Chief Justice of the Philippines Punong Mahistrado ng Pilipinas | |
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Style | The Honorable (formal) Your Honor (when addressed directly in court) |
Member of |
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Appointer | Presidential appointment upon nomination by the Judicial and Bar Council |
Term length | Retirement at the age of 70 |
Inaugural holder |
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Formation | June 11, 1901 |
Website | Official Website |
The Chief Justice of the Philippines (Filipino: Punong Mahistrado ng Pilipinas) is the judge in charge of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. They are the highest ranking judge in the government of the Philippines. The current chief justice is Alexander Gesmundo. He was chosen to be the chief justice by President Rodrigo Duterte in 2021.
# | Image | Chief Justice | Term | Appointed by | Law school | |
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1 | Cayetano Arellano | June 11, 1901 – April 12, 1920 (18 years, 306 days) |
William McKinley | Republican | UST | |
2 | Victorino Mapa | July 1, 1920 – October 31, 1921 (1 year, 122 days) |
Woodrow Wilson | Democratic | UST | |
3 | Manuel Araullo | November 1, 1921 – July 26, 1924 (2 years, 268 days) |
Warren G. Harding | Republican | UST | |
4 | Ramón Avanceña | April 1, 1925 – December 24, 1941 (16 years, 267 days) |
Calvin Coolidge | Republican | UST | |
5 | José Abad Santos1 | December 24, 1941 – May 2, 1942 (129 days) |
Manuel L. Quezon | Nacionalista | Northwestern | |
6 | José Yulo | May 7, 1942 – July 9, 1945 (3 years, 63 days) |
Masaharu Homma | Miliitary | UP | |
7 | Manuel Moran | July 9, 1945 – March 20, 1951 (5 years, 254 days) |
Sergio Osmeña | Nacionalista | Escuela de Derecho | |
8 | Ricardo Paras | April 2, 1951 – February 17, 1961 (9 years, 321 days) |
Elpidio Quirino | Liberal | UP | |
9 | César Bengzon | April 28, 1961 – May 29, 1966 (5 years, 31 days) |
Carlos P. Garcia | Nacionalista | UP | |
10 | Roberto Concepcion | June 17, 1966 – April 18, 1973 (6 years, 305 days) |
Ferdinand Marcos | UST | ||
11 | Querube Makalintal | October 21, 1973 – December 22, 1975 (2 years, 62 days) |
UP | |||
12 | Fred Ruiz Castro | January 5, 1976 – April 19, 1979 (3 years, 104 days) |
UP | |||
13 | Enrique Fernando | July 2, 1979 – July 24, 1985 (6 years, 22 days) |
KBL | UP | ||
14 | Felix Makasiar | July 25, 1985 – November 19, 1985 (117 days) |
UP | |||
15 | Ramon Aquino | November 20, 1985 – March 6, 1987 (1 year, 106 days) |
UP | |||
16 | Claudio Teehankee, Sr. | April 2, 1987 – April 18, 1988 (1 year, 16 days) |
Corazon Aquino | UNIDO | Ateneo | |
17 | Pedro Yap | April 19, 1988 – June 30, 1988 (72 days) |
Independent | UP | ||
18 | Marcelo Fernan | July 1, 1988 – December 6, 1991 (3 years, 158 days) |
UP | |||
19 | Andres Narvasa | December 8, 1991 – November 30, 1998 (6 years, 357 days) |
UST | |||
20 | Hilario Davide Jr. | November 30, 1998 – December 20, 2005 (7 years, 20 days) |
Joseph Estrada | LAMMP | UP | |
21 | Artemio Panganiban | December 20, 2005 – December 7, 2006 (351 days) |
Gloria Macapagal Arroyo | Lakas | FEU | |
22 | Reynato Puno | December 8, 2006 – May 17, 2010 (3 years, 160 days) |
UP | |||
23 | Renato Corona2 | May 17, 2010 – May 29, 20123 (2 years, 12 days) |
Ateneo | |||
– | Maria Lourdes Sereno3 | August 25, 2012 – May 11, 20184 (5 years, 259 days) (de facto) |
Benigno Aquino III | Liberal | UP | |
24 | Teresita de Castro | August 28, 2018 – October 10, 2018 (44 days) |
Rodrigo Duterte | PDP–Laban | UP | |
25 | Lucas Bersamin | November 26, 2018 – October 18, 2019 (324 days) |
UE | |||
26 | Diosdado Peralta | October 23, 2019 – March 27, 2021 (1 year, 155 days) |
UST | |||
27 | Alexander Gesmundo | April 5, 2021 – present (3 years, 151 days) |
Ateneo |