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Republic of the Philippines
SUPREME COURT
Manila

A.M. No. 02-8-11-SC             August 13, 2002

RE: REORGANIZATION OF THE DIVISION OF THE COURT

WHEREAS, under Article VIII, section 4, paragraph (1) of the Constitution, the Supreme Court may sit en banc or in divisions of three, five or seven Members; and since the effectivity of the Constitution, the Court has been sitting en banc and in three divisions of five Members each;

WHEREAS, in view of the appointment of new Members of the Court, and the expected appointment of three more for the vacancies created by the retirement of Honorable Associate Justices Jose A. R. Melo, Sabino R. de Leon Jr. and Santiago M. Kapunan, there is need to reorganize the three Divisions of the Court conformably with its policy to attain balance among the Divisions on the basis of seniority and other relevant considerations.lawphil.net

NOW, THEREFORE, the Court hereby RESOLVES to reorganize, as it hereby REORGANIZES, its three Divisions. As reorganized, the Divisions shall be composed of the following:

FIRST DIVISION
Chairman:	Chief Justice HILARIO G. DAVIDE, JR.
Members:	Associate Justice JOSE C. VITUG Associate Justice CONSUELO YNARES-SANTIAGO Associate Justice ANTONIO T. CARPIO
SECOND DIVISION
Chairman:	Senior Associate Justice JOSUE N. BELLOSILLO
Members:	Associate Justice VICENTE T. MENDOZA Associate Justice LEONARDO A. QUISUMBING Associate Justice MA. ALICIA AUSTRI-MARTINEZ
THIRD DIVISION
Chairman:	Associate Justice REYNATO S. PUNO
Members:	Associate Justice ARTEMIO V. PANGANIBAN Associate Justice ANGELINA SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ Associate Justice RENATO C. CORONA

 

The three new Associate Justices who would be appointed to succeed Honorable Justices Jose A. R. Melo, Sabino R. de Leon Jr. and Santiago M. Kapunan shall be assigned to the Divisions in accordance with the policy on the matter.

This Resolution shall take effect on the first day of September 2002, and shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation in the Philippines before 20 August 2002.

 

(signed)
HILARIO G. DAVIDE, JR. Chief Justice
JOSUE N. BELLOSILLO Associate Justice	REYNATO S. PUNO Associate Justice
JOSE C. VITUG Associate Justice	VICENTE V. MENDOZA Associate Justice
ARTEMIO V. PANGANIBAN Associate Justice	LEONARDO A. QUISUMBING Associate Justice
CONSUELO YNARES-SANTIAGO Associate Justice	ANGELINA SANDOVAL-GUTIERREZ Associate Justice
ANTONIO T. CARPIO Associate Justice	MA. ALICIA AUSTRIA-MARTINEZ Associate Justice
RENATO C. CORONA Associate Justice

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