Practice question
An MTC judge acts on a bail application under BP129 Section35 during the stipulated absence of all RTC judges in the province; all statutory conditions exist. Counsel concludes that the MTC has permanently become an RTC for every purpose. Which is sound?
- The special authority does not permanently reclassify the court
- Every exceptional authority changes institutional rank forever
- The judge becomes a Supreme Court justice
- All other MTCs lose jurisdiction automatically
- The municipality becomes a judicial region
Legal references
- BP129 Sections22,23,25 and35 (institutional classifications, without monetary thresholds): https://lawphil.net/statutes/bataspam/bp1981/bp_129_1981.html
- 1987 Constitution, Article VIII Sections4 and5(5): https://lawphil.net/consti/cons1987.html
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