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Photo from https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/supremecourtjustices/associatejustice/66 This work is in the public domain in the Philippines and possibly other jurisdictions because it is a work created by an officer or employee of the Government of the Philippines or any of its subdivisions and instrumentalities, including government-owned and/or controlled corporations, as part of their regularly prescribed official duties; consequently, any work is ineligible for copyright under the terms of Part IV, Chapter I, Section 171.11 and Part IV, Chapter IV, Section 176 of Republic Act No. 8293 and Republic Act No. 10372, as amended, unless otherwise noted. However, in some instances, the use of this work in the Philippines or elsewhere may be regulated by this law or other laws.

Pastor Endencia (1890 - 1981)
Secretary of Education from January 13, 1954 to June 30, 1954. He then served as 11th presiding justice of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines from February 15, 1954 to April 18, 1956. He later ser...
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Román Ozaeta (1891 - 1972)
Román Ozaeta was a Filipino lawyer. He served as Solicitor General of the Philippines from August 17, 1938 to June 30, 1940. He later served as the 37th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Ph...
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Luis Protacio Torres (1880 - 1956)
Luis Protacio Torres was a Filipino lawyer and politician. He was the 58th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from August 20, 1949 to April 1, 1950. He later served as Mayor of B...
Official Photo of Associate Justice Flerida Ruth Romero by Official Directory of the Constitutional Commission Source: https://books.google.com.ph/books?id=SSQcAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA166#v=onepage&q=flerida%20ruth%20romero&f=false This work is in the public domain in the Philippines and possibly other jurisdictions because it is a work created by an officer or employee of the Government of the Philippines or any of its subdivisions and instrumentalities, including government-owned and/or controlled corporations, as part of their regularly prescribed official duties; consequently, any work is ineligible for copyright under the terms of Part IV, Chapter I, Section 171.11 and Part IV, Chapter IV, Section 176 of Republic Act No. 8293 and Republic Act No. 10372, as amended, unless otherwise noted. However, in some instances, the use of this work in the Philippines or elsewhere may be regulated by this law or other laws.

Flerida Ruth Pineda-Romero (1929 - 2017)
Flérida Ruth Pineda-Romero was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Born in Tondo, Manila, Romero received a law degree from the University of the Philippines College of Law in...
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Thomas A. Street (1872 - 1936)
Thomas Atkins Street was an American judge, author. member Code Committee (1910-1917) was principal codifier of Administrative Code of Philippine Islands, 1916, and of revised Administrative Code, 1917...

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The Kataas-taasang Hukuman ng Pilipinas or Korte Suprema is the Philippines' highest judicial court. The Supreme Court of the Philippines was officially established on 11 June 11 1901 through the passage of Act No. 136, otherwise known as the Judiciary Law of the Second Philippine Commission. By virtue of that law, judicial power in the Philippine Islands was vested in the Supreme Court, Courts of First Instance and Justice of the Peace courts. Other courts were subsequently established.

The present-day Supreme Court was preceded by the Real Audencia of the Spanish era. It was a collegial body established on 05 May 1583 and was composed of, among others, a president, four oidores (justices), and a fiscal. It was the highest tribunal in the Philippines, below only the Consejo de Indias of Spain. This body also exercised administrative, not just judicial, functions.

A project on notable Filipino lawyers and judges can be found here: Filipino Jurists. Find more biography projects at the master project page, Families of the Philippines.

Image: The Supreme Court Building was originally housed in Intramuros but was destroyed during the Battle of Manila in 1945. The current structure stands along Padre Faura, Manila.

