Antonio Kho Jr. Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honorable
Antonio Kho Jr.
Office:Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Term Start:February 23, 2022
Appointer:Rodrigo Duterte
Predecessor:Rosmari Carandang
Office2:Commissioner of the Commission on Elections
Term Start2:July 11, 2018
Term End2:February 2, 2022
Appointer2:Rodrigo Duterte
Predecessor2:Arthur D. Lim
Successor2:George Erwin Garcia
Birth Date:29 June 1966
Birth Place:Jolo, Sulu, Philippines
Education:San Beda College of Law (LLB)

Antonio Tongio Kho Jr. (born June 29, 1966) is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Justice Rosmari Carandang.

Early life and education

Kho was born in 1966 in Jolo, Sulu. He received his Bachelor of Laws degree from the San Beda College of Law in 1991,[1] where he was part of the Lex Talionis Fraternitas fraternity.[2] [3]

Career

Kho served as an undersecretary in the Department of Justice under former secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II. In July 2018, Kho was appointed to COMELEC by president Rodrigo Duterte and he retired from the organization on February 2, 2022.[4]

Supreme Court appointment

On February 23, 2022, President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Kho to the court, to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Rosmari Carandang. He took the oath of office on February 24, 2022. He will retire from the court on June 29, 2036.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: February 24, 2022 . Justice Antonio T. Kho, Jr. Takes Oath as 193rd SC Associate Justice . February 24, 2022. Supreme Court of the Philippines.
  2. Web site: Buan . Lian . February 23, 2022 . Comelec's Antonio Kho gets Supreme Court post . February 24, 2022 . RAPPLER . en-US.
  3. Web site: Juan . Joel R. San . February 23, 2022 . Duterte's fraternity brother and former Comelec commissioner Antonio Kho Jr. gets SC post . February 24, 2022 . BusinessMirror . en-US.
  4. Web site: Patag . Kristine Joy . February 23, 2022 . Ex-Comelec Commissioner Kho appointed as newest SC justice . February 24, 2022 . Philstar.com.