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The Supreme Court (Filipino: Kataas-taasang Hukuman; [2] colloquially referred to as the Korte Suprema (also used in formal writing), is the highest court in the Philippines. The Supreme Court was established by the Second Philippine Commission on June 11, 1901 through the enactment of its Act No. 136, [3] an Act which abolished the Real ...
3.20Incumbent Supreme Court Justices During the Chief Justiceship of Reynato S. Puno (2006–2010) 3.21Incumbent Supreme Court Justices During the Chief Justiceship of Renato C. Corona (2010–2012) 3.22Incumbent Supreme Court Justices During the Chief Justiceship of Teresita Lenardo-de Castro (2018)
The judiciary of the Philippines consists of the Supreme Court, which is established in the Constitution, and three levels of lower courts, which are established through law by the Congress of the Philippines. The Supreme Court has expansive powers, able to overrule political and administrative decisions, and with the ability to craft rules and ...
The chief justice of the Philippines (Filipino: Punong Mahistrado ng Pilipinas) presides over the Supreme Court and is the highest judicial officer of the government of the Philippines. As of April 5, 2021, the position is currently held by Alexander Gesmundo, who was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte following the early retirement of his ...
Alexander Gahon Gesmundo (born November 6, 1956) is serving as the chief justice of the Philippines since April 5, 2021. He replaced Diosdado Peralta, who retired early on March 27, 2021. [1] He previously served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court from 2017 to 2021.
Diosdado "Dado" Madarang Peralta (born March 27, 1952) is a Filipino attorney and jurist who served as the chief justice of the Philippines from 2019 to 2021. [1][2][3] He previously served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from January 13, 2009, to October 22, 2019. [4] He is the third Sandiganbayan presiding ...
Maria Lourdes " Meilou " Aranal-Sereno (Tagalog: [sɛˈrɛnɔ]; born Maria Lourdes Punzalan Aranal; July 2, 1960) is a Filipina lawyer and judge who served as de facto chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines [ 3 ] from 2012 until 2018. Appointed as an associate justice by President Benigno Aquino III in August 2010, she became the ...
Chambers of Renato C. Corona in the new Supreme Court of the Philippines building. On May 12, 2010, two days after the 2010 general election and a month before President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo 's term expired, Corona was appointed the 23rd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, succeeding Reynato Puno who had reached the mandatory age of retirement. [7] His appointment was ...