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(h)The members of the Supreme Court and all lower courts have
security of tenure , which cannot be undermined by a law
reorganizing the judiciary.22
(i) They shall not be designated to any agency performing quasijudicial or administrative functions.23
(j) The salary of judges shall be fixed by law and during their
continuance in office, it shall not be decreased.24
(k) The judiciary shall enjoy fiscal autonomy. 25
(l) The Supreme Court alone may initiate rules of court.26
(m) Only the Supreme Court may order the temporary detail of
judges.27
(n)The Supreme Court can appoint all officials and employees of the
judiciary.28
Supreme Court has the supervision over the following offices:
(a) Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) - tasked to oversee the
appointment of judges in the first and second level courts, as well
as justices of our appellate courts. It interviews prospective
applicants, evaluates their qualifications, and receives complaints
or letters of support from the public regarding the applicants. It
then forwards the list of qualified nominees to the President. Its
ex-officio Chairperson is the Chief Justice.
(b)Office of the Court Administrator (OCA) - is tasked with the
supervision and administration of the lower courts and their
personnel. It reports and recommends to the Supreme Court all
actions that affect lower court management, personal and
financial administration and administrative discipline. Complaints
against judges and court personnel are filed with this office.
(c) Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA) - Under the leadership of
Chief Justice Andres R. Narvasa, the Academy was originally
created by the Supreme Court on March 16, 1996, through
Administrative Order No. 35-96, and finally mandated by Republic
Act No. 8557 on February 26, 1998. This law institutionalized
PhilJA as a training school for justices, judges, court personnel,
lawyers and aspirants to judicial posts.
(d)The Public Information Office (PIO) - primary task is to
disseminate, as promptly and as widely as possible, news about
the Supreme Court and its decisions and provide the public with
judicial information in a manner that the general public can easily
comprehend.
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http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/justices/index.php