Filipino judge
Mario Villamor Lopez (born June 4, 1955)[1] is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Francis Jardeleza.
Education
Lopez earned a law degree from San Beda College.[2] He later earned a Master of Laws from the University of Santo Tomas.[3]
Career
He served as prosecutor of the Tanodbayan, now known as the office of the Ombudsman in 1985 and became executive judge of Batangas City in 1997 before his appointment to the Court of Appeals.[3]
Supreme Court appointment
Lopez had first interviewed for the seat vacated by Noel Tijam.[4] Mariano del Castillo[5] which was later filled by Rodil Zalameda. On December 3, 2019, Lopez was appointed to the court to fill the seat vacated by Francis Jardeleza.[6]
Personal
Lopez is from La Union.[3]
References
- ^ "Justice Mario Villamor Lopez is sworn in as the 185th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | Supreme Court of the Philippines". December 5, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2020.
- ^ Buan, Lian (3 December 2019). "Duterte fills up 2 more SC vacancies with Bedan, USC justices". Rappler. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
- ^ a b c "Duterte appoints 2 appellate court justices to Supreme Court: sources". ABS-CBN News. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
- ^ Charm, Neil (7 December 2018). "10 names in shortlist for Justice Tijam's post". BusinessWorld. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
- ^ "24 candidates vying for Justice Del Castillo's Supreme Court seat". philstar.com. Retrieved 2019-12-27.
- ^ Panaligan, Rey (December 4, 2019). "SC receives appointment papers of two new associate justices". Manila Bulletin News. Retrieved December 27, 2019.
