Antonio Carpio
| Antonio T. Carpio | |
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| 148th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court | |
| Incumbent | |
| Assumed office October 26, 2001 | |
| Appointed by | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Minerva Gonzaga-Reyes |
| Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Acting | |
| In office May 29, 2012 – August 25, 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Benigno Aquino III |
| Preceded by | Renato Corona |
| Succeeded by | Maria Lourdes Sereno |
| Personal details | |
| Born | October 26, 1949 Davao City, Philippines |
| Alma mater | Ateneo de Davao University Ateneo de Manila University University of the Philippines College of Law |
Antonio Tirol Carpio (born October 26, 1949) is an incumbent Senior Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed to the Court by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and assumed office on October 26, 2001, his 52nd birthday.
Profile
Born in Davao City, Carpio finished grade school and high school at the Ateneo de Davao University. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Economics from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1970 and his law degree from the University of the Philippines where he graduated valedictorian and cum laude in 1975. He ranked sixth with a rating of 85.70% in the 1975 Philippine Bar Examination.[1] Fresh out of law school, Justice Carpio went into private practice and founded the Carpio Villaraza and Cruz Law firm. [2] He soon emerged as one of the more prominent and successful legal practitioners in the country. Carpio also taught Tax law, Corporate law, Negotiable Instruments law, and Credit Transactions at the U.P. College of Law from 1983 to 1992.
In 1992, he joined the administration of President Fidel Ramos as Chief Presidential Legal Counsel of the Office of the President. During the presidency of Joseph Estrada, Carpio returned to private practice and penned a regular opinion column published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Carpio was the first appointee of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo to the Supreme Court of the Philippines after her assumption into office in January 2001. At 52, he was one of the youngest ever appointees to the Supreme Court.
Senior Associate Justice Carpio is the Chair of the Court's Second Division and Chair of the Senate Electoral Tribunal. He also heads the High Court's Committee on the Revision of the Rules of Court. [3]
Being the Senior Associate Justice, he assumed the post as the Acting Chief Justice in May 29, 2012 until the President will appoint a new chief justice coming from the list of candidates released by the Judicial and Bar Council although he is a prospect of being the new Chief Justice.[4] He assumed the post after his predecessor, Renato Corona was convicted by the Senate Impeachment court for his failure to disclose in his Statement of Assets, Liabilities, and Net Worth, dollar accounts that led to his removal in office, a penalty authorized by the 1987 Constitution[5]
Carpio is married to Ruth Nguyen and they have 2 children. Former Supreme Court Justice and now-Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales[6] is his cousin.
Notable opinions
- MVRS Publications v. Islamic Da'Wah Council (2003) – Dissenting — on distinction between criminal libel and libel as a tort (joined by J. Panganiban)
- Estrada v. Escritor Dissenting opinion] — on right of free exercise of religion as shield from administrative sanction for bigamous relations (joined by J. Panganiban, Callejo, Sr., and Carpio-Morales)
- Feliciano v. COA (2004) – on legal personality of local water districts
- Tenebro v. CA (2004) – Dissenting — on whether the annulment of the second marriage affects criminal liability for bigamy (joined by J. Quisumbing, Austria-Martinez, Carpio-Morales, and Tinga)
- Central Bank Employees v. BSP (2004) – Dissenting — on claims for wage increases of government employees in accordance with equal protection clause even absent enabling legislation
- Sonza v. ABS-CBN (2004) – on employment relationship between a television presenter and the television network
- MIAA v. City of Parañaque (2006) — on exemption of government agencies in payment of local government taxes
- Rufino v. Endriga (2006) — on presidential appointing power over officials of government agencies established by Congress
- Lambino v. COMELEC (2006) — on people's initiative as a mode to amend the Constitution
- Romulo L. Neri Vs. Senate Committee(2008) – Dissenting and Concurring Opinion, on The limits of executive privilege
- Administrative Matter No. 07-09-13-SC (2008)- Dissenting Opinion— on contempt charge versus Amado A.P. Macasaet, a newspaper columnist imputing bribery to a member of the Supreme Court
- Araullo v. Aquino (2014)- Separate Opinion — on the constitutionality of the Disbursement Acceleration Program (DAP)
References
- ↑ "CJSearch PROFILE: Senior Associate Justice Antonio Tirol Carpio". ABS-CBN News. 2012-07-19. Retrieved 2012-07-19.
- ↑ http://thefirmva.com/ourfirm.do
- ↑ http://sc.judiciary.gov.ph/aboutsc/justices/j-carpio.php
- ↑ Carpio is acting chief justice while Aquino searches for Corona replacement | GMA News Online | The Go-To Site for Filipinos Everywhere. Gmanetwork.com (2012-05-30). Retrieved on 2012-07-15.
- ↑ Senate convicts Corona 20-3. InterAksyon.com. Retrieved on 2012-07-15.
- ↑ Requejo, Rey E. (30 May 2012). "Carpio to serve as acting chief justice". Manila Standard Today. Retrieved 30 May 2012.
External links
- Senior Associate Justice Antonio T. Carpio (Official Supreme Court Webpage)
- Speech as Acting Chief Justice: Judicial Reform too important to fail
- Carpio acts as Chief Justice
- for Chief Justice
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by Minerva Gonzaga-Reyes |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court 2001–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Renato Corona |
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Acting 2012 |
Succeeded by Maria Lourdes Sereno |
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