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href="/wiki/File:Chief_Justice_Maria_Lourdes_Sereno.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/00/Chief_Justice_Maria_Lourdes_Sereno.jpg/237px-Chief_Justice_Maria_Lourdes_Sereno.jpg" decoding="async" width="237" height="357" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/00/Chief_Justice_Maria_Lourdes_Sereno.jpg 1.5x" data-file-width="266" data-file-height="401" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption" style="line-height:normal;padding-top:0.2em;"><small>As a result of <i>Republic v. Sereno</i>, Sereno was ousted from her position. She is no longer considered the 24th <a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_the_Philippines" title="Chief Justice of the Philippines">Chief Justice of the Philippines</a>, as the Court ruled that her appointment was never legal.<sup id="cite_ref-QuoWarranto_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QuoWarranto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-:0_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:0-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></small></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;"><a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines">Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; margin:0; color: black; background-color: lavender"><i><b><a href="/wiki/De_facto" title="De facto">De facto</a></b></i></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />August 25, 2012 – May 11, 2018<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br /><span style="font-size:85%;">On leave from March 1 – May 9, 2018<sup id="cite_ref-note_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>b<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Appointed by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Benigno_Aquino_III" title="Benigno Aquino III">Benigno Aquino III</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Renato_Corona" title="Renato Corona">Renato Corona</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Teresita_de_Castro" title="Teresita de Castro">Teresita de Castro</a></td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender;line-height:normal;padding:0.2em;">169th <a href="/wiki/Associate_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_Philippines" title="Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines">Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines</a></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data" style="border-bottom:none"><span class="nowrap"><b>In office</b></span><br />August 13, 2010 – August 25, 2012</td><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Appointed by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Benigno_Aquino_III" title="Benigno Aquino III">Benigno Aquino III</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Preceded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Renato_Corona" title="Renato Corona">Renato Corona</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="text-align:left"><span class="nowrap">Succeeded by</span></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Marvic_Leonen" title="Marvic Leonen">Marvic Leonen</a></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="color: #202122; background:lavender">Personal details</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Born</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display:inline" class="nickname">Maria Lourdes Punzalan Aranal</div><br /><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday">1960-07-02</span>) </span>July 2, 1960<span class="noprint ForceAgeToShow"> (age 64)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/Manila" title="Manila">Manila</a>, Philippines</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Education</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ateneo_de_Manila_University" title="Ateneo de Manila University">Ateneo de Manila University</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">BA</a>)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Philippines_Diliman" title="University of the Philippines Diliman">University of the Philippines Diliman</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Laws" title="Bachelor of Laws">LLB</a></span>, <span style="font-size:85%;"><a href="/wiki/Master_of_Arts" title="Master of Arts">MA</a>)</span><br /><a href="/wiki/University_of_Michigan" title="University of Michigan">University of Michigan</a> <span style="font-size:85%;">(<a href="/wiki/Master_of_Laws" title="Master of Laws">LLM</a>)</span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below" style="border-top: 1px solid right;"><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Maria Lourdes</b> "<b>Meilou</b>" <b>Aranal-Sereno</b> (<style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1177148991">.mw-parser-output .IPA-label-small{font-size:85%}.mw-parser-output .references .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .infobox .IPA-label-small,.mw-parser-output .navbox .IPA-label-small{font-size:100%}</style><span class="IPA-label IPA-label-small">Tagalog:</span> <span class="IPA nowrap" lang="tl-Latn-fonipa"><a href="/wiki/Help:IPA/Tagalog" title="Help:IPA/Tagalog">[sɛˈrɛnɔ]</a></span>; born <b>Maria Lourdes Punzalan Aranal</b>; July 2, 1960) is a Filipina lawyer and judge who served as de facto <a href="/wiki/Chief_Justice_of_the_Philippines" title="Chief Justice of the Philippines">chief justice</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_Philippines" title="Supreme Court of the Philippines">Supreme Court of the Philippines</a><sup id="cite_ref-refina_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-refina-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> from 2012 until 2018. </p><p>Appointed as an <a href="/wiki/Associate_Justice" class="mw-redirect" title="Associate Justice">associate justice</a> by <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Philippines" title="President of the Philippines">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Benigno_Aquino_III" title="Benigno Aquino III">Benigno Aquino III</a> in August 2010, she became the second youngest person (at the age of 52) to assume the post of chief justice in August 2012. She is considered to be the first woman head of a judicial branch in any Southeast Asian sovereign state.