Section 5Sec./Art. 5

The Academy shall have a Governing Board to be known as the Board of Trustees, composed of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court as ex-officio Chairman, the Senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court as ex-officio Vice Chairman; the Chancellor of the Academy, the Presiding Justices of the Court of Appeals and the Sandiganbayan, the Court Administrator, the President of the Philippine Judges Association; and the President of the Philippine Association of Law Schools, as ex-officio members; and a Judge of a first level court, as appointive member, who shall have served as such for at least five (5) years and has taught in a reputable law school for the same number of years.

The appointive member shall be appointed by the Supreme Court and shall serve for a term of one (1) calendar year, and may be reappointed for another term.

The ex-officio members of the Board of Trustees shall serve as such for the duration of their incumbency in their respective offices.

All members shall serve without compensation but shall be entitled to reasonable honoraria/allowance for the performance of their duties.