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Filipino judge
The HonorableAmy Lazaro-Javier
Javier in December 2022
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 6, 2019
Appointed byRodrigo Duterte
Preceded byNoel Tijam
Justice of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines
In office
August 29, 2007 – March 6, 2019
Appointed byGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byRenato Dacudao
Succeeded byRichard Mordeno
Personal details
BornAmy Carillo Lazaro
(1956-11-16) November 16, 1956 (age 68)
Manila, Philippines
Alma materPhilippine Normal College (BS)
University of Santo Tomas (LLB)

Amy Lazaro-Javier (born Amy Carillo Lazaro; November 16, 1956) is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. She was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte replacing Associate Justice Noel Tijam.

Education

Lazaro-Javier graduated magna cum laude from the Philippine Normal College in 1977 with a Bachelor of Science in education. She received her law degree from the University of Santo Tomas. She graduated valedictorian in 1982.

Career

She joined the Office of the Solicitor General in 1983 as trial attorney, and later became Assistant Solicitor General in 1994.

She was appointed to the Court of Appeals of the Philippines on August 29, 2007.

Supreme Court appointment

In June 2017, Lazaro-Javier was under consideration to replace Associate Justice Bienvenido Reyes. Again in June 2018, Lazaro-Javier was under consideration to replace Presbitero J. Velasco Jr. On December 7, 2018, her name was once again submitted for a vacancy left by the retirement of Noel Tijam, and was finally appointed. She took the oath of office on March 6, 2019. She is expected to serve until 2026.

References

  1. "Justice Amy C. Lazaro-Javier". Supreme Court of the Philippines.
  2. ^ Alvarez, Patricia (2017-06-29). "Who's who: Candidates vying to replace SC justice Bienvenido Reyes". Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  3. ^ "Javier takes oath of office as SC Associate Justice". Manila Bulletin News. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  4. ^ Requejo, Rey E.; Barcelo, Vito (2019-03-07). "Javier takes over Tijam; sworn in as SC justice". Manila Standard. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  5. "LIST: 8 nominees for SC associate justice post". ABS-CBN News. 2018-06-25. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
  6. "JBC nominates 10 for SC post to be vacated by Tijam". Tempo - The Nation's Fastest Growing Newspaper. 2018-12-07. Retrieved 2019-03-26.
Legal offices
Preceded byNoel Tijam Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
2019–present 		Incumbent
The Gesmundo Court
2021–present
May 18, 2022–present
February 23, 2022–May 14, 2022
September 27, 2021–January 9, 2022
July 2, 2021–September 27, 2021
June 30, 2021–July 2, 2021
April 2, 2021–June 29, 2021
The Peralta Court
2019–2021
January 26, 2021–March 27, 2021
November 3, 2020–January 26, 2021
October 8, 2020–November 3, 2020
September 18, 2020–October 8, 2020
July 16, 2020–September 18, 2020
May 11, 2020–July 16, 2020
January 8, 2020–May 11, 2020
December 3, 2019 – January 8, 2020:
October 26, 2019–December 3, 2019:
October 23, 2019 – October 26, 2019:
The Bersamin Court
2019
September 26, 2019 – October 18, 2019:
August 5, 2019: – September 26, 2019:
July 29, 2019: – August 5, 2019:
May 27, 2019 – July 29, 2019:
March 6, 2019 – May 27, 2019:


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