Rodil Zalameda Explained

Honorific-Prefix:The Honorable
Rodil Zalameda
Office:Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Term Start:August 5, 2019
Appointer:Rodrigo Duterte
Predecessor:Mariano del Castillo
Office1:Justice of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines
Appointer1:Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Predecessor1:Vicente Roxas
Successor1:Jacinto Fajardo Jr.
Term Start1:September 5, 2008
Term End1:August 5, 2019
Birth Name:Rodil Vaquilar Zalameda[1]
Birth Date:2 August 1963
Birth Place:Caloocan[2]
Alma Mater:Ateneo Law School
Blank1:Affiliation
Data1:Fraternal Order of Utopia

Rodil Vaquilar Zalameda[1] (born August 2, 1963) is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte replacing Associate Justice Mariano del Castillo.[3]

Education

He took his Bachelor of Laws at the Ateneo Law School in 1987 and passed the bar exam in 1988.

Career

After passing the bar, Zalameda worked in the Makati Regional Trial Court as a clerk for two years. He then practiced privately until returning to government service in 1995 as a prosecutor in Mandaluyong City. He became assistant city prosecutor in 1997 and city prosecutor in 2002. He served in the position until his appointment to the Court of Appeals of the Philippines on September 5, 2008.[4]

Supreme Court appointment

In August 2019 CA Associate Justice Zalameda[5] was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court to replace Associate Justice Mariano del Castillo who retired last July 29, 2019.[3] He is the first Supreme Court appointee who took a decision writing exam in addition to interview conducted by the Judicial and Bar Council.[6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: CY 2016 Report on Salaries and Allowances – Commission on Audit. 2019-08-05.
  2. Web site: Justice Rodil V. Zalameda. Supreme Court of the Philippines. 2019-08-08.
  3. Web site: Duterte appoints CA justice Zalameda to Supreme Court. Buan. Lian. Rappler. 5 August 2019 . en. 2019-08-05.
  4. News: Pulta . Benjamin . 6 August 2019 . Zalameda takes oath as SC justice . Philippine News Agency . 22 June 2022.
  5. Web site: FAST FACTS: Who is new SC Associate Justice Rodil Zalameda?. Gavilan. Jodesz. Rappler. 5 August 2019 . en. 2019-08-05.
  6. Web site: Duterte appoints CA justice to SC. https://web.archive.org/web/20190805135133/https://www.cnnphilippines.com/news/2019/8/5/Rodil-Zalameda-Supreme-Court.html. dead. August 5, 2019. CNN Philippines. en. 2019-08-05.