Sandigan justices, pork barrel cases: Eyeing the SC?
A look at the 3rd and 5th division justices: It bears watching how they will behave under a new administration, and whether their actuations will be their ticket to the High Court
Aries C. Rufo and Reynaldo Santos Jr
Published 11:22 AM, Aug 18, 2014
Updated 11:22 AM, Aug 18, 2014
Last of 3 parts
Part 1: How will Sandigan justices handle plunder cases?
Part 2: The justices behind the pork barrel cases
MANILA, Philippines – The Sandiganbayan has been traditionally a rich source of future Supreme Court justices. From 2016 to 2022, during the term of the next president, there will be 11 vacancies in the High Court. How many of the present anti-graft justices will make it to the Tribunal?
The plunder case of Estrada is instructive. Two of the justices who convicted Estrada – Diosdado Peralta and Teresita De Castro – were appointed to the SC. The third justice, Francisco Villaruz, was named presiding justice of the Sandiganbayan.
It bears watching how they will behave under a new administration, and whether their actuations will be their ticket to the High Court.
Third division justices: Senator Juan Ponce Enrile cases
Presiding Justice Amparo Cabotaje-Tang
Date of appointment: October 27, 2013
Date of retirement: November 8, 2024
Bar rating: 84.95%
Cabotaje-Tang’s career trajectory in the judiciary is only surpassed by Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno. Like the Supreme Court Chief Justice, she zoomed past her more senior colleagues to bag the Presiding Justice post.
When she was interviewed for the post by the Judicial and Bar Council, which vets nominees to the courts, Tang, 58, dismissed insinuations she was too young for the job. “I may be a junior in judicial experience but I am not a junior in legal and administrative experience,” Tang said.
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