<P> The power to appoint the chief justice lies with the president , who makes the selection from a list of three nominees prepared by the Judicial and Bar Council . There is no material difference in the process of selecting a chief justice from that in the selection of associate justices . As with the other justices of the Supreme Court , the chief justice is obliged to retire upon reaching the age of 70 ; otherwise there is no term limit for the chief justice . In the 1935 constitution , any person appointed by the president has to be confirmed by the Commission on Appointments ; in the 1973 constitution , the person whom the president has appointed wo n't have to go confirmation under the Commission on Appointments . </P>
<P> The power to appoint the chief justice lies with the president , who makes the selection from a list of three nominees prepared by the Judicial and Bar Council . There is no material difference in the process of selecting a chief justice from that in the selection of associate justices . As with the other justices of the Supreme Court , the chief justice is obliged to retire upon reaching the age of 70 ; otherwise there is no term limit for the chief justice . In the 1935 constitution , any person appointed by the president has to be confirmed by the Commission on Appointments ; in the 1973 constitution , the person whom the president has appointed wo n't have to go confirmation under the Commission on Appointments . </P>
this person appoints the chief justice of the supreme court
this person appoints the chief justice of the supreme court
president
president