Consuelo Ynares-Santiago
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| Consuelo Ynares-Santiago | |
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| Assumed office April 6, 1999 |
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| Appointed by | Joseph Estrada |
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| Preceded by | Antonio M. Martinez |
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| Born | October 5, 1939 Binangonan, Rizal |
Consuelo Ynares-Santiago (born October 5, 1939) is an incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. She was appointed to the Court by President Joseph Estrada.
[edit] Profile
Ynares-Santiago graduated from the University of the Philippines College of Law in 1962 with a degree in law. Her four-decade stint in the judiciary began when she was appointed as a trial court judge for Cainta, Rizal in 1972.
Ynares-Santiago would progressively rise in the ranks of the judiciary. She was appointed a trial court judge in Makati by President Corazon Aquino in 1986. Aquino would then appoint her to the Court of Appeals as an Associate Justice in 1990. She would remain on the appellate court for the next ten years until her promotion to the Supreme Court by President Joseph Estrada on April 6, 1939.
[edit] Some notable opinions
- Gamboa v. Aguirre (1999) — on right of a provincial Vice-Governor to preside over local council meetings while concurrently Acting Governor.
- Garcia v. Corona (1999) — on constitutionality of Oil Deregulation Law
- Estrada v. Desierto (2001) - Separate Opinion — on the validity of assumption to the presidency of Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
- People v. Lacson (2003) - Dissenting Opinion — on reinstitution of criminal cases for murder against Senator Panfilo Lacson
- People v. Genosa (2004) - Dissenting Opinion — on “battered women syndrome" as a defense in trial for spousal parricide (joined by C.J. Davide, J. Sandoval-Gutierrez and Austria-Martinez).
- Tenebro v. CA (2004) — on whether the annulment of the second marriage affects criminal liability for bigamy
- People v. Mojello (2004) — on right of an accused to an independent counsel of his own choice
- Agabon v. CA (2004) — on notice requirement for dismissals of employees for "just causes"
- In re: Habeas Corpus for Reynaldo de Villa (2004) — on propriety of writ of habeas corpus as a means to collect DNA evidence from a detained prisoner
- Ledesma v. CA (2005) - on authority of Ombudsman to dismiss local government officials
[edit] External links
Justice Consuelo Ynares-Santiago (Official Supreme Court Webpage)
| Preceded by Antonio M. Martinez |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines April 6, 1999 – present |
Incumbent |
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| Reynato S. Puno (2006-present) | ||
| January 31, 2007– present: | L. Quisumbing | C. Ynares-Santiago | A. Sandoval-Gutierrez | A. Carpio | A. Austria-Martinez | R. Corona | C. Carpio-Morales | R. Callejo,Sr. | A. Azcuna | D. Tinga | M. Chico-Nazario | C. Garcia | P. Velasco, Jr. | A. Nachura | |
