Jose Midas Pascual Marquez (born February 16, 1966) is a Filipino judge who has served as an

associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines An associate justice of the Supreme Court () is one of fifteen members of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, Supreme Court, the highest court in the Philippines. The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, chief justice presid ...

since 2021. He previously served as the 14th and longest-serving court administrator from 2009 to 2021 and as the spokesperson of the court.

Early life and career

Marquez was born on February 16, 1966. He obtained his

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in Economics in 1987 and

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in 1993, both from the Ateneo de Manila University. Marquez graduated with a degree in law from the Ateneo de Manila University and became a member of the Philippine Bar in 1994. Central Books Jose Midas P. Marquez
/ref> He was working with the position of Executive Assistant I at the age of 25, in his second year in law school.Abogado Waiting in the wings: Midas Marquez in the running to be SC justice
/ref> Marquez has also been cited as chiefly responsible for the ''quo warranto'' filed against Chief Justice

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Associate Justice of the Philippines

Presidential daughter and Davao City mayor

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opposed his bid for a Supreme Court post back in 2018. She issued a statement saying the Supreme Court aspirant is trying to gain her favor by asking complainants and witnesses to withdraw the disbarment case filed against her for punching a sheriff during a demolition in 2011. Marquez was included in the final shortlist of official nominees as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court by the

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, with the recommendation of Chief Justice

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, before being passed to the President

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for the appointment. Duterte appointed Marquez as the 192nd associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines on September 27, 2021.

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