Practice question
A new Secretary of Justice assumes office and joins the JBC in the capacity expressly designated by the Constitution. Must he win a separate JBC election for that ex officio seat?
- Yes, all council seats are elective
- Yes, a private election is constitutionally indispensable
- Yes, the predecessor personally owns the seat
- No; that council membership attaches to the principal office
- Yes, membership must be inherited
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Articles VII Section 16 and VIII Sections 5(6), 8.
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