Judicial and Bar Council

Judicial and Bar Council
Sangguniang Panghukuman at Pang-abogasya
AbbreviationJBC
PurposeRecommending appointees to the Judiciary
Location
Membership
7
  • Presidential appointment upon approval of the Commission on Appointments (regular members and Secretary of Justice)
  • Presidential appointment from nominees of the Judicial and Bar Council (Chief Justice)
  • Nomination by each house of Congress (Member from Congress)
Chairperson
Alexander Gesmundo
Parent organization
Supreme Court of the Philippines
Websitejbc.judiciary.gov.ph

The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC; Filipino: Sangguniang Panghukuman at Pang-abogasya[1]) of the Philippines is a constitutionally-created body that recommends appointees for vacancies that may arise in the composition of the Supreme Court, other lower courts, and the Legal Education Board, and in the offices of the Ombudsman, Deputy Ombudsman and the Special Prosecutor.

  1. ^ "Mga Pangalan ng Tanggapan ng Pamahalaan sa Filipino" (PDF). Komisyon sa Wikang Filipino (in Filipino). 2013. Archived (PDF) from the original on March 29, 2017. Retrieved March 27, 2018.