CREATING THE OFFICE OF THE COURT ADMINISTRATOR IN THE SUPREME COURT AND PROVIDING FUNDS THEREFOR AND FOR OTHER PURPOSES.

• Number: Presidential Decree No. 828
• Sections: 12

Preamble

WHEREAS, the Constitution vests in the Supreme Court

administrative supervision of all courts and the personnel thereof;

WHEREAS, the Supreme Court, being an appellate and

collegiate body, can best exercise its powers of administrative

supervision through an office specifically created for the purpose, and

has accordingly proposed and recommended the creation of the Office of

the Court Administrator;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, FERDINAND E. MARCOS, President of the

Philippines, by virtue of the powers vested in me by the Constitution,

do hereby decree and order the following:

Section 1

SECTION 1. Creation of the Office of the Court

Administrator. There is hereby created in the Supreme Court of the

Philippines an Office of the Court Administrator to assist the said

Court in the exercise of its power of administrative supervision over

all courts as provided in Section 6, Article X, of the Constitution.

Section 2

SEC. 2. Officials of the Office of the Court

Administrator. The Chief of the Office of the Court Administrator

shall be known as Court Administrator, who shall have the same rank,

privileges, and compensation as those of the Presiding Justice of the

Court of Appeals. The Court Administrator shall be assisted by three (3)

Deputy Court Administrators, who shall have the same rank, privileges

and compensation as those of Associate Justices of the Court of Appeals.

Section 3 Qualifications, appointment and tenure.

SEC. 3. Qualifications, appointment and tenure.—The

Court Administrator and the Deputy Court Administrators shall have the

same qualifications as Justices of the Court of Appeals. They shall be

appointed by the Chief Justice and shall serve until they reach the age

of sixty-five (65) years or become incapacitated to discharge the duties

of their office, but may be removed or relieved for just cause by a

vote of not less than eight (8) Justices of the Supreme Court. The Chief

Justice may appoint or detail any member of the Judiciary with the

proper qualifications to the positions of Court Administrator or Deputy

Court Administrator; Provided, that the member of the Judiciary

so appointed, designated or detailed shall not be deemed thereby to have

relinquished his judicial position, nor lose the seniority, precedence,

benefits and other privileges appertaining thereto; and his service in

the Judiciary, to all intents and purposes, shall be considered as

continuous and uninterrupted.

Section 4

SEC. 4. Oath of Office. The Oath of office of the

Court Administrator and Deputy Court Administrators shall be filed with

the Office of the Clerk of Court of the Supreme Court and shall be

entered upon its records.

Section 5

SEC. 5. Salaries. The salaries of the Court

Administrator and Deputy Court Administrators shall not be decreased

during their continuance in office. Until otherwise provided by law, the

salary of the Court Administrator shall be P56,400.00 and that of each

Deputy Court Administrator, P52,400.00.

Section 6

SEC. 6. Powers, Functions and Responsibilities. The

Supreme Court shall determine and define the powers, functions and

responsibilities of the Court Administrator and Deputy Court

Administrators.

Section 7

SEC. 7. The Chief Justice shall create such offices,

services, divisions and other units in the offices of the Court

Administrator, as he may deem necessary, and for this purpose, the Chief

Justice is authorized to adopt and implement the corresponding staffing

patterns; Provided, however, that the position titles and

salaries of personnel shall be in accordance with the Judiciary Position

Classification and Pay Plans.

Section 8

SEC. 8. Status of Subordinate Personnel. All

subordinate officials and employees to be appointed under this Decree

shall belong to the classified service and shall be governed by the

Civil Service Law, except those whose positions are highly technical

or primarily confidential.

Section 9

SEC. 9. The sum of P2,000,000.00 or so much thereof as may

be necessary to carry out the purposes of this Decree is hereby

appropriated for expenditure. The appropriations for the succeeding

fiscal years shall be included in the Annual General Appropriations

Decree.

Section 10

SEC. 10. All laws, decrees and orders inconsistent with the

provisions of this Decree are hereby repealed and or modified

accordingly.

Section 11

SEC. 11. This Decree shall take effect immediately.

Done in the City of Manila, this 18th day of November, in the year

of Our Lord, nineteen hundred and seventy-five.

(Sgd.)

FERDINAND E. MARCOS

President

Republic of the Philippines

By the President:

(Sgd.)

ALEJANDRO MELCHOR

Executive Secretary