Rodil Zalameda
Rodil Zalameda | |
|---|---|
| File:Justice-Rodil-V.-Zalameda.jpg Zalameda in December 2022 | |
| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | |
| Assumed office August 5, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Mariano del Castillo |
| Justice of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines | |
| In office September 5, 2008 – August 5, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Vicente Roxas |
| Succeeded by | Jacinto Fajardo Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Rodil Vaquilar Zalameda August 2, 1963 Caloocan, Philippines |
| Alma mater | Ateneo Law School |
| Affiliation | Fraternal Order of Utopia |
Rodil Vaquilar Zalameda[1] (born August 2, 1963) is a Filipino judge who has served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines since 2019. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte, succeeding retiring justice Mariano del Castillo.
Early life and career
[edit | edit source]Zamaleda was born on August 2, 1963, in Caloocan.[2] He took his Bachelor of Laws at the Ateneo Law School in 1987 and passed the bar exam in 1988.[3]
After passing the bar, Zalameda worked in the Makati Regional Trial Court as a clerk for two years. He then practiced privately until returning to government service in 1995 as a prosecutor in Mandaluyong. He became the assistant city prosecutor in 1997 and city prosecutor in 2002. He served in the position until his appointment to the Court of Appeals of the Philippines on September 5, 2008.[4]
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
[edit | edit source]In August 2019 CA Associate Justice Zalameda[5] was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court to replace Associate Justice Mariano del Castillo who retired on July 29, 2019.[3] He is the first Supreme Court appointee who took a decision writing exam in addition to interview conducted by the Judicial and Bar Council.[6]
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ a b Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Lua error in Module:Authority_control at line 153: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
