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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 ...
3.8 Under Chief Justice Ricardo Paras (1951–1961) 3.9 Under Chief Justice César Bengzon (1961–66) 3.10 Under Chief Justice Roberto Concepcion (1966–1973)
List of chief justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Pages in category "Chief justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines" The following 30 pages are in this category, out of 30 total.
Twelve stenographers from Branches 6, 80 and 81, as model courts, had undergone training at Marcelo H. del Pilar College of Law of Bulacan State University College of Law following a directive from the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Chief Justice Reynato Puno envisioned to implement the policy in other areas such as Laguna, Cavite, Quezon ...
These were Cayetano Arellano, the first Chief Justice, and Jose Yulo, the former Speaker of the House of Representatives who was appointed as Chief Justice during the Japanese period. All other Chief Justices, except for Victorino Mapa, were incumbent Associate Justices at the time of their appointment as Chief Justice. Mapa had served as ...
The Judicial and Bar Council (JBC; Filipino: Sangguniang Panghukuman at Pang-abogasya [1]) of the Philippines is a constitutionally-created body that recommends appointees for vacancies that may arise in the composition of the Supreme Court, other lower courts, and the Legal Education Board, and in the offices of the Ombudsman, Deputy Ombudsman and the Special Prosecutor.
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.
Claudio Teehankee – 16th Philippine Chief Justice; 1st placer, 1940 Bar Exams (Ateneo Law School) Pedro Yap – 17th Philippine Chief Justice; 1st placer, 1946 Bar Exams (UP College of Law) Andres Narvasa – 19th Philippine Chief Justice; 2nd placer, 1951 Bar Exams (UST Faculty of Civil Law)