Practice question
A President appoints a lower-court judge from the constitutionally required JBC list. A legislator says the appointment cannot take effect without Commission on Appointments confirmation because the appointee is an officer whose appointment is vested in the President. Which response follows the specific judicial provision?
- Article VIII, Section 9 expressly states that such judicial appointments need no confirmation
- Every judge needs a full-Senate confirmation
- Only a private lawyers’ organization may confirm
- The President may bypass the JBC instead
- Confirmation is required only if a litigant asks
Legal references
- 1987 Constitution: https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/thebookshelf/showdocs/3/353; Article VIII, Section 9.
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