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Adolfo Azcuna
Filipino jurist (born 1939) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Adolfo Sevilla Azcuna (born February 16, 1939) is a Filipino jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2002 to 2009. He was appointed to the Court by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on October 24, 2002. As of November 2019[update] he was the Chancellor of the Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA), having been appointed to that position by the Supreme Court of the Philippines on June 1, 2009.[1] The Court granted the title of “Chancellor Emeritus” upon Ascuna who served until May 31, 2021. He was succeeded by Arturo Brion who served for 2 years and was replaced by Rosmari Carandang as the fourth Chancellor who took her oath on February 23, 2022.
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Adolfo S. Azcuna | |
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153rd Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | |
In office October 24, 2002 – February 15, 2009 | |
Appointed by | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
Preceded by | Santiago M. Kapunan |
Succeeded by | Lucas P. Bersamin |
Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA) Chancellor | |
Assumed office June 1, 2009 | |
Preceded by | Ameurfina Melencio-Herrera |
Member of the Philippine Constitutional Commission | |
In office June 2, 1986 – October 15, 1986 | |
President | Corazon Aquino |
Personal details | |
Born | (1939-02-16) February 16, 1939 (age 85) Katipunan, Zamboanga del Norte, Commonwealth of the Philippines |
Spouse | Maria Asuncion Aunario |