The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) invites the Supreme Court’s five senior associate justices to apply for the post of chief justice ahead of Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo’s compulsory retirement on November 6. The JBC issues the invitation through a statement, asking the senior justices to submit their applications for consideration.
The JBC also recently opens applications and nominations for the next chief justice, setting a deadline for submissions and the required documentary requirements. While both outlets report the same invitation and the retirement date, they focus on different details: one highlights the JBC’s formal invitation to the five senior associate justices, and the other summarizes the development in brief, emphasizing the timing relative to Gesmundo’s Nov. 6 retirement and the group of invitees.
