Practice question
A group seeks to remove a Regional Trial Court judge by impeachment, reasoning that all judicial officers are 'Members of the Supreme Court' for this purpose. The judge holds no other office listed in Article XI, Section 2. Which answer correctly applies the constitutional list?
- Every judge is a Member of the Supreme Court for impeachment.
- The list includes Members of the Supreme Court, not every lower-court judge; the ordinary judge is subject to the appropriate legal disciplinary process rather than impeachment.
- All government employees must be impeached before any disciplinary action.
- Only a private employer may remove a lower-court judge.
- The Constitution exempts all judges from accountability.
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution, Article XI Section 2 and Article VIII Section 11: https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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