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>She was removed from office by way of an 8–6 decision by the Supreme Court over a <i><a href="/wiki/Quo_warranto" title="Quo warranto">quo warranto</a></i> petition, rendering her appointment as chief justice null and void.<sup id="cite_ref-QuoWarranto_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QuoWarranto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sereno had faced criticism from the administration of President <a href="/wiki/Rodrigo_Duterte" title="Rodrigo Duterte">Rodrigo Duterte</a> for expressing her criticism of his <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Drug_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Philippine Drug War">Philippine Drug War</a>, and some saw the petition as politically motivated.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-untv_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-untv-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> At the same time she was removed from office, Sereno had also been facing an <a href="/wiki/Impeachment_in_the_Philippines" title="Impeachment in the Philippines">impeachment</a> <a href="/wiki/Impeachment_trial" title="Impeachment trial">trial</a> prior to the granting of the petition, but after its granting, such trial became <a href="/wiki/Mootness" title="Mootness">moot</a> and was never scheduled.<sup id="cite_ref-:1_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-:1-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_life_and_education">Early life and education</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maria_Lourdes_Sereno&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early life and education"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sereno was born on July 2, 1960, in <a href="/wiki/Manila" title="Manila">Manila</a>, to Margarito Aranal of <a href="/wiki/Siasi,_Sulu" class="mw-redirect" title="Siasi, Sulu">Siasi, Sulu</a>, and Soledad Punzalan of <a href="/wiki/Bay,_Laguna" title="Bay, Laguna">Bay, Laguna</a> who served as a public school teacher.<sup id="cite_ref-sereno52_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sereno52-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sereno graduated <a href="/wiki/Salutatorian" title="Salutatorian">salutatorian</a> from Kamuning Elementary School in 1972 and with honors from Quezon City High School in 1976.<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>A scholarship allowed her to apply at the <a href="/wiki/Ateneo_de_Manila_University" title="Ateneo de Manila University">Ateneo de Manila University</a> where she had the options of taking either Political Science or Economics. She opted for the <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Arts" title="Bachelor of Arts">Bachelor of Arts</a> in <a href="/wiki/Economics" title="Economics">Economics</a> and graduated in 1980. She finished her <a href="/wiki/Bachelor_of_Laws" title="Bachelor of Laws">Bachelor of Laws</a> degree from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Philippines_College_of_Law" title="University of the Philippines College of Law">College of Law</a> at the <a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Philippines_Diliman" title="University of the Philippines Diliman">University of the Philippines Diliman</a> in 1984, graduating as <a href="/wiki/Cum_laude" class="mw-redirect" title="Cum laude">cum laude</a> and class <a href="/wiki/Valedictorian" title="Valedictorian">valedictorian</a>, and took the <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Bar_Examination" class="mw-redirect" title="Philippine Bar Examination">bar exam</a> that year.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> She was admitted to the practice of law the following year. </p><p>She earned a <a href="/wiki/Master_of_Arts" title="Master of Arts">Master of Arts</a> in <a href="/wiki/Economics" title="Economics">economics</a> in 1992 from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Philippines_School_of_Economics" title="University of the Philippines School of Economics">University of the Philippines School of Economics</a> of <a href="/wiki/UP_Diliman" class="mw-redirect" title="UP Diliman">UP Diliman</a>. Thereafter, she earned a <a href="/wiki/Master_of_Laws" title="Master of Laws">Master of Laws</a> from the <a href="/wiki/University_of_Michigan_Law_School" title="University of Michigan Law School">University of Michigan Law School</a> in 1993.<sup id="cite_ref-refina_5-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-refina-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>She is an alumna of the UP Portia Sorority.<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maria_Lourdes_Sereno&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Pre-Supreme_Court_career">Pre-Supreme Court career</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maria_Lourdes_Sereno&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Pre-Supreme Court career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Sereno started her career as a junior associate of the Sycip Salazar Feliciano and Hernandez law firm.