Practice question
The Supreme Court Clerk acts as ex officio Secretary of the JBC. An adviser claims that this alone creates another voting Council membership. Which is best?
- Every secretary automatically becomes an additional constitutional Member.
- The Clerk replaces all regular Members.
- The secretarial assignment is distinct from the Council membership categories and does not itself enlarge the composition.
- The Clerk becomes President of the Senate.
- The secretary may appoint judges alone.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353 Article VIII, Sections 8–9.
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