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The current main building of the Supreme Court was designed by the Filipino architect Antonio Toledo in accordance with the 1905 Burnham Plan of Manila. It originally housed the library of the University of the Philippines Manila. The four pillars at the façade represent the four levels of the hierarchy of the judiciary.
Incumbent Supreme Court Justices During the Chief Justiceship of Marcelo B. Fernan (1988-1991) Bar key: Marcos appointee Aquino appointee. Incumbent Supreme Court Justices During the Chief Justiceship of Andres R. Narvasa (1991-1998) Bar key: Marcos appointee Aquino appointee Ramos appointee Estrada appointee.
Maria Rosario Vergeire (sister) Alma mater. University of the Philippines ( BA) Ateneo de Manila University ( JD) American University ( LLM) Maria Filomena Dumandan Singh–Paulite (born June 25, 1966) also known as Atty. Monet or Monet Singh, is a Filipino judge who has served as associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines since ...
Fraternal Order of Utopia. 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.
The Court of Appeals ( Filipino: Hukuman ng Apelasyon [2]) is an appellate collegiate court in the Philippines. The Court of Appeals consists of one presiding justice and sixty-eight associate justices. Pursuant to the Constitution, the Court of Appeals "reviews not only the decisions and orders of the Regional Trial Courts awards, judgments ...
Midas Marquez. Jose Midas Pascual Marquez (born February 16, 1966) is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines since 2021, [ 1] and was previously the ex-member of the Office of the Court Administrator and the Supreme Court spokesperson of the Philippines. [ 2][ 3] Marquez holds the record of being the longest-serving SC ...
The Supreme Court (SC) is the highest court of the land and is the court of last resort. [ 1 ] : 6 It is led by the Chief Justice , who is joined by 14 Associate Justices . [ 1 ] : 39 The court has expansive powers and a constitutional responsibility to oversee other branches of government, able even to overrule the discretion of political and ...
Jose P. Laurel. José Paciano Laurel y García CCLH KGCR (March 9, 1891 – November 6, 1959) was a Filipino politician, lawyer, and judge, who served as the President of the Japanese-occupied Second Philippine Republic, a puppet state during World War II, from 1943 to 1945. Since the administration of President Diosdado Macapagal (1961–1965 ...