<sup id="cite_ref-refina_5-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-refina-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the age of 38, she was appointed as legal counselor at the <a href="/wiki/World_Trade_Organization" title="World Trade Organization">World Trade Organization</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Appellate_Body" title="Appellate Body">Appellate Body</a> Secretariat in Geneva.<sup id="cite_ref-gov_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gov-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>She was the only female member of the 1999 Preparatory Commission on Constitutional Reform where she headed the commission’s Steering Committee. In the same year, with Justice Jose Campos, Commissioner <a href="/wiki/Haydee_Yorac" title="Haydee Yorac">Haydee Yorac</a>, and other professors from the UP College of Law, she co-founded Accesslaw, a corporation that provided the first annotated electronic research system in Philippine law.<sup id="cite_ref-gov_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gov-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>She also served as legal counsel for various government offices including the Office of the President, <a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Solicitor_General_of_the_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of the Solicitor General of the Philippines">Office of the Solicitor General</a>, <a href="/wiki/Manila_International_Airport_Authority" title="Manila International Airport Authority">Manila International Airport Authority</a>, and the <a href="/wiki/Department_of_Trade_and_Industry_(Philippines)" title="Department of Trade and Industry (Philippines)">Department of Trade and Industry</a>. She previously headed the Information and Public Division office of the UP Law Complex. She was also a lecturer at the <a href="/wiki/Hague_Academy_of_International_Law" class="mw-redirect" title="Hague Academy of International Law">Hague Academy of International Law</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-refina_5-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-refina-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>At the time of her appointment to the Supreme Court in 2010, Sereno was <a href="/wiki/Executive_director" title="Executive director">executive director</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Asian_Institute_of_Management" title="Asian Institute of Management">Asian Institute of Management</a> Policy Center. She was also the <a href="/wiki/President_(corporate_title)" title="President (corporate title)">president</a> of Accesslaw Inc., had taught at <a href="/wiki/University_of_the_Philippines_College_of_Law" title="University of the Philippines College of Law">University of the Philippines College of Law</a> for 19 years, and served as a consultant for the <a href="/wiki/United_Nations" title="United Nations">United Nations</a>, <a href="/wiki/World_Bank" title="World Bank">World Bank</a>, and <a href="/wiki/US_Agency_for_International_Development" class="mw-redirect" title="US Agency for International Development">US Agency for International Development</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-INQ1_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-INQ1-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sereno served as a co-counsel with Justice Florentino Feliciano on the Fraport case in <a href="/wiki/Singapore" title="Singapore">Singapore</a>, in which the Republic of the Philippines won the case.<sup id="cite_ref-Yahoo1_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Yahoo1-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Supreme_Court_of_the_Philippines">Supreme Court of the Philippines</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maria_Lourdes_Sereno&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Supreme Court of the Philippines"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:CJAndresNarvasaEulogiesjf0200_13.JPG" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/CJAndresNarvasaEulogiesjf0200_13.JPG/150px-CJAndresNarvasaEulogiesjf0200_13.JPG" decoding="async" width="150" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/CJAndresNarvasaEulogiesjf0200_13.JPG/225px-CJAndresNarvasaEulogiesjf0200_13.JPG 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/CJAndresNarvasaEulogiesjf0200_13.JPG/300px-CJAndresNarvasaEulogiesjf0200_13.JPG 2x" data-file-width="3456" data-file-height="4608" /></a><figcaption>Sereno at <a href="/wiki/Andres_Narvasa" title="Andres Narvasa">Andres Narvasa</a>'s funeral in 2013</figcaption></figure> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Associate_Justice_(2010–2012)"><span id="Associate_Justice_.282010.E2.80.932012.29"></span>Associate Justice (2010–2012)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maria_Lourdes_Sereno&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Associate Justice (2010–2012)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In August 2010, Sereno was appointed <a href="/wiki/Associate_Justice_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_the_Philippines" title="Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines">associate justice</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_Philippines" title="Supreme Court of the Philippines">Supreme Court of the Philippines</a>, its 169th member and the first appointee to the high court by President <a href="/wiki/Benigno_Aquino_III" title="Benigno Aquino III">Benigno Aquino III</a>. Sereno, the 13th woman appointed as justice of the Supreme Court, was the youngest appointee to the court since <a href="/wiki/Manuel_Moran" title="Manuel Moran">Manuel Moran</a> in 1945 until <a href="/wiki/Marvic_Leonen" title="Marvic Leonen">Marvic Leonen</a> surpassed her at the age of 49 in 2012.