Jhosep Lopez
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Jhosep Lopez | |
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190th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | |
Assumed office January 26, 2021 | |
Appointed by | Rodrigo Duterte |
Preceded by | Priscilla Baltazar-Padilla |
Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines | |
In office May 17, 2012 – January 26, 2021 | |
Appointed by | Benigno Aquino III |
Member of the Manila City Council from the 3rd district | |
In office June 30, 1992 – June 30, 1998 | |
In office June 30, 2001 – February 14, 2006 | |
Vice Mayor of Manila | |
Acting | |
In office May 1, 1998 – May 31, 1998 | |
Mayor | Lito Atienza |
Preceded by | Ernesto A. Nieva (OIC) |
Succeeded by | Larry Silva (OIC) |
Personal details | |
Born | Umingan, Pangasinan | February 8, 1963
Alma mater | University of the Philippines(B.A.,LL.B) |
Jhosep Ylarde Lopez (born February 8, 1963) is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Associate Justice Priscilla Baltazar-Padilla who retired on November 3, 2020.[1]
Education
Lopez graduated cum laude with a degree in Political Science from the University of the Philippines Diliman. He proceeded to take up his Law studies at the same University where he became a brother of the Sigma Rho Fraternity, the oldest and most distinguished law-based fraternity in Asia.[2][3][4] He passed the Bar examinations in 1989 with an average of 84.55%.[3]
Legal career
Lopez worked as legal counsel of the University of the Philippines for a year before being promoted as chief legal officer of the Philippine General Hospital.[5] In 1991, he worked under former Senate President Jovito Salonga and was later appointed as chief legal counsel of the Senate of the Philippines. He was elected councilor of Manila's 3rd District and served from 1992 to 1998 and from 2001 to 2006. Thereafter, he was appointed as Chief City Prosecutor of Manila in February 2006.[6]
Political career
Lopez served as a city councilor of the 3rd District Manila from 1992 to 1998 and 2001–2006.[7]
Judicial career
Justice of Court of Appeals
Lopez was appointed as Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals on May 17, 2012 and served for more than eight years until his appointment to the Supreme Court.
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
On January 26, 2021, President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Lopez as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Lopez fills the post vacated by Supreme Court Associate Justice Priscilla Baltazar-Padilla who retired on November 3, 2020.[1]
References
- ^ a b "CA Justice Jhosep Lopez appointed to Supreme Court". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
- ^ Macairan, Evelyn. "CA justice Lopez named to SC". Philstar.com. Retrieved 2021-08-16.
- ^ a b "Sigma Rho congratulates new Justice Lopez for being eighth member to join SC | Abogado". Retrieved 2021-08-16.
- ^ News, Jamaine Punzalan, ABS-CBN (2021-01-26). "Duterte appoints Court of Appeals' Jhosep Lopez as Supreme Court associate justice". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
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