This afternoon, the President has appointed Marvic Mario Victor F. Leonen as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court after having received the short list from the Judicial and Bar Council and interviewing each nominee.
Marvic Leonen, 49, is Chairman of the GPH-MILF Peace Panel and former Dean of the University of the Philippines College of Law. He received his Bachelor of Laws from the University of the Philippines and Master of Laws from the Columbia University in New York.
The newest appointment to the tribunal fills the seat vacated by Maria Lourdes Sereno who was appointed Chief Justice. President Aquino views his appointment as a contribution to his vision of an empowered, independent, and reformist Judiciary.
Dean Leonen had contributed significantly to the cause of a just, dignified, and lasting peace with our Muslim brothers and sisters while keeping with the spirit and letter of the Constitution. The appointment of Dean Leonen is one that the President views as a lasting legacy of his administration, consistent with his desire of a Judiciary imbued with the highest standards of independence, probity and integrity.
A revitalized Supreme Court, with the renewed confidence and public trust of our people, is essential to the fulfillment of the President’s Social Contract with the Filipino People: a truly impartial judicial system that delivers equal justice to rich or poor.(Press Release)
Marvic Leonen, 49, is Chairman of the GPH-MILF Peace Panel and former Dean of the University of the Philippines College of Law. He received his Bachelor of Laws from the University of the Philippines and Master of Laws from the Columbia University in New York.
The newest appointment to the tribunal fills the seat vacated by Maria Lourdes Sereno who was appointed Chief Justice. President Aquino views his appointment as a contribution to his vision of an empowered, independent, and reformist Judiciary.
Dean Leonen had contributed significantly to the cause of a just, dignified, and lasting peace with our Muslim brothers and sisters while keeping with the spirit and letter of the Constitution. The appointment of Dean Leonen is one that the President views as a lasting legacy of his administration, consistent with his desire of a Judiciary imbued with the highest standards of independence, probity and integrity.
A revitalized Supreme Court, with the renewed confidence and public trust of our people, is essential to the fulfillment of the President’s Social Contract with the Filipino People: a truly impartial judicial system that delivers equal justice to rich or poor.(Press Release)
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