<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Chief_Justice_(2012–2018)"><span id="Chief_Justice_.282012.E2.80.932018.29"></span>Chief Justice (2012–2018)</h4><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maria_Lourdes_Sereno&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Chief Justice (2012–2018)"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>On August 24, 2012, President Aquino announced his appointment of Sereno as the new chief justice of the Supreme Court, replacing <a href="/wiki/Renato_Corona" title="Renato Corona">Renato Corona</a>, who was removed from office in May 2012 after being convicted in an <a href="/wiki/Impeachment_of_Renato_Corona" title="Impeachment of Renato Corona">impeachment trial</a>. </p><p>Sereno voted against several of President <a href="/wiki/Rodrigo_Duterte" title="Rodrigo Duterte">Rodrigo Duterte</a>'s proposals, such as declaring martial law and <a href="/wiki/Burial_of_Ferdinand_Marcos" title="Burial of Ferdinand Marcos">burying Ferdinand Marcos</a> in a cemetery reserved for national heroes.<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Sereno also took a stance on Duterte's <a href="/wiki/Philippine_Drug_War" class="mw-redirect" title="Philippine Drug War">Philippine Drug War</a> when she called for <a href="/wiki/Due_process" title="Due process">due process</a> for those included in Duterte's "drug list", a list of people alleged to be involved in the illegal drug trade.<sup id="cite_ref-abs-oust_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-abs-oust-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In a televised public speech in April 2018, Duterte addressed Sereno thus: "So I’m putting you on notice that I am now your enemy. And you have to be out of the Supreme Court,"<sup id="cite_ref-gr_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gr-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after Sereno accused him of interfering with the case. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Removal_from_office">Removal from office</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maria_Lourdes_Sereno&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Removal from office"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/Quo_warranto_petition_against_Maria_Lourdes_Sereno" title="Quo warranto petition against Maria Lourdes Sereno">Quo warranto petition against Maria Lourdes Sereno</a></div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Former_CJ_Sereno.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Former_CJ_Sereno.jpg/250px-Former_CJ_Sereno.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="157" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/Former_CJ_Sereno.jpg/375px-Former_CJ_Sereno.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/8/8a/Former_CJ_Sereno.jpg 2x" data-file-width="415" data-file-height="260" /></a><figcaption>Sereno addressing supporters after a decision was made on the <i>quo warranto</i> petition filed against her on May 11, 2018.</figcaption></figure> <p>On August 30, 2017, at least 25 members of the <a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_the_Philippines" title="House of Representatives of the Philippines">House of Representatives</a> began the impeachment process against then-chief justice Sereno. In addition <a href="/wiki/Office_of_the_Solicitor_General_of_the_Philippines" class="mw-redirect" title="Office of the Solicitor General of the Philippines">Solicitor General</a> <a href="/wiki/Jose_Calida" title="Jose Calida">Jose Calida</a> filed a <i><a href="/wiki/Quo_warranto" title="Quo warranto">quo warranto</a></i> petition to invalidate her appointment as chief justice over alleged lack of integrity. Both the impeachment proceedings and <i>quo warranto</i> petition cites Sereno's alleged failure to properly declare her <a href="/wiki/Statement_of_Assets,_Liabilities_and_Net_worth" class="mw-redirect" title="Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net worth">Statement of Assets, Liabilities and Net worth</a> (SALN) and was also responsible for tax misdeclarations and unauthorized expenses. Sereno has questioned the quo warranto petition saying that she could only be legally removed through impeachment.<sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After an impeachment process against her began, Sereno took an indefinite leave on March 1, 2018, but maintained she will not resign. She returned from leave shortly after the rest of the Supreme Court made a decision on the quo warranto petition. Deciding on the <i>quo warranto</i> petition <i><a href="/wiki/En_banc" title="En banc">en banc</a></i> the Supreme Court justices voted to remove Sereno from the court on May 11, 2018, by a vote of 8–6.<sup id="cite_ref-QuoWarranto_1-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QuoWarranto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Sereno filed a motion for consideration but the high court denied with finality Sereno's motion for reconsideration for lack of merit on June 19, 2018 voting 8–6, upholding the <i>quo warranto</i> decision. The ruling also states that no further pleading will be entertained as well as order for immediate entry of judgement.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Senior Justice Antonio Carpio assumed the post of chief justice in an acting capacity starting May 14, 2018, following Sereno's removal from office.