Once he becomes president, Senator Benigno “Noynoy” Aquino III’s first order of the day would be to swiftly convene the Judicial, Executive, Legislative Advisory and Consultative Council (JELAC) as part of pursuing judicial reforms of his new government.

“We want to convene the JELAC as soon as Congress organizes itself so we can immediately implement all the recommendations found in the study funded by the World Bank on the Supreme Court,” Aquino said during a recent press conference in Tarlac.

Among the findings of the WB study findings are 18% conviction rate by the courts and 6 years adjudication period.

Through judicial reform, Aquino believes that deficiencies in the justice system shall be addressed, although this is not a promise of a perfect system.

The reform, the senator from Tarlac said, could also provide that members of the justice system be compensated accordingly in exchange for performing well and to give some measure to insulate them from corruption.

Created in 2008, JELAC’s primary function is to serve as the forum and venue for the representatives of the three branches of government “to undertake measures on matters affecting the primacy of the rule of law; to identify the problems and issues; and to formulate solutions and to implement the same.”

JEDAC was meant to fast-track the much needed reforms in the administration of justice by way of budgetary and other forms of support and was created to address serious problems that have plagued the judiciary and the administration of justice for decades.

This requires new approaches, new methods and strategies.

However, no sooner did it begin to function than concerns are being expressed about its wisdom if not about its constitutionality.