{"id":241302,"date":"2020-01-03T23:57:59","date_gmt":"2020-01-04T04:57:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=241302"},"modified":"2020-01-03T23:57:59","modified_gmt":"2020-01-04T04:57:59","slug":"jbc-begins-judges-at-large-applications-processing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2020\/01\/03\/jbc-begins-judges-at-large-applications-processing\/","title":{"rendered":"JBC begins judges-at-large applications processing"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_241303\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-241303\" style=\"width: 1440px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1440px-Jbcsc2jf.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-241303\" src=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1440px-Jbcsc2jf.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1440\" height=\"1080\" srcset=\"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1440px-Jbcsc2jf.jpg 1440w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1440px-Jbcsc2jf-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1440px-Jbcsc2jf-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/01\/1440px-Jbcsc2jf-1024x768.jpg 1024w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1440px) 100vw, 1440px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-241303\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">FILE: Judicial and Bar Council building (Photo By Ramon FVelasquez\/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 3.0)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><strong>MANILA<\/strong>\u00a0&#8212; The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) on Friday announced the opening of applications for judges-at-large or roving judges.<\/p>\n<p>In a resolution, the body said it will start accepting applications for the 50 new positions &#8212; 30 for regional trial judges-at-large and 20 for municipal trial judges-at-large.<\/p>\n<p>The deadline for applications or nominations will be on February 11.<\/p>\n<p>For municipal trial judges-at-large, the law requires that aside from being natural-born citizen of the Philippines, applicants must be at least 30 years of age, and have practiced law in the Philippines for five years.<\/p>\n<p>Republic Act 11459 or the Judges-at-Large Act of 2019, signed by President Rodrigo Duterte in August last year, provides for the creation of 100 new positions for regional trial judges-at-large and 50 new posts for municipal trial judges-at-large.<\/p>\n<p>The law provides that applicants for regional trial judges-at-large must be natural-born citizens of the Philippines, at least 35 years of age, and who have practiced law in the country for 10 years are qualified as regional trial judges-at-large.<\/p>\n<p>Supreme Court Administrator Jose Midas Marquez recommended the partial implementation of RA 11459 \u201csince only 50 of the 150 positions were funded by Congress in the judiciary\u2019s 2020 budget\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The other 100 positions are expected to be funded in 2021 so the posts will be open for application when the funds are ready.<\/p>\n<p>The JBC will submit to President Duterte at least three official nominees to each of the new posts.<\/p>\n<p>Under the law, judges-at-large are entitled to salaries, privileges, allowances, emoluments, benefits, rank and title of an RTC or MTC judge.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>MANILA\u00a0&#8212; The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) on Friday announced the opening of applications for judges-at-large or roving judges. 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