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> As a result of <i><a href="/wiki/Republic_v._Sereno" class="mw-redirect" title="Republic v. Sereno">Republic v. Sereno</a></i>, Maria Lourdes Sereno is no longer considered the 24th chief justice of the Philippines, as the court ruled that her appointment was never legal but null and void <a href="/wiki/Ab_initio" title="Ab initio">ab initio</a>. Thus, on August 25, 2018, Teresita de Castro was appointed by President <a href="/wiki/Rodrigo_Duterte" title="Rodrigo Duterte">Rodrigo Duterte</a> as the new <a href="/wiki/De_jure" title="De jure">de jure</a> and 24th chief justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.<sup id="cite_ref-26" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading5"><h5 id="Tax_cases">Tax cases</h5><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maria_Lourdes_Sereno&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Tax cases"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The <a href="/wiki/Court_of_Tax_Appeals" title="Court of Tax Appeals">Court of Tax Appeals</a> in a 45-page <a href="/wiki/Judgment_(law)" title="Judgment (law)">Decision</a> dated May 14, 2024, penned by the 2-member <a href="/wiki/Court_of_Tax_Appeals" title="Court of Tax Appeals">Court of Tax Appeals</a> Special Second Division, Justices Lanee Cui-David and Jean Marie Bacorro-Villena, granted Serenos' <a href="/wiki/Petition_for_review" title="Petition for review">Petition for review</a>. The tax Court voided the <a href="/wiki/Bureau_of_Internal_Revenue" title="Bureau of Internal Revenue">Bureau of Internal Revenue</a> ’s P8.8 million <a href="/wiki/Tax_assessment" title="Tax assessment">tax assessment</a> (2011 to 2016).<sup id="cite_ref-27" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal_life">Personal life</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maria_Lourdes_Sereno&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Personal life"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Maria Lourdes Sereno is married to Mario Jose E. Sereno of <a href="/wiki/Davao_City" title="Davao City">Davao City</a>. They have two children, Maria Sophia and Jose Lorenzo.<sup id="cite_ref-sereno52_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-sereno52-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Awards">Awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maria_Lourdes_Sereno&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li>Awardee for Law, The Outstanding Women in the Nation's Service (TOWNS), 1998<sup id="cite_ref-gov_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-gov-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maria_Lourdes_Sereno&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Maria Lourdes Sereno was removed on May 11, 2018, via <i><a href="/wiki/Quo_warranto" title="Quo warranto">quo warranto</a></i> by a special <i><a href="/wiki/En_banc" title="En banc">en banc</a></i> session which also ruled that the Chief Justice post vacant; the petition alleged Sereno's appointment was void <i><a href="/wiki/Ab_initio" title="Ab initio">ab initio</a></i> due to her failure in complying with the <a href="/wiki/Judicial_and_Bar_Council" title="Judicial and Bar Council">Judicial and Bar Council</a> requirements. Hence, her tenure is now considered <a href="/wiki/De_facto" title="De facto">de facto</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-QuoWarranto_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-QuoWarranto-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-note_4-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Duties and powers transferred to <a href="/wiki/Antonio_Carpio" title="Antonio Carpio">Antonio Carpio</a> while on leave.</span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Maria_Lourdes_Sereno&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-QuoWarranto-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-QuoWarranto_1-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-QuoWarranto_1-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-QuoWarranto_1-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-QuoWarranto_1-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20180620153100/http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2018/may2018/237428.pdf">"<i>Republic of the Philippines, represented by Solicitor General Jose C. 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Tijam</a></li> <li><i>Vacant</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="March_8,_2017_–_July_6,_2017:" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:transparent; font-weight: normal;">March 8, 2017 – July 6, 2017:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Carpio" title="Antonio Carpio">A. Carpio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbitero_Velasco_Jr." title="Presbitero Velasco Jr.">P. Velasco Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teresita_de_Castro" title="Teresita de Castro">T. Leonardo-de Castro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diosdado_Peralta" title="Diosdado Peralta">D. Peralta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucas_Bersamin" title="Lucas Bersamin">L. Bersamin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariano_del_Castillo" title="Mariano del Castillo">M. Del Castillo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jose_C._Mendoza" title="Jose C. Mendoza">J. Mendoza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bienvenido_L._Reyes" class="mw-redirect" title="Bienvenido L. Reyes">B. Reyes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estela_Perlas-Bernabe" title="Estela