The Honorable
Maria Filomena Singh
Singh in December 2022
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Assumed office
May 18, 2022
Appointed byRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byEstela Perlas-Bernabe
Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines
In office
March 13, 2014 – May 18, 2022
Appointed byBenigno Aquino III
Preceded byRosalinda Asuncion Vicente
Succeeded byvacant
Member of the Marikina City Council from the 2nd district
In office
June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2001
Personal details
Born
Maria Filomena Dumandan Singh

(1966-06-25) June 25, 1966
RelationsMaria Rosario Vergeire (sister)
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines (BA)
Ateneo de Manila University (JD)
American University (LLM)

Maria Filomena Dumandan Singh (born June 25, 1966) is a Filipino judge who has served as associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines since 2022.

Early life and education

Singh was born on June 25, 1966. She graduated from the University of the Philippines, cum laude, with a Bachelor of Arts in English major in imaginative writing. She earned a Juris Doctor from the Ateneo Law School with second honors distinction. She studied at the Washington College of Law of the American University in Washington, D.C., for a Master of Laws in International Legal Studies.[1]

Judicial career

Singh served as an associate justice of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines from 2014 to 2022, succeeding Justice Rosalinda Asuncion-Vicente who retired in November 2013. She previously served as the senior member in the 3rd Division of the Court of Appeals under the chairpersonship of Justice Fernanda Lampas-Peralta.[2]

On May 18, 2022, Singh was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Estela Perlas-Bernabe.[3] Singh is Duterte's last appointment to the Supreme Court.[4]

References

  1. ↑ "Justice Maria Filomena D. Singh is 194th SC Associate Justice". May 18, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. ↑ "With 15 new associate justices, CA re-organizes division memberships". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
  3. ↑ Panaligan, Rey (May 18, 2022). "Duterte names CA Justice Filomena Singh 15th Supreme Court member". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  4. ↑ Gita-Carlos, Ruth Abbey (May 18, 2022). "CA Justice Filomena Singh appointed to SC". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved June 2, 2022.


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