Practice question
A natural-born lawyer aged forty-two is nominated to the Supreme Court. At the proposed appointment date, she has fourteen years of law practice in the Philippines and no judicial service. Earlier she spent six years in a purely nonlegal commercial job. All other requirements are met. Advisers claim the commercial years cure the shortfall because all professional work counts. Which conclusion follows Article VIII, Section 7(1)?
- The commercial work automatically counts as Philippine law practice
- JBC nomination automatically waives the experience requirement
- She lacks the specified fifteen years of qualifying experience on the stated facts
- Any work after college meets the experience requirement
- The President can reduce the constitutional period by memorandum
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article VIII, Section 7, qualifications of members of the Judiciary: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353
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