Criminal Justice

Concern as young lawyers abandon criminal practice (Sunday Herald)

7 Sep 2008

of one of the country's most senior judges has criticised recent government changes aimed at easing the pressure on Scotland's busy court system after quitting his job as a criminal defence lawyer.

GMA names ex-CA justice to JBC (Philstar.com)

6 Sep 2008

A retired justice of the Court of Appeals was appointed by President Arroyo to the eight-member Judicial and Bar Council (JBC), the head of the 12-man House contingent to the Commission on Appointments (CA) said yesterday.

CA justice named to body that screens judicial appointees (Philippine Daily Inquirer)

6 Sep 2008

MANILA, Philippines -- President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo has nominated retired Court of Appeals Justice Aurora Santiago-Lagman as a member of the eight-member Judicial and Bar Council, the select constitutional body that screens appointees to the judiciary, Cebu Representative Eduardo Gullas said Saturday.