Edgardo Delos Santos

Edgardo Delos Santos
186th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
In office
December 3, 2019 – June 30, 2021
Appointed byRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byAntonio Carpio
Succeeded byMidas Marquez
Personal details
Born
Edgardo Lao Delos Santos

(1952-06-12) June 12, 1952 (age 72)
Palompon, Leyte, Philippines
EducationUniversity of San Carlos (AB, LLB)

Edgardo "Edgar" Lao Delos Santos (born June 12, 1952) is a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Justice Antonio Carpio.

Education

Delos Santos obtained his law degree from the University of San Carlos in Cebu.[1]

He initially served as a municipal trial court judge in Dumaguete and later became regional trial court judge in Bacolod before his appointment to the appellate court.[2] He was a Cebu-based Court of Appeals Justice for more than 11 years.[1]

Supreme Court appointment

Delos Santos had first interviewed for the seat vacated by Noel Tijam but he was not shortlisted.[3] He was then interviewed for the seat vacated by Mariano del Castillo[4] which was later filled by Rodil Zalameda. On December 3, 2019, Delos Santos was appointed to the court to fill the seat vacated by Antonio Carpio.[5] Delos Santos retired on June 30, 2021, a year earlier than expected, for health reasons.[6][7]

Personal

Delos Santos was born in Palompon, Leyte on June 12, 1952.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c Buan, Lian (3 December 2019). "Duterte fills up 2 more SC vacancies with Bedan, USC justices". Rappler. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  2. ^ "Duterte appoints 2 appellate court justices to Supreme Court: sources". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  3. ^ Charm, Neil. "10 names in shortlist for Justice Tijam's post". BusinessWorld. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  4. ^ "24 candidates vying for Justice Del Castillo's Supreme Court seat". philstar.com. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
  5. ^ Panaligan, Rey (December 4, 2019). "SC receives appointment papers of two new associate justices". Manila Bulletin News. Archived from the original on December 27, 2019. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
  6. ^ Canlas, Jomar (2021-06-30). "SC justice Delos Santos retires". The Manila Times. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
  7. ^ Buan, Lian (2021-05-24). "Vacancy on June 30: Supreme Court accepts Delos Santos' early retirement". Rappler. Retrieved 2021-07-06.
Legal offices
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2019–2021 		Succeeded by


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