Part 1: Applicants vying to be Marcos’ 1st Supreme Court justice pick

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Part 2: Other applicants vying to be Marcos’ first Supreme Court justice pick

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. will name his first Supreme Court (SC) justice soon as Associate Justice Mario Lopez is set to retire on June 7.

The Judicial and Bar Council, mandated to screen applicants for high judicial positions, held the public interviews for the candidates on May 14, 15, 16, and 21. The JBC will later forward a short list to Marcos since the President is mandated to appoint justices...