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| The Supreme Court Building in the 1930s Photo credit: Mr. John T. Pilot |
June is an important month for the Supreme Court because of the following events:
June 1, 2004 - The New Code of Judicial Conduct
for the Philippine Judiciary and the Code of Conduct for Court Personnel took effect.
- Cayetano Arellano was appointed as the first Chief Justice in 1901.
June 2, 1989 - Proclamation 417 declared June 11 as Supreme Court Day
June 5, 1899 - The Courts of First Instance and Justice of the Peace Courts are
re-established in Manila
June 6, 2000 - Proclamation No. 322 declared June 11, 2000 to June 11, 2001 as "Centenary Year of the
Supreme Court"
June 7, 2011 - The Supreme Court upheld its decision dated November 23, 2010
which held the establishment of the Presidential Electoral Tribunal (PET) as
constitutional in G.R. No. 191618 (Macalintal v. Presidential Electoral
Tribunal).
- In 2011, the Supreme Court upheld former President Gloria
Macapagal-Arroyo's proclamation of a state of emergency in Maguindanao,
Cotabato, and Sultan Kudarat shortly after the Maguindanao massacre for failure
of petitioners to demonstrate that the proclamation lacked factual bases in G.R.
No. 190259 (Ampatuan v. Puno)
June 11, 1901 - The Supreme Court, Courts of First Instance, and Justice of the Peace
Courts were formally organized under the Judiciary Law (Act 136).
June 11, 1978 - The Sandiganbayan was established (PD 1486).
June 11, 1978 - The Katarungang Pambarangay Law was passed (PD 1508).
June 11, 2001 - The Supreme Court celebrated its Centennial Anniversary in 2001.
source: http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph
*** My sincerest gratitude to Mr. John T. Pilot for lending me his very valuable photo. You may view his other amazing photos at http://www.flickr.com/photos/johntewell/.
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