The chief justice of the Philippines presides over the Supreme Court of the Philippines and is the highest judicial officer of the government of the Philippines. As of April 5,2021,the position is currently held by Alexander Gesmundo,who was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte following the early retirement of his predecessor Diosdado Peralta in March 2021.
The Supreme Court of Argentina,officially known as the Supreme Court of Justice of the Argentine Nation,is the highest court of law of the Argentine Republic. It was inaugurated on 15 January 1863. However,during much of the 20th century,the Court and the Argentine judicial system in general,lacked autonomy from the executive power. The Court was reformed in 2003 by the decree 222/03.
An associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines is one of fifteen members of the Supreme Court of the Philippines,the highest court in the Philippines. The Chief Justice presides over the high court,but carries only one of the 15 votes in the court. Traditionally,the Chief Justice is deemed primus inter pares among the justices.
Querube Cortinas Makalintal was the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 1973 to 1975 and Speaker of the Interim Batasang Pambansa from 1978 to 1984.
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.
Jose Catral Mendoza is a former associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
Maria Lourdes "Meilou" Aranal Sereno is a Filipina lawyer and judge who served as de facto chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2012 until her removal in 2018.
John Evan Richards was an American attorney who served as an associate justice of the California Supreme Court from 1924 until 1932.
Bienvenido "Bogie" Lorenzo Reyes is a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He left the Court of Appeals on August 23,2011 to assume his seat on the Supreme Court.
Samuel Reyes Martires is a Filipino lawyer serving as the Ombudsman of the Philippines since 2018. He was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from 2017 to 2018.
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.
Alexander Gahon Gesmundo is serving as the chief justice of the Philippines since April 5,2021. He replaced Diosdado Peralta,who retired early on March 27,2021. He previously served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court from 2017 to 2021.
Ramon Paul Layugan Hernando is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Associate Justice Samuel Martires.
Rosmari Declaro Carandang is a former associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. She was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace then-Justice Teresita de Castro.
Mario Villamor Lopez is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Francis Jardeleza.
Edgardo "Edgar" Lao Delos Santos is a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Justice Antonio Carpio.
Priscilla Joson Baltazar-Padilla served as the 188th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines in 2020. She was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Associate Justice Andres Reyes Jr.
Ricardo de Rivera Rosario is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Associate Justice Jose Reyes Jr.
Japar Babay Dimaampao is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He is the second Muslim to be appointed to the High Court after Justice Abdulwahid Bidin.
