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 […]
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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 […]
Senator Dick Gordon has expressed confidence that the overload of cases in trial courts across the country will soon be eased with the enactment into law of Senate Bill No. 2065 or the Judges-at-Large Act of 2018. Senate Bill No. 2065 which Gordon authored and sponsored, seeks to create 100 positions for regional trial judges-at-large […]