Bill Type
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Long Title
AN ACT BANNING THE RE-APPOINTMENT OF A REGULAR MEMBER OF THE JUDICIAL AND BAR COUNCIL (JBC) WHO HAS ALREADY SERVED THE FULL TERM
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Date filed
July 1, 2013
Scope
Legislative History
| House Bill/Resolution NO. HB00138 |
| FULL TITLE : AN ACT BANNING THE RE-APPOINTMENT OF A REGULAR MEMBER OF THE JUDICIAL AND BAR COUNCIL (JBC) WHO HAS ALREADY SERVED THE FULL TERM |
| SHORT TITLE : Judiciary Independence Enhancing Act |
| ABSTRACT : Prohibits the reappointments to the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) in order to avoid the possibility of instances where its members, in their desire to be reappointed to the Council, succumb to pressure from the executive to nominate individuals based on political considerations instead of their actual merits and qualifications, seriously undermining the quality of judicial appointments and the independence of the judiciary as a whole. |
| PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ABAYA, FRANCIS GERALD A. |
| DATE FILED : 2013-07-01 |
| SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
| NATURE : Reform |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE |
| MOTHER BILL: HB06040 |
| ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
| REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 2013-07-23 |
Abstract
Prohibits the reappointments to the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) in order to avoid the possibility of instances where its members, in their desire to be reappointed to the Council, succumb to pressure from the executive to nominate individuals based on political considerations instead of their actual merits and qualifications, seriously undermining the quality of judicial appointments and the independence of the judiciary as a whole.
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