SC clarifies ban on lower court appointments stands
By Benjamin B. Pulta 03/31/2010 The Supreme Court (SC) sought to restrain President Arroyo from appointing anyone to the judiciary on the lower court level following a Malacañang aide’s claim that the high court, in its ruling vesting Arroyo with the authority to appoint the next Chief Justice, with the scheduled retirement on May 17, by issuing a strong clarification on the issue. New lower court judges cannot be named by the Palace during the election period ban on midnight appointments, SC spokesman Midas Marquez insisted yesterday. Source: The Daily Tribune URL: http://www.tribuneonline.org/headlines/20100331hed5.html |