The One With The Basics
The Supreme Court and such lower courts as may be provided by law
To whom did the Constitution vest judicial power?
The Court can invalidate laws or executive acts that violate the Constitution.
What is judicial power?
A Chief Justice and 14 Associate Justices
Who composes the Supreme Court?
Padre Faura St., Ermita, Manila Philippines
Where is the Supreme Court of the Philippines located?
Void or valid: Martial Law declarations may be reviewed by the Supreme Court.
Valid
En Banc, or in divisions of 3, 5, or 7
How may the Supreme Court sit?
The Court can promulgate rules concerning the protection and enforcement of constitutional rights, pleading, practice, and procedure in all courts
What is rule-making power?
Natural-born citizen of the Philippines, at least forty years of age and, must have been for fifteen years or more a judge of a lower court or engaged in the practice of law in the Philippines
What are the qualifications of a Supreme Court Justice?
June 11, 1901
When was the Supreme Court established?
Void or valid: The President using emergency powers to suppress free speech and peaceful assembly.
Void
Petitions for certiorari, prohibition, mandamus, quo warranto, and habeas corpus
What cases do the Supreme Court have exclusive original jurisdiction over?
The Supreme Court can issue orders to prevent a government official from acting illegally.
What is the writ of prohibition?
Within 90 days from occurrence
When should vacancies be filled?
All 15 Justices of the Supreme Court decide a case.
What is en banc?
Void or valid: intersex individuals' self-identification, supported by medical evidence, justifies gender and name changes in birth certificates
Valid
70 years or when incapacitated to discharge the duties of their office
Until when can SC Justices hold office?
A petition to the Court to compel a government official to perform a duty.
What is the writ of mandamus?
By the President, from a list provided by the Judicial Bar Council
How are Members of the Supreme Court appointed?
The first woman to head the Supreme Court.
What was the procedure unique to Maria Lourdes Sereno's removal of office?
Quo Warranto
Within twenty-four months from date of submission
When should all SC cases or matters be decided?
The Court can directly receive and decide cases without the need for prior adjudication by lower courts.
What is original jurisdiction?
A representative of the Integrated Bar, a professor of law, a retired Member of the Supreme Court, and a representative of the private sector
Who are the regular members of the Judicial Bar Council?
Quoted the song "My Way" by Frank Sinatra in one of his decisions.
Justice Chico-Nazario
What was the doctrine established by the Oposa v. Factoran case?
Doctrine of Intergenerational Responsibility