Political Law Review: Judicial Department
X. JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT A. The Judicial Power 1. Defined 2. Where Vested 3. Jurisdiction 4. Deliberative Process Privilege B. Constitutional Safeguards to Ensure the Independence of the Judiciary Salaries of judges may not be reduced; the Judiciary enjoys fiscal autonomy. C. The Power of Judicial Review/Inquiry D. Appointment to the Judiciary 1. Qualifications 2. Procedure for Appointment [i] Relation to the Constitutional Prohibition Against Midnight Appointments 3. The Judicial and Bar Council [a] Composition [i] Ex-officio members [ii] Regular members [iii] Secretary ex-officio [b] Appointment [c] Powers/Functions: E. The Supreme Court 1. Composition 2. En Banc / Division Cases [a] En Banc [b] Division 3. Powers [a] Original Jurisdiction [b] Appellate Jurisdiction [c] Temporary Assignment [d] Order change of venue or place of trial [e] Rule-Making Power [i] Limitations on the Rule-Making Power [ii] Pleading, practice, and procedure [iii] Integrated Bar [iv] The Writ of Amparo [v] The...