A PEACE advocate and human-rights lawyer, and a family lawyer are among the 28 prominent figures in the legal profession vying for the lone vacancy in the Supreme Court (SC).

Court Administrator and Spokesman Jose Midas Marquez identified the two candidates as incumbent Commissioner of the Commission on Elections (Comelec) Rene Sarmiento and lawyer Ma. Carolina “Katrina” Legarda.

Marquez said among the 28 who were either nominated or applied for the SC post, the two are considered outsiders...