Japar Dimaampao is the second Muslim to be appointed to the High Court after Justice Abdulwahid Bidin.
11 Facts About Japar Dimaampao
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Japar Dimaampao began his legal career as a legal officer of the National Bureau of Investigation, then as senior corporate attorney in the Metropolitan Waterworks and Sewerage System.
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Japar Dimaampao worked as staff in the Commission on Elections where his father, Magdara Dimaampao, was former commissioner.
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Japar Dimaampao rose to become the first Muslim senior state prosecutor of the Department of Justice.
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Japar Dimaampao was formerly Bar examiner for civil law and taxation law, and served as chairperson for the 2020 Special Shari'ah Bar Exams.
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Japar Dimaampao served for four years as judge of the Regional Trial Court of Mandaluyong.
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Japar Dimaampao holds the distinction of being the youngest magistrate to be appointed to the Court of Appeals at the age of 40.
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Japar Dimaampao filled the post vacated by then Supreme Court Associate Justice Alexander Gesmundo, who had been appointed as Chief Justice of the High Court.
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Japar Dimaampao is the 191st Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and the second Muslim to be appointed to the High Court after Justice Abdulwahid Bidin of Tawi-Tawi.
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Japar Dimaampao took his oath as associate justice on September 14,2021.
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Japar Dimaampao has vied for a post in the high court, prior to the Duterte's administration.