KARL B. MIRANDA

Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Karl Miranda takes his oath before Justice Francis Jardeleza. All photos by Francisco S. Gutierrez/SC PIO

Assistant Solicitor General (Sedfrey A. Ordonez Division)Shortlisted for 20th Associate Justice post with 6 votes from the JBCLaw degree from the University of the Philippines

Holds a Master’s Degree in Public Administration from the John F. Kennedy School of Government of Harvard University

Has been working in the OSG since 1986 and was appointed Assistant Solicitor General in 1999

Handled important cases for the government, including the Sarah Balabagan case in the United Arab Emirates and the Flor Contemplacion case in Singapore

Aided the investigations done after the death of Contemplacion which led to the passage of the landmark Migrant Workers Act in 1995

GERALDINE FAITH A. ECONG

Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Geraldine Faith Econg takes her oath before Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.

Program Management Office Director of the Supreme CourtShortlisted for 21st Associate Justice post with 5 votes from the JBCLaw degree from the University of San Carlos

Named in 2010 as director of the Program Management Office of the Supreme Court which was created to manage the judicial reform program implementation or the Action Program for Judicial Reform (APJR)

Appointed regional court administration office head in Cebu but this was later revoked after the office's reopening was questioned by other justices in 2012

Appointed presiding judge of Regional Trial Court Branch 9 in Cebu in 2004 at age 35; there she handled controversial cases such as the parricide case against Ruben Ecleo Jr and claims against the Mactan Cebu International Airport

Presided over Municipal Trial Court in Cities (MCCT) after being appointed in 2002

Underwent a drug test in 2007 after an anonymous letter sender accused her of using prohibited drugs

Charged with an administrative case in relation to a marriage scam in Cebu but the case was later dismissed in 2013 due to lack of merit

Was shortlisted by the JBC for the position vacated by Associate Justice Abarintos of the Commission of Appeals in Cebu in 2013

Was shortlisted by the JBC to succeed Pelagio Apostol as Deputy Ombudsman for the Visayas in 2014

MICHAEL FREDERICK L. MUSNGI

Sandiganbayan Associate Michael Frederick Musngi takes his oath before Justice Francis Jardeleza.

Undersecretary, Office of Special Concerns under Office of Executive Secretary Paquito Ochoa JrShortlisted for 21st Associate Justice post with 4 votes from the JBCLaw degree from the Ateneo de Manila University

Appointed to the JBC by President Benigno Aquino III in 2012 to replace former Justice Secretary Leila de Lima and “for the sole purpose of participating in the deliberations” for a new Chief Justice

Serves as Ex Officio Member in the Board of Directors of the National Housing Authority (NHA), Philippine National Railways (PNR), Maritime Industry Authority (MARINA), and the Urban Triangle Development Commission (TRIDEV)

Was a practicing lawyer specializing in corporate, land, and environmental law first at the Moncupa, Torio & Malaya Law Offices from 1991 until 1995, at the Moncupa and Partners law firm from 2003 to 2009; was corporate legal counsel from 2009 to 2010

Worked in various government agencies including the Department of Agrarian Reform (DAR) from 2002 to 2003, Department of Agriculture from 2001 to 2002, and Subic Bay

Metropolitan Authority (SBMA) from 1999 to 2001

Member of the Aquila Legis fraternity and was among the 19 cleared in the homicide case involving the death of neophyte Jose Leonardo “Lenny” Villa in 1991

MA. THERESA V. MENDOZA-ARCEGA

Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Ma. Theresa Mendoza-Arcega takes her oath before Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.

Executive Judge, Regional Trial Court in Malolos City, BulacanShortlisted for 17th Associate Justice post with 6 votes from the JBCLaw degree from San Beda College

Serves as vice president in the RTC division in the Philippine Women Judges Association (PWJA)

Recognized by the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) Bulacan chapter for her contribution to the field in 2012

Released the search warrant that led to the arrest of the known leader of "Roda Group" involved in gun-for-hire operations and drug trafficking in Bulacan in 2013

ZALDY V. TRESPESES

Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Zaldy V. Trespeses takes his out before Supreme Court Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.

Judicial Staff Head at the Office of the Chief Justice of the Supreme CourtShortlisted for the 18th Associate Justice post with 5 votes from the JBCLaw degree from the Ateneo de Manila University

Obtained a Masters in Global Development and Social Justice from St. John’s University in Rome in 2008

Was a partner at the Laogan & Trespeses Law Offices from 2008 to 2010

Worked under Sereno from 2010 to 2012 while she was still an Associate Justice

Acts as the chief protocol officer of Sereno and a Court Attorney VI, according to his online profile

Wrote about adopted children for his law school thesis in 1997 entitled "Preterition of the adopted child: is the claim of preterition conferred by law or by blood?"

REYNALDO P. CRUZ

Sandiganbayan Associate Justice Reynaldo P. Cruz takes his oath before Justice Francis Jardeleza.

Undersecretary, Office of the Executive Secretary-Strategic Initiatives Management OfficeShortlisted for the 19th Associate Justice post with 5 votes from the JBC

Conferred the rank of Lieutenant Colonel in the Philippine Air Force Reserve Command in 2015.

– Rappler.com

Sources: Various news reports, curriculum vitaes, and online profilesAll photos by Francisco S. Gutierrez/SC Public Information Office