NAME: Marish Angelica T.

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Subject: Acc 216

Code: 2894

1. Organizational Structure of the Philippines judicial system.

2. Description of each different courts - location, number and functions.

Court of Appeals

• Established on February 1, 1936

• consists of 1 Presiding Justice and 68 Associate Justices. Pursuant to the Constitution.

• Jurisdiction over appeals from the decisions of the Regional Trial Courts and certain quasi-
judicial agencies, boards or commissions

• The Court of Appeals building is located at Ma. Orosa Street, Ermita in Manila, on the
grounds of the University of the Philippines Manila

• 69 is the number of position.

• It hears appeals from the

> High Court in civil cases

> Circuit Criminal Court

 >Central Criminal Court and the

>Special Criminal Court in criminal cases.

•It took over the role of the Court of Criminal Appeal and the Courts-Martial Appeal Court,
which were abolished. Now the only appeals that go to the Supreme Court are those which raise
issues of major public importance or where the interests of justice require such an appeal.

Sandiganbayan

•special appellate collegial court in the Philippines, composed of a Presiding Justice and 8
Associate Justices, has exclusive jurisdiction over violations of the Anti-Graft and Corrupt Practices
Act (RA 3019),

• The Unexplained Wealth Act (RA 1379), and or other crimes or felonies committed by public
officials and employees in relation to their office, including those employees in government-owned
or controlled companies.

•Located in the Centennial Building, Commonwealth Avenue, National Government

Center, Diliman, Quezon City, Metro Manila.

• The number of positions is 21.

•Which shall have jurisdiction over criminal and civil cases involving graft and corrupt
practices and such other offenses committed by public officers and employees, including
those in government-owned or controlled corporations, in relation to their office as may be
determined by law. (Art. XIII), 1973 Constitution.

Court of Tax Appeals

•was created on June 16, 1954,

• composed of 1 Presiding Judge and 2 Associate Justices is vested with exclusive appellate
jurisdiction over appeals from the decisions of the Commissioner of Internal Revenue and the
Commissioner of Customs

• The Court of Tax Appeals is located on Agham Road, Diliman, Quezon City in Metro Manila.

• Number of positions is 9

• The qualifications for the justices of the Court of Appeals also apply to members of the CTA.
The current presiding justice of the CTA is Roman del Rosario, who is set to retire on October 6,
2025.

Regional Trial Courts

• The highest trial courts in the Philippines. In criminal matters, they have original jurisdiction.

• The Philippines is divided into 13 regions – the National Capital Region (NCR) and Regions I to
XII. In these regions are found many RTCs to which decided cases coming from the MTC, MCTC,
MTCC and MetroTC are appealed.
 •Branch 20, Roxas Avenue, Syudad sang Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat

•shall exercise appellate jurisdiction over all cases decided by Metropolitan Trial Courts,
Municipal Trial Courts, and Municipal Circuit Trial Courts in their respective territorial jurisdictions.

Sharia District Courts

• Code of Muslim Personal Laws on the advice of the now-defunct Commission on National
Integration.

•Jolo, Sulu, Bongao, Tawi-Tawi, Zamboanga City, Marawi, Cotabato City

•There are five numbers of positions in sharia district courts

•Appeal of a State shall exercise appellate and supervisory jurisdiction in civil proceedings
involving questions of Islamic law. To the governments of all sharia states: Support to Sharia
Courts should be increased. They handle most of the litigation in these states, especially for the
poor.

Municipal Trial Courts

•owns and cities in the Metropolitan Manila area, as distinguished from the other political
subdivisions in the Philippines, are referred to as Metropolitan Trial Courts.
•Ezperanza Municipal trial court

Metropolitan trial courts

• Towns and cities in the Metropolitan Manila area, as distinguished from the other political
subdivisions in the Philippines, are referred to as Metropolitan Trial Courts.

Sharia Circuit Courts

• have been given jurisdiction to decided cases involving offences as defined and punished
under the Code of Muslim Person Laws of the Philippines.

• Buluan, Maguindanao, Maguindanao

Municipal circuit trial court

•Every municipality in the Philippines has its own Municipal Trial Court. It is referred to as such
if it covers only one municipality; otherwise, it is called Municipal Circuit Trial Court if it covers two
or more municipalities.

•Maitum, Sarangani

3. Names and qualifications of the current Philippine supreme court justices.

So Supreme Court is considered as the court of last resort since no more appeals can be made from
the judgement or decision on the merits renders by this court. And the Supreme Court is considered
as part of law of the land.
Name:

•Diosdado Peralta is the new Supreme Court chief justice.

• Estela M. Perlas-Bernabe

•Marvic Mario Victor F. leonen

•Alfredo Benjamin S. Caguioa

•Alexander G. Gesmundo

•Jose C. Reyes, Jr.

• Ramon Paul L. Hernando

•Rosmari D. Carandang

•Amy C. Lazaro-Javier

•Henri Jean Paul B. Inting

• Rodil V. Zalamenda

•Mario V. Lopez

•Edgardo L. Delos Santos

•Samuel H. Gaerlan

•Priscilla J. Baltazar-Padilla

Qualifications:

According to the Constitution, for a person to be appointed to the Supreme Court, he must be:

a natural-born citizen of the Philippines, at least forty years of age, and have been for fifteen years
or more a judge of a lower court or engaged in the practice of law in the Philippines.

An additional constitutional requirement, though less precise in nature, is that a judge must be a
person of proven competence, integrity, probity, and independence.