JBC Interviews - SC Associate Justice - October 15, 2026 - Afternoon Session

On October 13 and October 15, 2026, the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC) held public panel interviews of eight candidates for the position of Supreme Court Associate Justice (vice Hon. Amy C. Lazaro-Javier, who compulsorily retires on November 16, 2026). 00:00 The candidates interviewed by the JBC on the afternoon of October 15, 2026 were: 02:43 Atty. German Quintos Lichauco II 01:10:56 Commission on Elections Commissioner Ernesto Perez Maceda, Jr. Eleven other candidates whose previous JBC interviews remain valid are also applying for the position of Supreme Court Associate Justice. The JBC Members who were present in the October 15, 2026 interviews were: Hon. Fredderick A. Vida, Secretary of Justice and JBC Ex Officio Member representing the Executive Department; Hon. Jose Catral Mendoza, JBC Regular Member representing the Retired Supreme Court Justices; Hon. Nesauro H. Firme, JBC Regular Member representing the Academe; Hon. Erlinda Piñera Uy, JBC Regular Member representing the Integrated Bar of the Philippines; and Hon. Jose V. Mejia, JBC Regular Member representing the Private Sector.