Leonardo Quisumbing
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| Leonardo A. Quisumbing | |
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| Assumed office January 27, 1998 |
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| Appointed by | Fidel Ramos |
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| Preceded by | Justo P. Torres, Jr. |
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| Born | November 6, 1939 Masbate City, Masbate |
| Spouse | Purificacion V. Quisumbing |
Leonardo A. Quisumbing (born November 6, 1939) is an incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed to the Court by President Fidel Ramos in 1998 and currently ranks as the most senior Associate Justice in the Court.
[edit] Profile
Hailing from Masbate, Quisumbing was a prominent campus figure as an undergraduate student at the Manuel L. Quezon University and as a law student at the University of the Philippines. While at U.P., he was the President of the University Student Council, the President of the Student Councils Association of the Philippines, and an editor of the Philippine Collegian. He earned his law degree from the U.P. College of Law in 1966. He pursued post-graduate studies at Cornell University, obtaining from there a Master of Laws degree.
After a stint in private practice, Quisumbing joined the administration of President Corazon Aquino as Undersecretary for the Department of National Defense. During the administration of Fidel Ramos, he would first serve as Senior Deputy Executive Secretary before being appointed as Secretary of the Department of Labor and Employment. It was from the DOLE that he was appointed to the Supreme Court on January 27, 1998 by Ramos.
Quisumbing is married to Dr. Purificacion V. Quisumbing, the present Chairperson of the Commission on Human Rights.
[edit] Some notable opinions
- Cojuangco v. Sandiganbayan (1998) — on constitutional right of accused to speedy trial
- Samson v. Aguirre (1999) — on constitutionality of law creating a city of Novaliches
- Cyanamid Phil. v. CA (2000) — on taxability of improperly accumulated profits or surplus
- Tijing v. CA (2001) — on admissibility of DNA evidence
- People v. Mojello (2004) - Dissenting Opinion — on right of an accused to an independent counsel of his own choice (joined by J. Vitug and Tinga)
- MIAA v. Airspan Corp. (2004) — on authority of MIAA to increase airport rental fees
- Poe v. Macapagal-Arroyo (2005) — on dismissal of election protest against President Arroyo on account of the death of protestant Fernando Poe, Jr.
- Republic v. Orbecido (2005) — on right to remarry of a Filipino after being divorced by a formerly-Filipino spouse who had obtained foreign citizenship
- Henares, Jr. v. LTFRB (2006) — on mandamus as a means to compel the use of compressed natural gas in jeepneys and other public utility motor vehicles
[edit] External links
Justice Leonardo A. Quisumbing (Official Supreme Court Webpage)
| Preceded by Justo P. Torres, Jr. |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines January 27, 1998 – 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 | |