Perlas-Bernabe">E. Perlas-Bernabe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvic_Leonen" title="Marvic Leonen">M. Leonen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_Jardeleza" title="Francis Jardeleza">F. Jardeleza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfredo_Benjamin_Caguioa" title="Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa">A. Caguioa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Martires" title="Samuel Martires">S. Martires</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Noel_Tijam" title="Noel Tijam">N. Tijam</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="March_6,_2017_–_March_8,_2017:" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:transparent; font-weight: normal;">March 6, 2017 – March 8, 2017:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Carpio" title="Antonio Carpio">A. Carpio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbitero_Velasco_Jr." title="Presbitero Velasco Jr.">P. Velasco Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teresita_de_Castro" title="Teresita de Castro">T. Leonardo-de Castro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diosdado_Peralta" title="Diosdado Peralta">D. Peralta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucas_Bersamin" title="Lucas Bersamin">L. Bersamin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariano_del_Castillo" title="Mariano del Castillo">M. Del Castillo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jose_C._Mendoza" title="Jose C. Mendoza">J. Mendoza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bienvenido_L._Reyes" class="mw-redirect" title="Bienvenido L. Reyes">B. Reyes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estela_Perlas-Bernabe" title="Estela Perlas-Bernabe">E. Perlas-Bernabe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvic_Leonen" title="Marvic Leonen">M. Leonen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_Jardeleza" title="Francis Jardeleza">F. Jardeleza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfredo_Benjamin_Caguioa" title="Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa">A. Caguioa</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Samuel_Martires" title="Samuel Martires">S. Martires</a></li> <li><i>Vacant</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="December_29,_2016_-_March_6,_2017:" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:transparent; font-weight: normal;">December 29, 2016 - March 6, 2017:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Carpio" title="Antonio Carpio">A. Carpio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbitero_Velasco_Jr." title="Presbitero Velasco Jr.">P. Velasco Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teresita_de_Castro" title="Teresita de Castro">T. Leonardo-de Castro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diosdado_Peralta" title="Diosdado Peralta">D. Peralta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucas_Bersamin" title="Lucas Bersamin">L. Bersamin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariano_del_Castillo" title="Mariano del Castillo">M. Del Castillo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jose_C._Mendoza" title="Jose C. Mendoza">J. Mendoza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bienvenido_L._Reyes" class="mw-redirect" title="Bienvenido L. Reyes">B. Reyes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estela_Perlas-Bernabe" title="Estela Perlas-Bernabe">E. Perlas-Bernabe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvic_Leonen" title="Marvic Leonen">M. Leonen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_Jardeleza" title="Francis Jardeleza">F. Jardeleza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfredo_Benjamin_Caguioa" title="Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa">A. Caguioa</a></li> <li><i>Vacant</i></li> <li><i>Vacant</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="December_14,_2016_-_December_29,_2016:" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:transparent; font-weight: normal;">December 14, 2016 - December 29, 2016:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Carpio" title="Antonio Carpio">A. Carpio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbitero_Velasco_Jr." title="Presbitero Velasco Jr.">P. Velasco Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teresita_de_Castro" title="Teresita de Castro">T. Leonardo-de Castro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arturo_Brion" title="Arturo Brion">A. Brion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diosdado_Peralta" title="Diosdado Peralta">D. Peralta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucas_Bersamin" title="Lucas Bersamin">L. Bersamin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariano_del_Castillo" title="Mariano del Castillo">M. Del Castillo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jose_C._Mendoza" title="Jose C. Mendoza">J. Mendoza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bienvenido_L._Reyes" class="mw-redirect" title="Bienvenido L. Reyes">B. Reyes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estela_Perlas-Bernabe" title="Estela Perlas-Bernabe">E. Perlas-Bernabe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvic_Leonen" title="Marvic Leonen">M. Leonen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_Jardeleza" title="Francis Jardeleza">F. Jardeleza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfredo_Benjamin_Caguioa" title="Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa">A. Caguioa</a></li> <li><i>Vacant</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="January_22,_2016_-_December_14,_2016:" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:transparent; font-weight: