| Maria Lourdes Aranal Sereno | |
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| Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court |
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| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office August 13, 2010 |
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| Appointed by | Benigno Aquino III |
| Preceded by | Renato Corona |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 2, 1960 Manila |
Maria Lourdes Aranal Sereno (born July 2, 1960) is a Filipino jurist, lawyer and law professor. In August 2010, she was appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, the first appointee to the High Court of Philippine President Benigno Aquino III. Sereno is the youngest appointee to the Supreme Court since Cesar Bengzon in 1945, and the 13th woman appointed as a Supreme Court Justice.
Justice Sereno was born in Manila. She earned a bachelor's degree in economics at the Ateneo de Manila University, and her Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of the Philippines College of Law, graduating as class valedictorian. She also earned a Master of Laws from the University of Michigan Law School. At the time of her appointment, Sereno was Executive Director of the Asian Institute of Management Policy Center.
| Preceded by Renato Corona |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines August 13, 2010–present |
Incumbent |
| The Corona Court | ||
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| Renato C. Corona (2010-present) | ||
| June 17, 2011 to Present: | A. Carpio | P. Velasco, Jr. | T. Leonardo-de Castro | A. Brion | D. Peralta | L. Bersamin | M. Del Castillo | R. Abad | M. Villarama, Jr. | J. Perez | J. Mendoza | M.L Sereno | Vacant | Vacant | |
| August 16, 2011 to present: | A. Carpio | P. Velasco, Jr. | T. Leonardo-de Castro | A. Brion | D. Peralta | L. Bersamin | M. Del Castillo | R. Abad | M. Villarama, Jr. | J. Perez | J. Mendoza | M.L Sereno | B. Reyes | B. Perlas-Bernabe | |