Chief Justices (Term), in chronology

Cayetano Arellano (1901 - 1920)
Victorino Montaño Mapa (1920 - 1921)
Manuel Araullo (1921 - 1924)
Ramón Avanceña (1925 - 1941)
José Abad Santos (1941 - 1942)
José Yulo (1942 - 1945)
Manuel Morán (1945 - 1951)
Ricardo Mercader Paras (1951 - 1961)
César Bengzon (1961 - 1966)
Roberto Concepcion (1966 - 1973)
Querube Makalintal (1973 - 1975)
Fred Ruiz Castro (1976 - 1979)
Enrique Medina Fernando, Sr. (1979 - 1985)
Felix Makasiar (1985)
Ramon Aquino (1985 - 1986)
Claudio Teehankee (1986 - 1988)
Pedro Yap (1988)
Marcelo Fernan (1988 - 1991)
Andres Narvasa (1991 - 1998)
Hilario Davide Jr. (1998 - 2005)
Artemio Panganiban (2005 - 2006)
Reynato Puno (2006 - 2010)
Renato Corona (2010 - 2012)
Maria Lourdes Sereno (2012 - 2018)
Teresita de Castro (2018)
Lucas Bersamin (2018 - 2019)
Diosdado Peralta (2019 - 2021)
Alexander Gesmundo (2021 - present)

