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9 bets for CA, Sandiganbayan

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THE Judicial and Bar Council has endorsed to President Rodrigo Duterte the nomination of nine aspirants for two vacancies in the Court of Appeals and Sandiganbayan.

The vacancies arose from the promotion to the Supreme Court of Associate Justices Noel Tijam and Samuel Martires earlier this year.

The two separate shortlists were transmitted by the seven-man council chaired by Chief Justice Ma. Lourdes Sereno after deliberating on the nominees during its session on Friday.

Four nominees have been shortlisted for the CA vacancy, namely: Judges Ma. Cristina Cruz-Mangrobang of Manila regional trial court and Angelene Mary Quimpo-Sale of Quezon City RTC and lawyers Merianthe Pacita Zuraek and Walter Ong, brother of dismissed Sandiganbayan Justice Gregory Ong.

On the other hand, there are five nominees in the shortlist for the Sandiganbayan for Martires’ post. They are Judges Maryann Corpus-Mañalac of the Makati RTC, Kevin Narce Vivero of Antipolo RTC, Olivia Escubio-Samar of Malolos RTC and Rosanna Fe Romero-Maglaya of Quezon City RTC; and lawyer Josephine Capio Caranzo.

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Mañalac is the judge who ordered Sunvar Realty Development Corporation of the Rufino and Prieto families last week to vacate the Mile-Long property in Makati City.

Martires and Tijam were appointed by Duterte to the SC in March to replace Associate Justices Jose Perez and Arturo Brion, respectively, who both retired from the judiciary in December.

There are two more vacancies in the CA and Sandiganbayan following the recent promotions of CA Presiding Justice Andres Reyes Jr. and Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Alexander Gesmundo to the SC.

Reyes and Gesmundo took the posts vacated by retired SC Associate Justices Bienvenido Reyes last July and Jose Mendoza earlier this month.

With the completion of vacancies in the SC, the membership of its three divisions has been reorganized.

The first division has Sereno as chairman, Associate Justice Teresita Leonardo De Castro as working chairman and Associate Justices Mariano Del Castillo, Francis Jardeleza and Tijam as members.

Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio chairs the second division with Associate Justices Diosdado Peralta, Estela Perlas-Bernabe, Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa and Reyes as members.

The third division is composed of Associate Justice Presbitero Velasco as chairman and Associate Justices Lucas Bersamin, Marvic Leonen, Martires and Gesmundo as members.

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