Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Judicialdepartment 110813081109 Phpapp02 160425075435
Judicialdepartment 110813081109 Phpapp02 160425075435
Classes of Courts
Constitutional Court
◦ Provided by the constitution
◦ One Supreme Court
Statutory Courts
◦ Creations of law
Legislative
◦ Lower courts
Courts below the Supreme Court
Regular
◦ Court of Appeals
◦ Regional Trial Court
Metropolitan Trial Court
Municipal Trial Court
Municipal Circuit Trial Court
◦ Shari’a District Court
Special
◦ Sandiganbayan
Review cases filed against government officials
Quo Warranto
◦ Action by the government to recover an office or
franchise from an individual unlawfully holding it
Hearing Procedure
◦ In performance of their job, are they required to always
meet as a single group of 15?
◦ Due to the huge volume of pending cases filed at them
En banc
Divisions of three members (5 divisions)
Divisions of five members (3 divisions)
Divisions of seven members (2 divisions)
- Gravity and importance of the case
- At least three judges agreeing
Constitutionality Issues
◦ treaty, international law, executive agreement, laws
◦ presidential decrees, proclamations, and orders
Majority of the members of the judiciary who participated in
the hearing
If majority votes were not obtained, constitutionality is upheld
15 members – quorum is 8 – votes required is only 5