Estela Marcelino Perlas-Bernabe (born May 14, 1952) is a former

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, serving from 2011 to 2022. She was the third appointee to the Supreme Court by President

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on September 16, 2011.

Background

Estela Perlas-Bernabe was born in Plaridel, Bulacan. She earned her

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in Commerce degree, major in Banking and Finance

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at St. Paul College of Manila and earned her law degree from the Ateneo de Manila Law School graduating as Class Salutatorian in 1976. She passed the Philippine Bar examination in 1977 with a bar rating of 85.156%.

Early judicial posts

Perlas-Bernabe has served the Judiciary as Regional Trial Court Judge of Makati from January 2000 to March 2004, Metropolitan Trial Court Judge of the same City from March 1996 to January 2000, and as Technical Assistant in the Office of the Court Administrator, Supreme Court of the Philippines from 1977 to 1979. She also worked in various private and government offices, namely, as Legal Assistant, Legal Department of China Banking Corporation (1979–1980); Senior Manager, Legal Department of Paramount Finance Corp. (1980–1987); Legal Manager and Corporate Secretary/ Legal Consultant of the National Home Mortgage and Finance Corp. (1990–1993); and Senior Partner of Bernabe Perlas Morte and Associates (1993–1996).Aquino appoints new SC associate justice
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Supreme Court of the Philippines

Bernabe was the third appointee of President

to the

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as an associate justice on September 16, 2011. She replaced Conchita Carpio Morales, who retired from the Court on June 19, 2011, and later assumed the position of

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External links

Profile of the new Supreme Court Justice, Estela M. Perlas-Bernabe

References

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