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Senator Dick Gordon has described Republic Act 11459 or the Judges-At-Large Act of 2019, which the Supreme Court is set to implement, as a game-changer that will improve the country’s judicial system as it would decongest trial court dockets across the country and ensure the speedy administration of justice.Republic Act 11459, of which Gordon was […]
Senator Sonny Angara has welcomed the announcement of the Supreme Court on the creation of 50 judges-at-large posts as a significant step towards providing swift justice in the country. Angara, the principal author of Republic Act 11459 or the Judges-at-Large Act, said the implementation of the law will help ensure that justice is served swiftly […]
The Judges-at-Large Act of 2018, which was sponsored by Senator Dick Gordon, could be the solution to the problem on court vacancies as stated by Supreme Court (SC) Chief Justice Diosdado Peralta. According to Peralta, around 20 percent of courts nationwide are vacant and in need of judges. The Chief Justice said that one of the […]
Senator Dick Gordon expressed gratitude for the signing of Senate Bill No. 1681, or the Judges-at-Large Act of 2018, by President Rodrigo Roa Duterte. The objective of the bill, which Gordon sponsored, is to address the increasing number of pending trials in courts and to solve the congestion of court dockets through the creation of […]
The Senate has approved on third and final reading a measure creating judges-at-large positions in the lower courts to address the overloading of cases in the trial courts. Senate Bill 2065, under Committee Report No. 496, or the “Judges At-Large Act of 2018” was approved with 17 affirmative votes, zero negative vote and no abstention. […]
Noting that it is high time that the country invests in its justice system which is important in enabling and ennobling Filipinos, Senator Dick Gordon has called on his colleagues to support proposed measures calling for the creation of judges at large positions. “We have been investing heavily in infrastructure–roads, bridges, airports, schools, and the […]
Senator Sonny Angara has endorsed for plenary approval the bill creating “judges-at-large” positions in the lower courts to help unclog court dockets and speed up the resolution of cases. In sponsoring the proposed Judges-At-Large Act of 2018, Angara said Filipinos can somehow expect the wheels of justice in the country to turn faster with the […]
To address the overloading of cases in the trial courts which defeat the Constitutional provision on the speedy disposition of cases, Senator Dick Gordon has proposed the creation of judges-at-large positions in the lower courts. Gordon, chairman of the Committee on Justice and Human Rights, filed Senate Bill No. 2002 or the Judges-At-Large Act of […]