supreme court

• SEC. 4, ART. 8 = the Supreme Court shall be composed of a Chief Justice and 14 Associate Justice
• SEC. 4, ART. 8 = may sit en banc or, in its discretion, in division of 3, 5, 7 Members
• SEC. 4, ART. 8 = any vacancy shall be filled within 90 days from the occurrence
• SEC. 4, ART. 8 = all cases involving the constitutionality of a treaty, international or executive agreement, which shall be heard by the Supreme Court en banc, and all other cases which are under the Rules of Court are required to be heard en banc and shall be decided with the concurrence of a majority of the Members who actually took part in the deliberations on the issues in the case and voted
• SEC. 4, ART. 8 = cases or matters heard by a division shall be decided or resolved with the concurrence of a majority of the Members who actually took part in the deliberations on the issues in the case and voted thereon, and in no case, without the concurrence of at least 3 of such Members. when the required number is not obtained, the case shall be decided en banc: provided, that no doctrine or principle of law laid down by the court in a decision rendered en banc or in division may be modified or reversed except by the court sitting en banc.
• supreme court: composition

  • chief justice and 14 associate justices
• supreme court: composition

  • may sit en banc or in division of 3, 5, 7 members
• supreme court: composition

  • vacancy must be filled within 90 days from the occurence
• supreme court: composition

  • strict composition; there is but one Supreme Court whose membership appointments are permanent
• 2 divisions = 7 members
• 3 divisions = 5 members
• 5 divisions = 3 members
• en banc and division cases

  • those involving the constitutionality, application, or operation of: (t) treaty
• en banc and division cases

  • those involving the constitutionality, application, or operation of: (o) order
• en banc and division cases

  • those involving the constitutionality, application, or operation of: (i) international or (e) executive agreement
• en banc and division cases

  • those involving the constitutionality, application, or operation of: (l) law
• en banc and division cases

  • those involving the constitutionality, application, or operation of: (p) presidential decrees
• en banc and division cases

  • those involving the constitutionality, application, or operation of: (i) instructions
• en banc and division cases

  • those involving the constitutionality, application, or operation of: (p) proclamation
• en banc and division cases

  • those involving the constitutionality, application, or operation of: (ord) ordinances
• en banc and division cases

  • those involving the constitutionality, application, or operation of: other (r) regulations
• en banc and division cases

  • SEC. 11, ART. 8 = exercise of the power to discipline judges of lower courts, or order dismissals
• en banc and division cases

  • SEC. 4, ART. 8 = cases or matter heard by a division where the required number of votes to decide or resolve have not been met
• en banc and division cases

  • SEC. 4, ART. 8 = modifying or reversing a doctrine or principle of law laid down by the court in a decision rendered en banc or in division
• en banc and division cases

  • discipline of judges can be done by division, but en banc decides cases for: (dm) dismissal
• en banc and division cases

  • discipline of judges can be done by division, but en banc decides cases for: (db) disbarment
• en banc and division cases

  • discipline of judges can be done by division, but en banc decides cases for: (s) suspension for more than 1 year
• en banc and division cases

  • discipline of judges can be done by division, but en banc decides cases for: fine of more than 10,000
• en banc and division cases

  • SEC. 18, ART. 7 = actions instituted by citizens to test the validity of a proclamation of Martial Law or suspension of the privilege of the writ
• en banc and division cases

  • SEC. 4, ART. 8 = when sitting as Presidential Electoral Tribunal
• en banc and division cases

  • SEC. 4, ART. 8 = all other cases which under the Rules of Court are required to be heard by the Supreme Court en banc
• supreme court: power

  • SEC. 5, ART. 8 = exercise original jurisdiction over cases affecting ambassadors, other public ministers and consuls, and over petitions for certiorari, prohibition, mandamus, quo warranto, and habeas corpus.
• supreme court: power

  • SEC. 5, ART. 8 = review, revise, reverse, modify, or affirm on appealor certiorari, as the law or the Rules of Court may provide, final judgments and orders of lower courts in: (a) all cases in which the constitutionality or validity of any treaty, international or executive agreement, law, presidential decree, proclamation, order, instruction, ordinance, or regulation is in question
• supreme court: power

  • SEC. 5, ART. 8 = review, revise, reverse, modify, or affirm on appealor certiorari, as the law or the Rules of Court may provide, final judgments and orders of lower courts in: (b) all cases involving the legality of any tax, impost, assessment, or toll, or any penalty imposed in relation thereto
• supreme court: power

  • SEC. 5, ART. 8 = review, revise, reverse, modify, or affirm on appealor certiorari, as the law or the Rules of Court may provide, final judgments and orders of lower courts in: (c) all cases in which the jurisdiction of any lower court is in issue.
• supreme court: power

  • SEC. 5, ART. 8 = review, revise, reverse, modify, or affirm on appealor certiorari, as the law or the Rules of Court may provide, final judgments and orders of lower courts in: (d) all criminal cases in which the penalty imposed is reclusion perpetua or higher.
• supreme court: power

  • SEC. 5, ART. 8 = review, revise, reverse, modify, or affirm on appealor certiorari, as the law or the Rules of Court may provide, final judgments and orders of lower courts in: (e) all cases in which only an error or question of law is involved.
• supreme court: power

  • SEC. 5, ART. 8 = assign temporarily judges of lower courts toother stations as public interest may require. such temporary assignment shall not exceed 6 months without the consent of the judge concerned
• supreme court: power

  • SEC. 5, ART. 8 = order a change of venue or place of trial to avoid a miscarriage of justice
• supreme court: power

  • SEC. 5, ART. 8 = Promulgate rules concerning the protection andenforcement of constitutional rights, pleading, practice, and procedure in all courts, the admission to the practice of law, the Integrated Bar, and legal assistance to the underprivileged. Such rules shall provide a simplified and inexpensive procedure for the speedy disposition of cases, shall be uniform for all courts of the same grade, and shall not diminish, increase, or modify substantive rights.