Majority Leader

November 16, 2008

KIKO AS THE SENATE MAJORITY LEADER

 As the Senate Majority Leader and Chair of the Committee on Rules, Senator Kiko is in Senator Kiko is also the Senate’s ex-officio member to the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC), a constitutionally-created body that recommends appointees for vacancies that may arise in the composition of the Supreme Court and other lower courts. Members of the JBC include a representative of the Integrated Bar, a professor of law, a retired member of the Supreme Court, and a representative of the private sector. They are the regular members of the council, as opposed to the Secretary of Justice and a representative of Congress who are the ex-officio members.