Practice question
Explain why Congress' bicameral structure does not authorize simultaneous separate Senate and House seats in the JBC under Chavez. May a Council resolution or matching resolutions of both Houses enlarge that composition?
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VIII, Sections 8 and 9, Judicial and Bar Council and judicial appointments: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353
- Chavez v. Judicial and Bar Council, G.R. No. 202242, July 17, 2012, main decision, one congressional representative: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2012/jul2012/gr_202242_2012.html
- Chavez v. Judicial and Bar Council, G.R. No. 202242, April 16, 2013, main resolution denying reconsideration: https://lawphil.net/judjuris/juri2013/apr2013/gr_202242_2013.html
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