Jhosep Lopez

Jhosep Ylarde Lopez (born February 8, 1963) is the 190th 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]

The Honourable

Jhosep Lopez
190th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Assumed office
January 26, 2021
Appointed byRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byPriscilla Baltazar-Padilla
Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines
In office
May 17, 2012 – January 26, 2021
Appointed byBenigno 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
Personal details
Born (1963-02-08) February 8, 1963
Umingan, Pangasinan
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines

Education

Lopez graduated cum laude with a degree in Political Science from the University of the Philippines Diliman. He earned his law degree from the same university in 1984.[2] He passed the Bar examinations in 1989 with an average of 84.55%.

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.[3] 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.[4]

Political career

Lopez served as a city councilor of the 3rd District Manila from 1992 to 1998 and 2001–2006.[5]

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
  1. "CA Justice Jhosep Lopez appointed to Supreme Court". GMA News Online. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  2. 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.
  3. "New SC Associate Justice: Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez". Supreme Court of the Philippines.
  4. "Manila City Council endorses appointment of CA Associate Justice Jhosep Lopez to the SC". Manila Bulletin. 2019-06-27. Retrieved 2021-01-26.
  5. https://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/16669/
      Legal offices
      Preceded by
      Priscilla Baltazar-Padilla      		 Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
      2021–present      		 Incumbent
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