. Jed Sherwin G. Uy eCourt Project Manager, Supreme Court PHILJA Court Technology Department In a chance encounter with then Associate Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo, our conversation took a serious turn when he learned that I am a lawyer engaged in computer work. His...
VIEWS FROM THE RIDGE COVID-19 cases are on the rise again and a growing number of US companies, including news network giant CNN, are now requiring workers to get vaccinated as a condition of continued employment. Mandatory vaccination is not a new issue; it has long been debated across the globe....
VIEWS FROM THE RIDGE Justice Arturo D. Brion, Chancellor, Philippine Judicial Academy Our people rely on our courts not simply to administer justice, but to administer justice in a timely and efficient manner with due regard to the rule of law. The burden of leadership lies with the Supreme Court,...
VIEWS FROM THE RIDGE JUSTICE APOLINARIO D. BRUSELAS Chairman,6th Division, Court of Appeals Department Head, PhilJA Ethics Department In no other profession or calling is there a greater expectation of high ethical standards and values than in the position of a judge or justice in the judiciary....
VIEWS FROM THE RIDGE SC Justice Catral Mendoza (ret.) JBC Member and Chair, JBC Executive Committee Instead of the retirement and much needed rest I had looked forward to, I received last July 16, 2021 the renewal of my appointment as regular member of the Judicial and Bar Council representing the...
Views from the Ridge Justice Arturo Brion, Chancellor, Philippine Judicial Academy School lessons learned in younger years often become dormant ideas unless incited back to memory by some current needs or activities. I found two such lessons, both from Physics that I took up years ago, as I looked...
VIEWS FROM THE RIDGE In March 2020, before COVID-19 came, the Court cautiously tiptoed in using video conferencing to secure the testimonies of persons deprived of liberty (PDLs). Potential legal issues lurked, among them, those arising from the right of the accused “to meet the witnesses face to...
VIEWS FROM THE RIDGE Justice Arturo D. Brion, Chancellor, Philippine Judicial Academy In contemplating judicial reforms, the questions that one inevitably encounters relate to the “what, when, where, and how” of the reforms or changes to be introduced. These questions themselves unavoidably...
