Jhosep Ylarde Lopez (born February 8, 1963) is an associate justice of the

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. He was appointed by President

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to replace Associate Justice

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who retired on November 3, 2020.

Education

Lopez graduated ''cum laude'' with a degree in Political Science from the University of the Philippines Diliman. He proceeded to take up his Law studies at the same University where he became a brother of the Sigma Rho Fraternity, the oldest and most distinguished law-based fraternity in Asia. He passed the Bar examinations in 1989 with an average of 84.55%.

Legal career

Lopez worked as legal counsel of the University of the Philippines for a year before being promoted as chief legal officer of the Philippine General Hospital. In 1991, he worked under former Senate President Jovito Salonga and was later appointed as chief legal counsel of the Senate of the Philippines. He was elected councilor of Manila's 3rd District and served from 1992 to 1998 and from 2001 to 2006. Thereafter, he was appointed as Chief City Prosecutor of Manila in February 2006.

Political career

Lopez served as a city councilor of the 3rd District Manila from 1992 to 1998 and 2001–2006.

Judicial career

Justice of Court of Appeals

Lopez was appointed as Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals on May 17, 2012 and served for more than eight years until his appointment to the Supreme Court.

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court

On January 26, 2021, President

appointed Lopez as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Lopez fills the post vacated by Supreme Court Associate Justice

who retired on November 3, 2020.

References

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