Andres Reyes Jr. Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honorable
Andres Reyes Jr.
Office:177th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Term Start:July 12, 2017
Term End:May 11, 2020
Predecessor:Bienvenido L. Reyes
Successor:Priscilla Baltazar-Padilla
Office1:Presiding Justice of the Philippine Court of Appeals
Term Start1:February 22, 2010
Term End1:July 12, 2017
Appointer1:Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Birth Name:Andres Bernal Reyes Jr.
Birth Date:May 11, 1950
Alma Mater:Ateneo Law School
Blank1:Affiliation
Data1:Fraternal Order of Utopia

Andres Bernal Reyes Jr. (born May 11, 1950) is a Filipino lawyer who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2017 to 2020. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte replacing Associate Justice Bienvenido L. Reyes.[1] [2]

Works

Andres, the first Atenean law graduate appointed by Duterte, previously served the Metropolitan Trial Court of Makati, Regional Trial Court of San Mateo Rizal and started working as the Associate Justice of the appellate court in 1999.[3] In 2010, he was appointed as Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeals.[2]

Personal life

Reyes is the son of Andres Reyes, Sr., a former Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeals during the Marcos era, and Minerva Bernal.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CA Presiding Justice is new SC judge. 14 July 2017. 14 August 2017. 14 August 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170814173728/http://cnnphilippines.com/news/2017/07/13/new-SC-judge-andres-reyes.html. dead.
  2. Web site: Duterte appoints Andy Reyes as Supreme Court justice. 13 July 2017. 14 August 2017.
  3. Web site: CA chief Andres Reyes named new SC justice. . 13 July 2017. 14 August 2017.