The Supreme Court 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,an Act which abolished the Real Audiencia de Manila,the predecessor of the Supreme Court.
Andres dela Rosa Narvasa was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from December 1,1991,to November 30,1998.
Maria Alicia Austria-Martinez is a Filipino jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2002 to 2009. She was appointed to the Court by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on April 12,2002.
Fred Ruiz Castro was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from January 5,1976,until his death on April 19,1979,while on an official trip to India.
The University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law or "UST Law" is a law school in Manila,Philippines. It is administered under the jurisdiction of the University of Santo Tomas,the oldest and the largest Catholic university in the Philippines. It is one of the three law schools of the University of Santo Tomas in Manila,with the other two being the Faculty of Canon Law and the Graduate School of Law.
Legal education in the Philippines is developed and offered by Philippine law schools,supervised by the Legal Education Board. Previously,the Commission on Higher Education supervises the legal education in the Philippines but was replaced by the Legal Education Board since 1993 after the enactment of Republic Act No. 7662 or the Legal Education Reform Act of 1993.
The Philippine Bar Examination is the professional licensure examination for lawyers in the Philippines. The exam is exclusively administered by the Supreme Court of the Philippines through the Supreme Court Bar Examination Committee.
Arturo Dizon Brion is a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He took his oath as a member of the Supreme Court on March 17,2008. From 2006 until his appointment to the Supreme Court,Brion served in the Cabinet of President Macapagal-Arroyo as the Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment (DOLE).
Rosalinda Asuncion Vicente is an associate justice of the Philippine Court of Appeals.
Monina Arevalo Zenarosa is a retired Associate Justice of the Philippine Court of Appeals.
Regino Campos Hermosisima Jr. of Banilad and Sibonga,Cebu,Philippines,is the incumbent 3-termer regular member of the Judicial and Bar Council. Appointed on December 17,1997,by Fidel Ramos,he was reappointed on September 12,2001,and on October 4,2005,by Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. Hermosisima Jr. was initially appointed to the Supreme Court as an Associate Justice on July 10,1995,and retired on his 70th birthday on October 18,1997.
Bernardo Pardo is a former associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and a former Comelec Chairman. He was appointed by former Philippine President Joseph Estrada. He was born in Manila,to San Isidro,Nueva Ecija natives,Dr. and Mrs. Leopoldo G. Pardo,and is married to Zenaida C. De Dios,with whom he has 4 children:Lourdes,Bernardita,Mercedes Patricia,and Victor.
Jose Yusay Feria was a Filipino lawyer and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 1986 to 1987. He was among the first appointees to the Supreme Court of President Corazon Aquino.
Diosdado "Dado" Madarang Peralta is a Filipino attorney and jurist who served as the chief justice of the Philippines from 2019 to 2021. He previously served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from January 13,2009,to October 22,2019. He is the third Sandiganbayan presiding justice to be appointed to the high tribunal.
Lucas Purugganan Bersamin is a Filipino lawyer and jurist who currently serves as the 40th Executive Secretary of the Philippines. Bersamin previously served in the Supreme Court of the Philippines for 10 years,first as an associate justice from 2009 to 2018 and then as the 25th Chief Justice of the Philippines from 2018 until his retirement in 2019. He was named by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to the high court as an associate justice on April 2,2009. Prior to becoming an associate justice,he was a member of the Court of Appeals.
Roberto A. Abad is a lawyer and judge who served as Philippine Supreme Court Associate Justice from August 7,2009,to May 22,2014.
Alfredo Benjamin Sabater Caguioa is a Filipino lawyer who is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Prior to his appointment as associate justice,he served as acting secretary of the Department of Justice and chief presidential legal counsel under the presidency of Benigno Aquino III.
Noel Gimenez Tijam is a Filipino lawyer who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from March 8,2017 to January 5,2019. Prior to his appointment,he was a justice of Court of Appeals from 2003 to 2017.
Florentino Santos Torres was as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Prior to his appointment as an Associate Justice,he was the first Filipino to be appointed as attorney-general. He had also served as a prosecuting attorney,a prosecutor and as a judge.
Jose Campana Campos,Jr. was a Filipino lawyer who served as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from September 3,1992,to April 8,1993. He was appointed by President Corazon Aquino.
