Bernardo Pardo (born February 11, 1932) is a former associate justice of the

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and a former

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Chairman. He was appointed by former Philippine President

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. He was born in

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, to San Isidro,

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natives, Dr. and Mrs. Leopoldo G. Pardo, and is married to Zenaida C. De Dios, with whom he has 4 children: Lourdes, Bernardita, Mercedes Patricia, and Victor.Philippine Panorama, Manila Bulletin, March 19, 1995

Education

He graduated high school at

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, with honors, in 1950. He was a graduate of Law from the

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in 1955, and passed the bar examinations with a bar rating of 81.55%, on March 6, 1956. He was a

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at the Academy of American and International Law, at the

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, USA in 1978.

Associate Justice

He practiced law, by having been a lawyer in Jose W. Diokno Law Office, 1955–1961. He was Solicitor, in the Office of the Solicitor General, 1971–1974. He was Acting City Judge, Manila, 1965–1967. He was CFI Judge of Caloocan, from 1974 to 1983, RTC Judge of Manila, Br. 43, from 1983 to 1993, and CA Justice from 1993 to 1995. He was promoted Chair of the

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from 1995 until his appointment to the Supreme Court in 1998.Philippine Panorama, Sunday, January 10, 2001, page 10 He was appointed by

on September 30, 1998. He retired on February 11, 2002.

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* 1932 births Living people Colegio de San Juan de Letran alumni Lawyers from Manila People from Nueva Ecija Chairpersons of the Commission on Elections (Philippines) Ramos administration personnel Associate justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines {{Philippines-law-bio-stub

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