<P> A person must meet the following requirements in order to be appointed to the Supreme Court : ( 1 ) natural - born citizenship ; ( 2 ) at least 40 years old ; and ( 3 ) must 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 . '' Upon a vacancy in the Court , whether for the position of Chief Justice or Associate Justice , the President fills the vacancy by appointing a person from a list of at least 3 nominees prepared by the Judicial and Bar Council . </P>
<P> A person must meet the following requirements in order to be appointed to the Supreme Court : ( 1 ) natural - born citizenship ; ( 2 ) at least 40 years old ; and ( 3 ) must 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 . '' Upon a vacancy in the Court , whether for the position of Chief Justice or Associate Justice , the President fills the vacancy by appointing a person from a list of at least 3 nominees prepared by the Judicial and Bar Council . </P>
qualification of the members of the supreme court in the philippines
qualification of the members of the supreme court in the philippines
natural - born citizenship at least 40 years old must have been for fifteen years or more a judge of a lower court or engaged in the practice of law in the Philippines must be a person of proven competence , integrity , probity , and independence
natural - born citizenship at least 40 years old must have been for fifteen years or more a judge of a lower court or engaged in the practice of law in the Philippines must be a person of proven competence , integrity , probity , and independence