The Honorable
Rodil Zalameda
Zalameda in December 2022
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
Preceded byVicente Roxas
Succeeded byJacinto Fajardo Jr.
Personal details
Born
Rodil Vaquilar Zalameda[1]

(1963-08-02) August 2, 1963
Caloocan[2]
Alma materAteneo Law School
AffiliationFraternal Order of Utopia

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

Education

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

Career

After passing the bar, Zalameda worked in the Makati Regional Trial Court as a clerk for two years. He then practiced privately until returning to government service in 1995 as a prosecutor in Mandaluyong City. He became assistant city prosecutor in 1997 and city prosecutor in 2002. He served in the position until his appointment to the Court of Appeals of the Philippines on September 5, 2008.[5]

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.[6]

References

  1. 1 2 "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. 1 2 Buan, Lian (5 August 2019). "Duterte appoints CA justice Zalameda to Supreme Court". Rappler. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  4. 1 2 Gavilan, Jodesz (5 August 2019). "FAST FACTS: Who is new SC Associate Justice Rodil Zalameda?". Rappler. Retrieved 2019-08-05.
  5. ↑ Pulta, Benjamin (6 August 2019). "Zalameda takes oath as SC justice". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved 22 June 2022.
  6. ↑ "Duterte appoints CA justice to SC". CNN Philippines. Retrieved 2019-08-05.



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