President appoints Carandang as SC associate justice
After six misses, Rosmari D. Carandang has finally made it to the Supreme Court.
She was nominated to the highest court in 2011, 2012, 2014, 2016, 2017 and earlier this year—without luck.
On Monday, however, President Duterte picked her to serve as associate justice on the Supreme Court, filling the seat vacated by Teresita Leonardo-De Castro who replaced the ousted Maria Lourdes Sereno as Chief Justice on Aug. 28.
De Castro retired on Oct. 8, after serving just over one month.
Carandang had served as associate justice on the Court of Appeals Third Division since 2003, before her elevation to the Supreme Court.
She had also served as presiding judge on the Manila Regional Trial Court.
Article continues after this advertisementCarandang obtained degrees in political science and law, cum laude, from the University of the Philippines.
Article continues after this advertisementShe ranked ninth in the 1975 bar examinations.
In private practice, she had been legal assistant at the Aguiluz Law Office; legal counsel to Filinvest Development Corp.; corporate secretary and legal counsel to Filinvest Land Inc., General Synthetic Industries Inc., Filinvest Technical Industries Inc. and Filipinas Finance Leasing Corp.
She had also served as assistant vice president for legal, credit and collection at Perpetual Savings Bank. —INQUIRER RESEARCH
SOURCE: COURT OF APPEALS AND INQUIRER ARCHIVES
