Reorganizing the Executive Committee for the Judicial Reform Program

January 25, 2007

SUPREME COURT MEMORANDUM ORDER NO. 02-07

REORGANIZING THE EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE FOR THE JUDICIAL REFORM PROGRAM

WHEREAS, pursuant to the Resolution of the Court En Banc of 5 October 1999 in A.M. No. 99-10-01-SC an Executive Committee was created in connection with the World Bank Grant for Judicial Reform;

WHEREAS, upon his appointment as Chairman of the COMELEC, member Alfredo L. Benipayo was replaced by new Court Administrator Presbitero J. Velasco, Jr., and upon the expiration of his term as National President of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP), member Arthur Lim was replaced by Atty. Teofilo Pilando, Jr., the new IBP National President;

WHEREAS, pursuant to Section 5 of the Resolution of the Court En Banc of 17 July 2001 in A.M. No. 01-7-09-SC creating the Program Management Office (PMO), the Executive Committee was retained to serve as the Executive committee for the Judicial Reform Program under the Action Program for Judicial Reform (APJR) and to provide the policy direction for judicial reform and the new Program Management Office;

WHEREAS, under the aforementioned Section 5 the membership of the Executive Committee may be reorganized or changed by the Chief Justice if warranted;

WHEREAS, the Executive Committee was subsequently reorganized through Revised Memorandum Order No. 18-2002 dated 27 May 2002, Amended Memorandum Order No. 18-A-2002 dated 15 October 2002 and Administrative Order No. 35-2004 dated 3 March 2004;

WHEREAS, since then certain members of the Executive Committee had either retired, resigned or their terms as heads of organizations ended;

WHEREAS, in light of the vigorous implementation of the APJR the Court is of the considered view that a reorganization of the Executive Committee is in order;

WHEREAS, in light of the comprehensive nature of the projects and activities under the APJR the appellate courts and lower courts should also be represented in the Committee; TAIaHE

NOW, THEREFORE, the Executive Committee for the Judicial Reform Program is hereby reorganized, with the following composition:

Chairperson	:	The Chief Justice
Vice-chairperson	:	The Senior Associate Justice
Members:	1)	Chairperson, Legislative-Executive Relations Committee
	2)	Chairperson, Oversight Committee on the Halls of Justice
	3)	Chairperson, Committee on Computerization and Library
	4)	Chairperson, Judicial Reform Support Project Management Committee
	5)	Presiding Justice, Court of Appeals
	6)	Presiding Justice, Sandiganbayan
	7)	Presiding Justice, Court of Tax Appeals
	8)	Chancellor, Philippine Judicial Academy
	9)	Court Administrator
	10)	Clerk of Court, En Banc
	11)	Judicial Reform Program Administrator, Program Management Office
	12)	Chief, Management Information Systems Office
	13)	Chief, Public Information Office
	14)	President, Philippine Judges Association
	15)	President, Philippine Trial Judges League
	16)	President, Metropolitan Trial Court Judges Association of the Philippines
	17)	National President, Integrated Bar of the Philippines
	18)	President, Philippine Association of Law Schools
	19)	President, Philippine Confederation of Court Employees Associations

This Memorandum Order supersedes all previous issuances on the matter and shall take effect on 19 January 2007.

Issued this 25th day of January 2007.

(SGD.) REYNATO S. PUNOChief JusticeChairperson, First Division(SGD.) LEONARDO A. QUISUMBING Associate JusticeChairperson, Second Division(SGD.) CONSUELO YNARES-SANTIAGOAssociate JusticeChairperson, Third Division