3 new justices named
PRESIDENT Ferdinand Marcos Jr. has named two new associate justices of the Court of Appeals (CA) and another at the Court of Tax Appeals (CTA).
Marcos on Oct. 11 appointed Selma Alaras and Wilhelmina Jorge-Wagan as CA associate justices and Corazon Ferrer-Flores as CTA associate justice.
A copy of the three new associate justices’ appointment papers was made public on Wednesday night.
Alaras and Jorge-Wagan were replacements for former CA associate justices Gabriel Ingles and Edgardo Camello who compulsorily retired on Feb. 27 and May 19, respectively.
Before joining the CA, Alaras was the presiding judge of Makati Regional Trial Court (RTC) Branch 62, while Jorge-Wagan was the presiding judge of Pasig City RTC Branch 111.
Ferrer-Flores, meantime, replaced former CTA associate justice Juanito Castañeda who reached the mandatory retirement age on June 24.
Prior to her new post, Ferrer-Flores served as the Supreme Court’s Deputy Clerk of Court and also chief of Fiscal Management and Budget Office.
The 1987 Constitution mandates the President to pick his appointees to the judiciary from the list within 90 days.
In a statement issued Thursday, Office of the Press Secretary officer-in-charge, Undersecretary Cheloy Garafil, expressed confidence that the three new associate justices would be able to fulfill their mandate. Philippine News Agency
