Notes - Judicial Branch, Special Commissions.pdf

03 Judicial We judge by the Laws. Judicial Branch People: We are the Chief justice and 14 Associate Justices Job: We -interpret laws -judge you for being guilty or not -make arrangements for prisoners Qualifications: 40 year-old Filipino Lawyer with 15 years of I must be a experience Terms...

03 Judicial We judge by the Laws. Judicial Branch People: We are the Chief justice and 14 Associate Justices Job: We -interpret laws -judge you for being guilty or not -make arrangements for prisoners Qualifications: 40 year-old Filipino Lawyer with 15 years of I must be a experience Terms of Office I serve only until 70 years old Example Justice Estela M. Perlas-Bernabe, Justice Rodil Zalameda LET’S TAKE A GUESS, SHALL WE? 1. Mr. Pete is 37 years old. Is he qualified to be a judge? No, age must be 40-70 years old only. 2. Mrs. Jane already had 20 years of experience of being a lawyer. Is she qualified to join the judiciary? Yes, she needs at least 15 years of experience. 3. Mr. Cortes is already 75 years old. Is he still qualified to be a judge? No, age must be 40-70 years old only 4. Do you need to be Natural-Born? YES. The requirement is natural-born Filipino. 5. How about Naturalized Canadian lawyer? NO. They can become a Filipino Lawyer (through naturalization) so long as they pass the bar exams and sign in the roll of attorneys. Though, they cannot be a Justice since they need to be natural-born. Their years of experience should be as a FILIPINO Lawyer (not another country's). They will start from zero. But if in Canada, then their experiences are credited. Republic of the Philippines Executive Legislative Judicial President Congress Supreme CourtChief Justice Cabinet Secretaries Vice-President Local Government (City/Provincial) 24 Senate 250 House of Representatives Lower Courts Regular Courts Special Courts CHECKS and BALANCES The role of the Supreme court and other arms of the justice system ● is very important in preserving the country’s democracy. They must be fair. ● they have the power to discipline the judges of lower courts, ● They have to check if the Executive or Legislative branches are doing their jobs within the 1987 Constitution. ● If not, their actions can be formally declared unconstitutional. 04 Special Commissions We make sure of the check and balance between the 3 branches. 4 Special Constitutional Commissions Page 131 - 138 ♦ They investigate complaints against government officials, especially on graft and corruption COA CSC OMBUDSMAN Commission on Audit ♦ They examine and audit the money used by government agencies. COMELEC Civil Service Commission ♦ they set the standards on personnel management within their respective areas/region Commission on Elections ♦ Majority should be lawyers (who knows the constitution) ♦ They handle the general conduct and rules of ALL elections ♦ held on the second Monday of May every third year ♦ After, they submit the reports to the President and Congress. Thanks! Do you have any questions? -Ms. Herrera CREDITS: This presentation template was created by Slidesgo, including icons by Flaticon, infographics & images by Freepik and illustrations by Storyset Please keep this slide for attribution