normal;">January 22, 2016 - December 14, 2016:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Carpio" title="Antonio Carpio">A. Carpio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbitero_Velasco_Jr." title="Presbitero Velasco Jr.">P. Velasco Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teresita_de_Castro" title="Teresita de Castro">T. Leonardo-de Castro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arturo_Brion" title="Arturo Brion">A. Brion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diosdado_Peralta" title="Diosdado Peralta">D. Peralta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucas_Bersamin" title="Lucas Bersamin">L. Bersamin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariano_del_Castillo" title="Mariano del Castillo">M. Del Castillo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jose_P._Perez" title="Jose P. Perez">J. Perez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jose_C._Mendoza" title="Jose C. Mendoza">J. Mendoza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bienvenido_L._Reyes" class="mw-redirect" title="Bienvenido L. Reyes">B. Reyes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estela_Perlas-Bernabe" title="Estela Perlas-Bernabe">E. Perlas-Bernabe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvic_Leonen" title="Marvic Leonen">M. Leonen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_Jardeleza" title="Francis Jardeleza">F. Jardeleza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alfredo_Benjamin_Caguioa" title="Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa">A. Caguioa</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="August_19,_2014_-_January_22,_2016:" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:transparent; font-weight: normal;">August 19, 2014 - January 22, 2016:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Carpio" title="Antonio Carpio">A. Carpio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbitero_Velasco_Jr." title="Presbitero Velasco Jr.">P. Velasco Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teresita_de_Castro" title="Teresita de Castro">T. Leonardo-de Castro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arturo_Brion" title="Arturo Brion">A. Brion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diosdado_Peralta" title="Diosdado Peralta">D. Peralta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucas_Bersamin" title="Lucas Bersamin">L. Bersamin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariano_del_Castillo" title="Mariano del Castillo">M. Del Castillo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Villarama_Jr." title="Martin Villarama Jr.">M. Villarama Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jose_P._Perez" title="Jose P. Perez">J. Perez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jose_C._Mendoza" title="Jose C. Mendoza">J. Mendoza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bienvenido_L._Reyes" class="mw-redirect" title="Bienvenido L. Reyes">B. Reyes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estela_Perlas-Bernabe" title="Estela Perlas-Bernabe">E. Perlas-Bernabe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvic_Leonen" title="Marvic Leonen">M. Leonen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Francis_Jardeleza" title="Francis Jardeleza">F. Jardeleza</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="May_22,_2014_-_August_19,_2014:" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:transparent; font-weight: normal;">May 22, 2014 - August 19, 2014:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Carpio" title="Antonio Carpio">A. Carpio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbitero_Velasco_Jr." title="Presbitero Velasco Jr.">P. Velasco Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teresita_de_Castro" title="Teresita de Castro">T. Leonardo-de Castro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arturo_Brion" title="Arturo Brion">A. Brion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diosdado_Peralta" title="Diosdado Peralta">D. Peralta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucas_Bersamin" title="Lucas Bersamin">L. Bersamin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariano_del_Castillo" title="Mariano del Castillo">M. Del Castillo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Villarama_Jr." title="Martin Villarama Jr.">M. Villarama Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jose_P._Perez" title="Jose P. Perez">J. Perez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jose_C._Mendoza" title="Jose C. Mendoza">J. Mendoza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bienvenido_L._Reyes" class="mw-redirect" title="Bienvenido L. Reyes">B. Reyes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estela_Perlas-Bernabe" title="Estela Perlas-Bernabe">E. Perlas-Bernabe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvic_Leonen" title="Marvic Leonen">M. Leonen</a></li> <li><i>Vacant</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="November_21,_2012_-_May_22,_2014:" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:transparent; font-weight: normal;">November 21, 2012 - May 22, 2014:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Carpio" title="Antonio Carpio">A. Carpio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbitero_Velasco_Jr." title="Presbitero Velasco Jr.">P. Velasco Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teresita_de_Castro" title="Teresita de Castro">T. Leonardo-de Castro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arturo_Brion" title="Arturo Brion">A. Brion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diosdado_Peralta" title="Diosdado