Reynato Puno
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| Reynato S. Puno | |
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| In office December 8, 2006 – Incumbent |
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| Appointed by | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
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| Preceded by | Artemio V. Panganiban |
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| In office June 28, 1993 – December 7, 2006 |
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| Appointed by | Fidel Ramos |
| Preceded by | Hugo E. Gutierrez, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Antonio Eduardo Nachura |
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| Born | May 17, 1940 Manila |
| Spouse | Luzviminda T. Puno (deceased) |
Reynato S. Puno (born May 17, 1940) is the incumbent Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Appointed on December 8, 2006 by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, he is the 22nd person to serve as Chief Justice. Puno had initially been appointed to the Supreme Court as an Associate Justice on June 28, 1993.
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[edit] Profile
Puno earned his law degree from the University of the Philippines. During his stay in the state university, he also served as editor of the Philippine Collegian. He would later finish post-graduate studies at the Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas (Master of Comparative Laws), University of California, Berkeley (Master of Laws), and University of Illinois (finished all academic requirements of the degree of Doctor of Judicial Science).
Puno began his legal career in private practice. In 1969, he joined the law practice of his elder brother Isaac, a future judge whose murder at age 39 remains unsolved to date. In 1971, he joined the Office of the Solicitor General, where he would serve for the next nine years.
In 1980, Puno was appointed by President Ferdinand Marcos as a Justice of the Court of Appeals. He rejoined the executive department in 1984, this time as a Deputy Minister of Justice. Upon the assumption into office of President Corazon Aquino in 1986, Puno was reappointed to the Court of Appeals.
[edit] Supreme Court term
On June 28, 1993, President Fidel V. Ramos appointed Puno as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court at the age of 53. He would serve in that capacity for the next 13 years. Upon the retirement of Justice Josue Bellosillo in 2003, Puno became the Senior Associate Justice.
Traditionally, the most senior Associate Justice was appointed to fill any permanent vacancy to the seat of the Chief Justice, though this tradition was not always observed. Upon the retirement of Chief Justice Hilario Davide in 2005, Puno, as the senior Associate Justice, was a leading candidate for appointment as the next Chief Justice. However, President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo instead appointed Associate Justice Artemio Panganiban as Chief Justice, marking the first time in 20 years that the senior Associate Justice was bypassed.
Justice Puno remained as the most senior Associate Justice for the twelve months of the term of Chief Justice Panganiban. Despite some speculation that President Arroyo would again bypass Puno and appoint either Associate Justice Leonardo Quisumbing or Senator Miriam Defensor-Santiago as Chief Justice, Puno was appointed to the post within hours from the retirement of Panganiban.
[edit] Honors
Puno was named one of the Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) of the Philippines award in the field of law in 1977. He was also one of the Outstanding Alumna of the Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity - UP College of Law in 1975. Puno has also been awarded honorary degrees from the Wesleyan University-Philippines (Doctor of Humanities) and Angeles University Foundation (Doctor of Laws).
[edit] Family
Puno was married to Luzviminda T. Delgado-Puno (1940-2006), a lawyer who had been the Clerk of Court of the Supreme Court from 1993 to 2005. They have three children: Reynato, Jr., Emmanuel and Ruth.
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| Preceded by Artemio Panganiban |
Chief Justice of the Philippines 2006-present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
| Preceded by Hugo E. Gutierrez, Jr. |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines 1993-2006 |
Succeeded by Antonio Eduardo Nachura |
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| Reynato S. Puno (2006-present) | ||
| January 31, 2007– present: | L. Quisumbing | C. Ynares-Santiago | A. Sandoval-Gutierrez | A. Carpio | A. Austria-Martinez | R. Corona | C. Carpio-Morales | R. Callejo,Sr. | A. Azcuna | D. Tinga | M. Chico-Nazario | C. Garcia | P. Velasco, Jr. | A. Nachura | |
