QuestionsQuestions (Republic Act No. 5164)
The Secretary of Justice’s general administrative supervision over Courts of First Instance and other courts of equivalent rank and city and municipal courts.
Examples include: (1) examining administrative business methods and systems and suggesting improvements; (2) collecting and compiling statistical data and publishing periodic reports; (3) examining the state of dockets and proposing steps to expedite litigation; (4) preparing and submitting budget estimates for maintenance and operation of the judicial branch; (5) filing requests for permission to spend appropriated funds and approving vouchers for expenditure; (6) investigating complaints about court operations and making recommendations; (7) publishing an annual report and requiring periodic court reports; (8) publishing a court journal and organizing periodic conventions.
To keep abreast of the docket situation and to immediately direct attention to signs of developing congestion in particular courts.
To clarify court administration procedure and promote exchange of ideas on court management and operation with a view to improving the efficiency of judges.
The head is the Judicial Superintendent; it receives the same compensation, has the same rank, and is entitled to the same privileges as a district judge.
They must be members of the Bar for at least ten (10) years and have the same qualifications as a district judge.
Senior Judicial Supervisors: members of the Bar for at least five (5) years; Judicial Supervisors: members of the Bar for at least three (3) years.
No. The proviso states that the Bar-membership requirement provision shall not apply to incumbent legal researchers converted into judicial supervisors.
They may administer oaths in the performance of their official duties and functions.
They continue to occupy their respective positions and receive the salary increases provided, without necessity of new appointments.
They are converted into judicial supervisors; incumbents shall occupy the highest resulting vacancies in the position enumeration and receive the corresponding salaries, without need for new appointments.
As stated: One Administrative Officer (₱12,000); One Executive Assistant (₱11,400); One Legislative Assistant (₱9,600); One Budget Officer (₱9,600); One Budget Examiner (₱8,400); One Financial Assistant (CPA) (₱8,400); One Cashier and Disbursing Officer (₱8,400); One Field Auditor (CPA) (₱7,200).
They are maintained and are each entitled to a salary increase of one grade upon the effectivity of the Act, without prejudice to further increases provided by law or in the annual General Appropriations Act.
No officer or employee holding office in the Judiciary Division on the date of effectivity shall be removed or demoted to a lower category/scale of salary by reason of the Act, except for cause or upon compliance with due process provided by law.
Such sums as may be necessary to carry out the purposes may be appropriated out of funds in the National Treasury not otherwise appropriated; thereafter, the appropriation for salaries of officials/employees and for equipment, supplies and traveling expenses shall be included in the annual General Appropriations Act.
Out of the unexpended appropriations authorized for the Judiciary Division and the Courts of First Instance.
Upon its approval.
It was enacted without Executive approval, and the text indicates it was enacted on June 17, 1967; the statute still took effect upon its approval per Section 9 (the enrolled/legislative enactment context is reflected by the statement in the text).