# JBC to interview 5 candidates for chief justice post

https://www.philstar.com/headlines/2026/10/17/2563856/jbc-interview-5-candidates-chief-justice-post

The Judicial and Bar Council will interview five candidates for the position of chief justice on October 22 and 26 ahead of Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo's compulsory retirement.

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