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EDITOR685422 (talk | contribs) In the following photo, De Castro signs her name as "Teresita Leonardo de Castro", without using a hyphen: https://www.facebook.com/photo?fbid=1860985570588884&set=pcb.1860994970587944 |
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'''Teresita Leonardo
De Castro officially retired on October 10, 2018, after reaching the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines#Composition and manner of appointment|mandatory retirement age of 70]]; merely 46 days after serving as Chief Justice, surpassing the record of former Chief Justice [[Pedro Yap]] of being the shortest-tenured Chief Justice.<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/25/18/de-castro-is-new-chief-justice-guevarra#|title=Teresita Leonardo-De Castro is new Supreme Court chief|work=ABS-CBN News|access-date=2018-08-25|language=en-US}}</ref>
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She held the position of President-elect of the [[International Association of Women Judges]] (IAWJ) from 2012 to 2014.<ref>[http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/aboutsc/justices/j-decastro.php Justice Teresita J. Leonardo-De Castro Supreme Court Profile]</ref> She is also the Chairwoman of the 2015 [[Philippine Bar Examination]] committee.<ref>[http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/pio/news/2015/01/01-27-15.php "2015 Bar exams to be held November"]</ref>
On August 25, 2018, President Duterte announced his appointment of De Castro as the new Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, replacing [[Maria Lourdes Sereno]] who was removed from office by way of an 8–6 decision by the Supreme Court over a quo warranto petition.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.abs-cbn.com/news/08/25/18/de-castro-is-new-chief-justice-guevarra|title= De Castro is the new Chief Justice-Guevarra|publisher=ABS-CBN News Online|date= 25 August 2018}}</ref> She formally assumed the office on August 28.<ref>{{cite news|title=De Castro is new Chief Justice until October|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2018/08/25/Chief-Justice-Teresita-Leonardo-de-Castro.html|work=CNN Philippines|date=August 25, 2018|access-date=August 25, 2018|archive-date=August 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825072247/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2018/08/25/Chief-Justice-Teresita-Leonardo-de-Castro.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==The trial of Joseph Estrada==
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De Castro was sworn by Chief Justice [[Reynato S. Puno]] on December 4, 2007.<ref>[http://www.gmanews.tv/story/71177/New-SC-CA-justices-to-be-sworn-in-Tuesday GmaNews.tv, New SC, CA justices to be sworn in Tuesday]</ref> Teresita de Castro stated: "Everything happens in God's time. I believe that my 34 years of service in the judiciary and a good track record make me qualified for this position." Immediately after being sworn in, she participated in her first en banc session.<ref>[https://archive.today/20070709212017/http://www.abs-cbnnews.com/storypage.aspx?StoryId=101338 AbsCbn, De Castro takes oath of office]</ref>
De Castro became controversial when she was the Sandiganbayan's Presiding Justice after her division convicted former President [[Joseph Estrada]] for graft. Many believed that her decision was related to her subsequent appointment by former President [[Gloria Macapagal Arroyo]] as the 160th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 2007 in exchange of her favorable decision.{{
===Reactions to her appointment to the Supreme Court===
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==Chief Justice==
On August 25, 2018, De Castro was appointed by President [[Rodrigo Duterte]] as the [[Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines|Chief Justice of the Supreme Court]], following the ouster of [[Maria Lourdes Sereno]] via ''[[Quo warranto petition against Maria Lourdes Sereno|quo warranto]]''. She served 46 days until her mandatory retirement on her 70th birthday on 10 October. De Castro's appointment was criticized due to her expected short term of two months since she is obligated to retire on October 8, 2018, as well as her role as one of the five sitting justices who sought to nullify the appointment of Sereno as Chief Justice.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rappler.com/nation/210284-teresita-de-castro-supreme-court-chief-justice|title=Teresita de Castro is new Supreme Court Chief Justice|date=25 August 2018 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Teresita Leonardo de Castro is new Chief Justice|url=http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2018/08/25/Chief-Justice-Teresita-Leonardo-de-Castro.html|work=CNN Philippines|date=August 25, 2018|access-date=August 25, 2018|archive-date=August 25, 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180825072247/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2018/08/25/Chief-Justice-Teresita-Leonardo-de-Castro.html|url-status=dead}}</ref>
==Education and Qualifications==
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[[Category:21st-century Filipino lawyers]]
[[Category:21st-century women judges]]
[[Category:20th-century women lawyers]]
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