On June 3, 2019, Senate Bill No. 2065 or the
“Judges-At-Large Act of 2018” was finally adopted and was approved by both
Houses of Congress. Rep. Lord Allan
Velasco was one of the original authors of said measure which aims to address
the worsening docket load in the Judiciary with the establishment of new
positions for “roving” judges with no permanent salas.
As envisioned by Rep. Velasco, Judges-At-Large can be
temporarily assigned to court salas with records of low disposition rate of
cases.
“This proposal seeks to build trust and confidence in the
judicial system. Since my father is a former justice of the Supreme Court, I
know firsthand that our courts should be provided with innovative remedial
measures that will speed up the judicial mill,” Velasco said.
Cong. Velasco would like to thank and congratulate all his
counterpart legislators in the Senate and his fellow representatives who pushed
and supported the Judges-At-Large proposal. With its adoption and approval, the
measure will now be sent to Malacañang for the signature of the President.
