| Edgardo Delos Santos | |
| Office: | 186th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines |
| Term Start: | December 3, 2019 |
| Term End: | June 30, 2021 |
| Appointer: | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Predecessor: | Antonio Carpio |
| Successor: | Midas Marquez |
| Birth Name: | Edgardo Lao Delos Santos |
| Birth Date: | 12 June 1952 |
| Birth Place: | Palompon, Leyte, Philippines |
| Education: | University of San Carlos (AB, LLB) |
Edgardo "Edgar" Lao Delos Santos (born June 12, 1952) is a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Justice Antonio Carpio.
Delos Santos obtained his law degree from the University of San Carlos in Cebu.[1]
He initially served as a municipal trial court judge in Dumaguete and later became regional trial court judge in Bacolod before his appointment to the appellate court.[2] He was a Cebu-based Court of Appeals Justice for more than 11 years.
Delos Santos had first interviewed for the seat vacated by Noel Tijam but he was not shortlisted.[3] He was then interviewed for the seat vacated by Mariano del Castillo[4] which was later filled by Rodil Zalameda. On December 3, 2019, Delos Santos was appointed to the court to fill the seat vacated by Antonio Carpio.[5] Delos Santos retired on June 30, 2021, a year earlier than expected, for health reasons.[6] [7]
Delos Santos was born in Palompon, Leyte on .