Section 1
SECTION 1. There is hereby created a People's Court composed of a Presiding Judge and fourteen Associate Judges, who shall be appointed by the President, with the consent of the Commission on Appointments, from among the District Judges of First Instance, Judges-at-large of First Instance, Cadastral Judges, Judges of the Court of Industrial Relations, the Securities and Exchange Commissioner, and the Public Service Commissioner. No Judge who held any office or position under the Philippine Executive Commission, or the Government called Philippine Republic, or under any branch or agency of said Governments, shall be appointed to the People's Court: Provided, That should the number of the qualified members of the judiciary as specified herein be sufficient to constitute the People's Court, the President may appoint with the consent of the Commission on Appointments members of the Bar who have the qualifications of Judge of First Instance.