Part 2: Old-timer bets in the running to be Marcos’ 2nd SC justice - Rappler

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President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will pick his second Supreme Court (SC) associate justice appointee in November.

This is for the position that will be vacated by Associate Justice Amy Lazaro Javier, who is set to retire on November 16. The magistrate will be Marcos’ second appointee to the High Court after Associate Justice Raul Villanueva in 2025.

So far, there are 19 applicants in total, majority of whom are incumbent government officials.

The Judicial and Bar Council, tasked to screen the candidates and submit a short list of nominees to Marcos, divided the bets into two categories.

New applicants attended the public interviews on October 13 and 15, while the old bets no longer took part in the event because their past interviews are still valid.

Get to know the old-timer bets vying to replace Associate Justice Lazaro Javier below.