1. Francis H Jardeleza was born on September 26,1949 and is a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
12 Facts About Francis Jardeleza
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Francis Jardeleza served as Solicitor General of the Philippines from 2012 to 2014, and was appointed by President Benigno Aquino III to the High Court on August 19,2014.
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Francis Jardeleza earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of the Philippines Visayas in 1970.
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Francis Jardeleza earned his law degree at the University of the Philippines College of Law at UP Diliman, where he graduated as salutatorian in 1974.
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Francis Jardeleza was admitted to the bar in 1974, having placed third in the bar examinations held that year.
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In 1977, Francis Jardeleza obtained a Masters of Law degree from Harvard Law School.
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Francis Jardeleza was in private practice until 1996, including a long-term stint at the ACCRA Law Offices.
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In July 2010, Francis Jardeleza was appointed Deputy Ombudsman for Luzon by President Benigno Aquino III.
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Francis Jardeleza took his oath of office as Solicitor General on February 20,2012.
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On 26 September 2019, Francis Jardeleza retired upon reaching his 70th birthday.
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Francis Jardeleza has been a professorial lecturer at the University of the Philippines College of Law since 1993, teaching constitutional law among other subjects.
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Francis Jardeleza's wife, Concepcion Lim-Jardeleza is a professor in the same law school.