Romeo J. Callejo Sr. | |
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| 152nd Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | |
| In office August 26, 2002 – April 27, 2007 | |
| Appointed by | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Sabino R. De Leon Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Ruben T. Reyes |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 28, 1937 Santa Lucia, Ilocos Sur, Commonwealth of the Philippines |
| Died | September 19, 2023 (aged 86) |
| Spouse | Ma. Filipinas Villanueva Callejo |
Romeo J. Callejo Sr. (April 28, 1937 – September 19, 2023) was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed to the court on August 26, 2002, by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and served until his mandatory retirement on April 27, 2007.
After earning his law degree from the San Beda College of Law in 1962, Callejo joined the law office of Senator Jose W. Diokno. He spent the next 24 years in private practice.
Callejo was appointed a Manila trial court judge in 1986 and was promoted to the court of aAppeals in 1994. He was serving in the court of appeals upon his appointment to the Supreme Court in 2002. An expert in the fields of criminal law and procedural law, Callejo also taught these subjects in various law schools in Manila, including his alma mater San Beda College.
Possibly one of the most prolific opinion writers in recent Supreme Court history, Callejo retired on April 28, 2007, upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70. Upon his retirement, he received the Justice Jose Abad Santos Award from Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno in the retirement ceremonies held in his honour on the day of his retirement. As his 21 years of service in the judiciary drew to a close midnight on April 28, 2007, he was acclaimed by his colleagues for “his untarnished reputation for honesty and integrity, which lawyers and judges, present and future, should emulate.”
Callejo was a member of the Retired Judges Association of the Philippines. Callejo died on September 19, 2023, at the age of 86.[1]