Peralta">D. Peralta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucas_Bersamin" title="Lucas Bersamin">L. Bersamin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariano_del_Castillo" title="Mariano del Castillo">M. Del Castillo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roberto_A._Abad" title="Roberto A. Abad">R. Abad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Villarama_Jr." title="Martin Villarama Jr.">M. Villarama Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jose_P._Perez" title="Jose P. Perez">J. Perez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jose_C._Mendoza" title="Jose C. Mendoza">J. Mendoza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bienvenido_L._Reyes" class="mw-redirect" title="Bienvenido L. Reyes">B. Reyes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estela_Perlas-Bernabe" title="Estela Perlas-Bernabe">E. Perlas-Bernabe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marvic_Leonen" title="Marvic Leonen">M. Leonen</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="August_25,_2012_-_November_21,_2012:" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:transparent; font-weight: normal;">August 25, 2012 - November 21, 2012:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Carpio" title="Antonio Carpio">A. Carpio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbitero_Velasco_Jr." title="Presbitero Velasco Jr.">P. Velasco Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teresita_de_Castro" title="Teresita de Castro">T. Leonardo-de Castro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arturo_Brion" title="Arturo Brion">A. Brion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diosdado_Peralta" title="Diosdado Peralta">D. Peralta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucas_Bersamin" title="Lucas Bersamin">L. Bersamin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariano_del_Castillo" title="Mariano del Castillo">M. Del Castillo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roberto_A._Abad" title="Roberto A. Abad">R. Abad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Villarama_Jr." title="Martin Villarama Jr.">M. Villarama Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jose_P._Perez" title="Jose P. Perez">J. Perez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jose_C._Mendoza" title="Jose C. Mendoza">J. Mendoza</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bienvenido_L._Reyes" class="mw-redirect" title="Bienvenido L. Reyes">B. Reyes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estela_Perlas-Bernabe" title="Estela Perlas-Bernabe">E. Perlas-Bernabe</a></li> <li><i>Vacant</i></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table><div></div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="The_Corona_Court" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="3"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239400231"><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Philippine_Supreme_Court_composition" title="Template:Philippine Supreme Court composition"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Philippine_Supreme_Court_composition" title="Template talk:Philippine Supreme Court composition"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Philippine_Supreme_Court_composition" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Philippine Supreme Court composition"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div><div id="The_Corona_Court" style="font-size:114%;margin:0 4em">The <a href="/wiki/Renato_Corona" title="Renato Corona">Corona</a> Court</div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow" colspan="3"><div>2010–2012</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"></div><table class="nowraplinks navbox-subgroup" style="border-spacing:0"><tbody><tr><th id="16_September_2011_–_29_May_2012:" scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;background:transparent; font-weight: normal;">16 September 2011 – <a href="/wiki/Impeachment_of_Renato_Corona" title="Impeachment of Renato Corona">29 May 2012</a>:</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Antonio_Carpio" title="Antonio Carpio">A. Carpio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Presbitero_Velasco_Jr." title="Presbitero Velasco Jr.">P. Velasco Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Teresita_de_Castro" title="Teresita de Castro">T. Leonardo-de Castro</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arturo_Brion" title="Arturo Brion">A. Brion</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Diosdado_Peralta" title="Diosdado Peralta">D. Peralta</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lucas_Bersamin" title="Lucas Bersamin">L. Bersamin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mariano_del_Castillo" title="Mariano del Castillo">M. Del Castillo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Roberto_A._Abad" title="Roberto A. Abad">R. Abad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Martin_Villarama_Jr." title="Martin Villarama Jr.">M. Villarama Jr.</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jose_P._Perez" title="Jose P. Perez">J. Perez</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jose_C._Mendoza" title="Jose C. Mendoza">J. Mendoza</a></li> <li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">M. L. Sereno</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bienvenido_L._Reyes" class="mw-redirect" title="Bienvenido L. Reyes">B. Reyes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estela_Perlas-Bernabe" title="Estela Perlas-Bernabe">E. 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