Ricardo Rosario

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Ricardo Rosario
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Justice Rosario in 2020
189th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Assumed office
October 8, 2020
Appointed byRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byJose Reyes Jr.
Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines
In office
September 12, 2005 – October 8, 2020
Appointed byGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Personal details
Born
Ricardo de Rivera Rosario

(1958-10-15) October 15, 1958 (age 63)
Quezon City
Parent(s)Eduardo Gutierrez
Rosario Anita de Rivera Rosario
Alma materAteneo Law School

Ricardo de Rivera Rosario (born October 15, 1958) 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.[1]

Education[]

Rosario received his Bachelor of Laws degree from the Ateneo Law School.[2]

Legal career[]

He started his career in law as a legal officer of the National Bureau of Investigation, then as senior corporate attorney in the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System.

Judicial career[]

Trial court judge[]

Rosario was appointed senior assistant city prosecutor in Quezon City in 1994, where he served for three years. Rosario became the presiding judge of Manila Metropolitan Trial Court Branch 19 in 1997, then later as presiding judge of the Makati Regional Trial Court Branch 66 until he was promoted to the Court of Appeals in September 2005.[3]

Appellate court[]

On September 12, 2005, he was appointed Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals by then-President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Rosario was Chairman of The Court of Appeals' Ninth Division. He held the position for 15 years until his appointment to the Supreme Court in 2020.

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court[]

On October 8, 2020, President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Rosario Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.[4] Rosario filled the post vacated by Supreme Court Associate Justice Jose Reyes Jr., who had retired that September.[5] He was chosen out of six other potential candidates, Court of Appeals (CA) Associate Justices Ramón Cruz, Japar Dimaampao, Jhosep López, Eduardo Peralta Jr., and María Filomena Singh, as well as Court Administrator Midas Márquez.[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Lagrimas, Nicole-Annie (16 September 2020). "JBC shortlists 7 for upcoming Supreme Court vacancy". gmanetwork.com. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  2. ^ "CA Justice Rosario appointed to Supreme Court". CNN Philippines. September 9, 2020. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  3. ^ Patag, Kristine Joy (October 9, 2020). "CA justice Rosario appointed to Supreme Court". philstar.com. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  4. ^ Esguerra, Darryl John (October 9, 2020). "CA Justice Rosario appointed to SC". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  5. ^ Busn, Lian; Ranada, Pia (2020-10-09). "CA Justice Rosario is Duterte's newest Supreme Court appointee". Rappler. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
  6. ^ Pazzibugan, Dona (October 9, 2020). "Seven nominated to Supreme Court". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 2020-10-09.
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