Practice question
The JBC unanimously includes a qualified lawyer on a valid nominees list and submits it to the President. Before any presidential appointment, the lawyer claims the judicial office solely because the Council’s vote was unanimous. Which is correct?
- JBC unanimity itself appoints every nominee to the same vacancy.
- A nominee may appoint herself by taking a private oath.
- The Clerk’s announcement replaces the President.
- The JBC recommends nominees; the presidential appointment remains a separate constitutional act.
- Every listed nominee automatically becomes a judge simultaneously.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353 Article VIII, Sections 8–9.
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