Practice question
A judge is appointed by the President from the constitutionally required Judicial and Bar Council list. A senator objects that no Commission on Appointments hearing occurred. Which is the best response?
- Every judicial appointment requires Commission confirmation
- The senator alone may confirm instead
- A JBC list merely transfers the appointment to the Commission
- The judicial appointment must be made by the House
- Article VIII, Section 9 provides that such appointments need no confirmation
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VII, Sections 3 and 16; Article VIII, Section 9: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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