Practice question
A trial-court employee claims that Supreme Court administrative supervision makes the Judiciary wholly outside the civil service. Which constitutional reading is best?
- Administrative supervision automatically repeals Article IX-B for all court employees.
- Civil-service coverage of all branches coexists with the Supreme Court’s specific judicial staffing and supervisory powers.
- The President therefore appoints every court clerk personally.
- Court personnel have no legal employment rules.
- Judicial independence requires every employee to be a private contractor.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article IX-B, Section 2(1)-(3): https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
- 1987 Constitution, Article VIII, Sections 5(6) and 6: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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