Pursuant to the Constitution, the Court of Appeals "reviews not only the decisions and orders of the Regional Trial Courts awards, judgments, final orders or resolutions of, or authorized by administrative agencies exercising quasi-judicial functions mentioned in Rule 43 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, plus the National Amnesty Commission (Pres.

Added to the formidable list are the decisions and resolutions of the National Labor Relations Commission which are now initially reviewable by the Court of Appeals, instead of a direct recourse to the Supreme Court, via petition for certiorari under Rule 65.

Organized on February 1, 1936, the Court of Appeals was initially composed of Justice Pedro Concepcion, as the first presiding judge, and ten appellate judges appointed by the president of the Philippines with the consent of the Commission on Appointments of the National Assembly.

In March 1938, the appellate judges were named justices and their number increased from eleven to fifteen, with three divisions of five under Commonwealth Act No.

However, in March 1945, due to abnormal conditions at the time,[clarification needed] the court was abolished by President Sergio Osmeña through Executive Order No.

The end of World War II restored the democratic processes in the country.

On August 18, 2007, the then-president of the Cebu City Chapter of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Briccio Joseph Boholst, opposed the abolition of the court in Cebu City, as he claimed that it would cause inconvenience for both litigants and lawyers.

Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruben Reyes was tasked to investigate and submit his recommendations to the High Tribunal regarding the alleged massive graft and corruption of justices, especially in the issuance of temporary restraining orders.

Among the current members of the court, Fernanda Lampas-Peralta is the longest-serving associate justice, with a tenure of 7,673 days (21 years, 2 days) as of February 11, 2025; the most recent justice to enter the court are Marietta S. Brawner-Cualing, Mary Josephine P. Lazaro, Ferdinand C. Baylon AND Emilio Rodolfo Y. Legaspi III August 29, 2024 Number of Incumbent Associate Justice by 1 (67 to 68) after the promotion of AJ Punzalan-Castillo as PJ in 2023 Paredes On Jul 1, 2024, Mariflor Punzalan-Castillo, Issued Office Order 380-24-MPC, which is in view of the compulsory retirement of Justice Victoria Isabel Alvarez-Paredes on Jul 1, 2024, Taking into consideration the order if seniority under Rule 1 of the 2009 Internal Rules of the Court of Appeals, the Statements of Preference and exigency of the service, the new Composition of the Divisions effective Jul 2, 2024 shall be as follows.