Alexander Gesmundo

In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Gahon and the surname or paternal family name is Gesmundo.

Alexander Gahon Gesmundo (born November 6, 1956) is serving as the chief justice of the Philippines since April 5, 2021. He replaced Diosdado Peralta, who retired early on March 27, 2021.^[1] He previously served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court from 2017 to 2021.

The Honorable Alexander G. Gesmundo
27th Chief Justice of the Philippines
Incumbent
Assumed office April 5, 2021
Appointed by	Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by	Diosdado Peralta
178th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
In office August 14, 2017 – April 5, 2021
Appointed by	Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by	Jose C. Mendoza
Succeeded by	Japar Dimaampao
Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan
In office October 15, 2005 – August 14, 2017
Appointed by	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded by	Teresita de Castro
Succeeded by	Ronald Moreno
Personal details
Born	Alexander Gahon Gesmundo (1956-11-06) November 6, 1956 (age 68) San Pablo City, Philippines
Alma mater	Lyceum of the Philippines University (BS.Ec) Ateneo de Manila University (LL.B)
Affiliation	Fraternal Order of Utopia

Biography

Gesmundo is the fourth chief justice appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte^[2] and the third Atenean to assume the post of the high tribunal.^[3]

Gesmundo is a member of the Philippine Independent Church.^[4] He studied Bachelor of Science in Economics at the Lyceum of the Philippines University while he obtained his law degree from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1984 and passed the Philippine Bar in April 1985.^[5]

He started working as a trial attorney at the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) in 1985 and was awarded the Most Outstanding Solicitor three years later.^[5]

He was on seconded appointment as commissioner of the Presidential Commission on Good Government from July 17, 1998 to February 15, 2001.^[5]

In August 2002, he was promoted to assistant solicitor general. He continued to serve in the OSG until October 2005.^[5] After 20 years with the OSG, he was then appointed as an associate justice of the Sandiganbayan on October 15, 2005, later as chairperson of its seventh division and co-chairperson of the Committee on Rules.

On August 14, 2017, Gesmundo became the 178th Supreme Court magistrate, assuming the post vacated by Justice Jose C. Mendoza who reached mandatory retirement age.^[6]

As chief justice, he will mandatorily retire on November 6, 2026.

External links

• Media related to Alexander Gesmundo at Wikimedia Commons

References

1. Calayag, Keith (2 April 2021). "Duterte Appoints Alexander Gesmundo Chief Justice". The Manila Times. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
2. "Hon. Alexander G. Gesmundo is 27th Chief Justice". Supreme Court of the Philippines. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
3. Bunye, Ignacio R. (May 27, 2024). "Chief Justice, 4 SC Justices 'framed' and then 'hanged' in Ateneo Law Alumni rites for gallery". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved 2024-06-05.
4. Solidarity Message of Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo. IFI Page Gallery. July 15, 2022. Archived from the original on November 24, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2022 – via Facebook.
5. "Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo". Supreme Court of the Philippines. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
6. Torres-Tupas, Nestor Corrales (14 August 2017). "Duterte Appoints Gesmundo New SC Associate Justice". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 13 March 2022.

Legal offices
Preceded by Teresita de Castro	Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan 2003–2017	Succeeded by Ronald Moreno
Preceded by Jose C. Mendoza	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court 2017–2021	Succeeded by Japar Dimaampao
Preceded by Diosdado Peralta	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court 2021–present	Incumbent
Order of precedence
Preceded by Martin Romualdez as Speaker of the House of Representatives	Order of Precedence of the Philippines as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court	Succeeded by Enrique Manalo as Secretary of Foreign Affairs