Rodil Zalameda

Rodil Vaquilar Zalameda[1] (born August 2, 1963) is the 184th Supreme Court Associate Justice. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte replacing Associate Justice Mariano del Castillo.[3]

The Honourable

Rodil Zalameda
184th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Assumed office
August 5, 2019
Appointed byRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byMariano del Castillo
Justice of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines
In office
September 5, 2008 – August 5, 2019
Appointed byGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Personal details
Born
Rodil Vaquilar Zalameda[1]

(1963-08-02) August 2, 1963
Caloocan City[2]
Alma materAteneo Law School

Education

He took his Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) at the Ateneo Law School in 1987 and passed the bar exam in 1988.[4]

He was appointed to the Court of Appeals of the Philippines on September 5, 2008.

Supreme Court appointment

In August 2019 CA Associate Justice Zalameda[4] was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court to replace Associate Justice Mariano del Castillo who retired last July 29, 2019.[3] He is the first Supreme Court appointee who took a decision writing exam in addition to interview conducted by the Judicial and Bar Council.[5]

References
  1. "CY 2016 Report on Salaries and Allowances – Commission on Audit" (PDF). Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  2. "Justice Rodil V. Zalameda". Supreme Court of the Philippines. Retrieved 2019-08-08.
  3. Buan, Lian. "Duterte appoints CA justice Zalameda to Supreme Court". Rappler. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  4. Gavilan, Jodesz. "FAST FACTS: Who is new SC Associate Justice Rodil Zalameda?". Rappler. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  5. "Duterte appoints CA justice to SC". CNN Philippines. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Mariano del Castillo		 Associate Justice of the Supreme Court
2019–present		 Incumbent
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