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    The judicial power of the Philippines is vested in one Supreme Court and lower courts established by law. The Supreme Court is composed of a Chief Justice and fourteen Associate Justices, who must be natural-born Filipino citizens at least 40 years old with 15+ years experience as a lower court judge or practicing law. Judges hold office until age 70 or incapacity, provided they behave properly. The court system includes appellate, regional trial, and municipal courts, as well as specialized courts like the Sandiganbayan and Court of Tax Appeals.

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    The judicial power of the Philippines is vested in one Supreme Court and lower courts established by law. The Supreme Court is composed of a Chief Justice and fourteen Associate Justices, who must be natural-born Filipino citizens at least 40 years old with 15+ years experience as a lower court judge or practicing law. Judges hold office until age 70 or incapacity, provided they behave properly. The court system includes appellate, regional trial, and municipal courts, as well as specialized courts like the Sandiganbayan and Court of Tax Appeals.

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    ARTICLE III JUDICIAL DEPARTMENT

    SECTION 1. The judicial power shall be vested in one Supreme Court and in such lower courts as may be established by law.

    JUDICIAL POWER is the power to apply the laws to disputes concerning concerning legally recognized rights/duties.

    ORGANIZATION OF COURTS
    REGULAR COURTS a. Court of Appeals b. Regional Trial Court c. Metropolitan / Municipal Trial Court SPECIAL COURTS
    a.Sandiganbayan b.Court of Tax appeals

    SECTION 4. The Supreme Court shall be composed of a Chief Justice and fourteen Associate Justice.

    SECTION 7.

    No person shall be appointed Member of the Supreme Court unless he is a natural-born citizen of the Philippines must be at least forty years of age and must have been fifteen years or more a judge of a lower court or engaged in the practice of law..

    SECTION 11. The members of Supreme Court and judges of lower courts shall hold office during good behavior until they reach the age of seventy years or become incapacitated to discharge the duties of their office.

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