Associate Justices (Term), alphabetical

Roberto A. Abad (2009 - 2014)
Vicente Abad Santos (1979 - 1986)
Nestor Alampay (1985 - 1986)
Felix Q. Antonio (1972 - 1980)
Maria Alicia Austria-Martinez (2002 - )
Ramon Q. Avancena
Adolfo Azcuna (2002 - 2009)
Antonio P. Barredo (1968 - 1982)
Jesús Barrera (1959 - 1966)
Félix A. Bautista (1950 -1956)
Josue N. Bellosillo (1992 - 2003)
Jose P. Bengzon (1964 - 1968)
Lucas Bersamin (2009 - 2019)
Abdulwahid A. Bidin (1987 - 1997)
Jorge Bocobo (1942 - 1944)
Arturo Brion (2008 - 2016)
Manuel Briones (1945 - 1949)
Arturo B. Buena (1999 - 2002)
George C. Butte (1932 - 1936)
Romeo Callejo Sr. (2002 - 2007)
Jose Campos (1992 - 1993)
Antonio T. Carpio (2001 - 2019)
Conchita Carpio-Morales (2002 - )
Adam Clarke Carson (1904 - 1920)
Pacifico P. de Castro (1979 - 1984)
Frederich Charles (1917 - 1918)
Minita Chico-Nazario (2003 - )
Hermogenes Concepcion, Jr. (1975 - 1986)
Pedro Concepción (1936 - 1940)
Joseph Ford Cooper (1901 - 1904)
Irene Cortes (1987 - 1990)
Mariano C. del Castillo (2009 - 2019)
Isagani Cruz (1986 - 1994)
Serafin R. Cuevas (1984 - 1986)
Ramón Diokno (1954)
Jose Gutierrez David (1959 - 1961)
Anacleto Díaz (1933 - 1941)
Arsenio P. Dizon (1960 - 1971)
Charles Burke Elliott (1909 - 1910)
Pastor Endencia (1955 - 1960)
Vicente G. Ericta (1981 - 1982)
Venicio T. Escolin (1981 - 1986)
Salvador Esguerra (1972 - 1976)
Florentino P. Feliciano (1986 - 1995)
Alfonso Felix (1956 - 1958)
Felicísimo Feria (1945 - 1953)
Jose Feria (1986 - 1987)
Estanislao Fernandez (1973 - 1975)
Ramon Calleja Fernandez Sr. (1977 - 1982)
Ricardo J. Francisco (1995 - 1998)
Buenaventura S. de la Fuente (1984 - 1986)
Sam Rodriguez Galope
Emilio A. Gancayco (1987 - 1997)
Jose Generoso
Leonard S. Goddard (1934 - 1936)
Minerva Gonzaga-Reyes (1999 - 2002)
Carolina Griño-Aquino (1988 - 1993)
Juvenal K. Guerrero (1977 - 1984)
Hugo Gutierrez Jr. (1982 - 1993)
Regino C. Hermosisima, Jr. (1995 - 1997)
Emilio Hilado (1945 - 1948)
José María Miraflores Hontiveros (1946-1947)
Antonio Horrilleno (1943 - 1945)
John A. Hull (1932 - 1936)
Carlos A. Imperial (1931 - )
Henri Jean Paul Inting (2019 - )
Delfín Jaranilla (1945 - 1946)
Charles A. Johns (1921 - 1932)
Elias Finley Johnson (1903 - 1933)
Mariano H. de Joya (1945)
Fernando Jugo (1950 - 1956)
Santiago M. Kapunan (1994 - 2004)
Alejo Labrador (1952 - 1964)
Fletcher Ladd (1902 - 1903)
Jose P. Laurel (1936 - 1942)
Dionisio de Leon (1961 - 1962)
Sabino R. De Leon, Jr. (1999 - 2002)
Teresita Leonardo-de Castro (2007 - 2018)
Marvic Leonen (2012 - )
Querube C. Makalintal (1973 - 1975)
George A. Malcolm (1917 - 1936)
Ruperto G. Martin (1975 - 1978)
Antonio M. Martinez (1997 - 1999)
John T. McDonough (1903 - 1904)
Leo D. Medialdea (1988 - 1992)
Ameurfina Melencio-Herrera (1979 - 1992)
Jose A. R. Melo (1992 - 2002)
Jose C. Mendoza (2010 - 2017)
Vicente V. Mendoza (1994 - 2002)
Percy M. Moir (1918 - 1920)
Colonel Sherman Moreland (1909 - 1917)
Cecilia Muñoz-Palma (1973 - 1978)
Antonio Nachura (2007 - 2011)
Felipe Natividad (1962)
Rodolfo Apeles Nocon (1991 - 1994)
James Adolph Ostrand (1921 - 1933)
Román Ozaeta (1941 - 1950)
Guillermo Pablo (1945 - 1955)
Sabino Bibby Padilla (1949 - 1964)
Teodoro de los Reyes Padilla (1987 - 1997)
Edgardo Lardizabal Paras (1986 - 1992)
Bernardo P. Pardo (1998 - 2002)
José María Paredes (1960 - 1965)
Lino M. Patajo (1985 - 1986)
Diosdado M. Peralta (2009 - 2022)
Jose P. Perez (2009 - 2016)
Gregorio Perfecto (1945 - 1949)
Efren I. Plana (1981 - 1986)
Fidel Purisima (1998 - 2001)
Camilo D. Quiason (1993 - 1995)
Leonardo A. Quisumbing (1998 - 2009)
Claro M. Recto (1935 - 1936)
Roberto Regala (1962 - 1975)
Florenz D. Regalado (1988 - 1998)
Lorenzo Relova (1982 - 1986)
Bienvenido Reyes (2011 - 2017)
J. B. L. Reyes (1954 - 1972)
Flerida Ruth Pineda-Romero (1991 - 1999)
Norberto Lopez Romualdez (1921 - 1932)
Conrado Sanchez (1966 - 1970)
Angelina Sandoval-Gutierrez (2000 - )
Guillermo S. Santos (1977 - 1980)
Abraham Sarmiento (1986 - 1991)
Maria Lourdes A. Sereno (2010 - 2030)
James Francis Smith
Maria Filomena Singh (2022 - )
Thomas A. Street (1917 - 1935)
Dante Tinga (2003 - 2009)
Florentino Torres (1901 - 1920)
Luis Protacio Torres (1949 - 1950)
Justo P. Torres, Jr. (1996 - 1997)
Grant T. Trent (1910 - 1917)
Pedro Tuason (1946 - 1954)
Conrado Vasquez (1982 - 1983)
Presbitero Velasco, Jr. (2006 - 2018)
James Vickers (1932 - 1936)
Ignacio Villamor (1920 - 1933)
Julio Villamor (1970 - 1972)
Martin S. Villarama, Jr. (2009 - 2016)
Antonio Villa-Real (1925 - 1940)
Jose Lopez Vito (1942 - )
Jose Vitug (1993 - 2004)
Charles Andrew Willard (1901 - 1904)
Consuelo Ynares-Santiago (1999 - 2009)
Calixto Zaldivar (1964 - 1974) (incomplete)

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