THE Judicial and Bar Council has opened the application for the post of Supreme Court Associate Justice Mario Lopez, who will retire in June.
Lopez will retire from the judiciary on June 4 upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70.
The JBC said those interested in the post must submit their application “not later than the deadline for the submission of online applications at 4:30 p.m. on March 28.”
Lopez was appointed to the SC by then-President Rodrigo Duterte in 2019 to take the place of Associate Justice Francis Jardeleza.
The JBC is the body tasked by the 1987 Constitution to screen and vet nominees to the Judiciary.
It is headed by Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo in an ex-oficio capacity, with Justice Secretary Jesus Crispin Remulla, Senator Aquilino “Koko” Pimentel III, Jose Catral Mendoza, Nesauro Firme, Erlinda Pinera Uy, and Jose Mejia as ex-oficio members.
