Passage of time: Sereno at SC
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TIMELINE:
August 13, 2010
Maria Lourdes Sereno became the 169th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court.
August 25, 2012
She became the first ever female Chief Justice taking the place of Renato Corona who was impeached by the Senate.
November 27, 2012
A resolution was issued allowing the reopening of the Regional Court Administration Office (RCAO).
Dec. 3, 2012
Associate Justice Teresita Leonardo De Castro issued a memorandum addressed to Sereno saying the RCAO resolution does not reflect the deliberation and the consensus of the Justices.
May 2013
Supreme Court stopped the Commission on Elections (Comelec) from proclaiming the winner in the party-list elections.
June 2013
Associate Justice Teresita Leonardo De Castro called Sereno’s attention for allegedly deleting her recommendation that the restraining order should have only covered the petitioner, a senior citizen’s group.
August 8, 2016
Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno cautionedjJudges identified by President Rodrigo Duterte as involved in illegal drugs not to surrender to any police officers in the absence of a warrant of arrest.
She also sent a letter to President Duterte articulating her concerns over his public declaration of people involved in drugs.
August 9, 2016
President Duterte threatens to declare martial law if the Supreme Court stops his war on drugs.
August 11, 2016
President Duterte apologizes to Sereno saying “It was never intended.”
August 25, 2016
Sereno raises concern over the intensified anti-drug campaign that led to that death of many suspected drug pushers and users.
January 21, 2017
The Supreme Court issued a writ of amparo against the anti-drug operation of the police, specifically in Payatas, Quezon City.
January 25, 2017
Sereno called for a “genuine change” to resolve the spate of killings related to the war on drugs. She said “change must bring about real justice.”
July 4, 2017
Sereno is one of the Justices who dissented from the majority ruling upholding Martial Law in Mindanao
August 15, 2017
Suspended lawyer Eligio Mallari and the Volunteers Against Crime and Corruption (VACC) filed the first the impeachment complaint against of Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno at the House of Representatives.
August 30, 2017
Atty. Lorenzo Gadon filed the second impeachment complaint against Sereno.
September 2017
The House Committee on Justice ruled that Gadon’s complaint is sufficient in form and substance but dismissed the complaint filed by Mallari and VACC.
January 26, 2018
Gadon files a complaint for violation of the Anti-Graft Law against Sereno before the Department of Justice (DOJ).
February 19, 2018
Congress resumes impeachment hearing.
March 1, 2018
Sereno begins her indefinite leave.
March 5, 2018
Solicitor General Jose Calida files quo warranto case vs. Sereno before the Supreme Court
March 6, 2018
The Supreme Court ordered Sereno to comment on the petition for quo warranto.
March 8, 2018
The House Committee on Justice finds probable cause to impeach Sereno.
April 10, 2018
The Supreme Court conducted an oral argument on the quo warranto petition where Sereno was ordered to appear and answer probing questions from her colleague.
April 17, 2018
The high court set a special en banc session on May 17, 2018 to rule on the petition for quo warranto.
It was, however, moved to an earlier date of May 11, 2018.
May 10, 2018
Sereno returned to work at the Supreme Court.
May 11, 2018
The Supreme Court, voting 8-6 voted to grant the quo warranto petition making her the first impeachable official to be removed from office without undergoing trial. /jpv
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