Bienvenido "Bogie" Lorenzo Reyes (born July 6, 1947) is a former
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
An associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines ( fil, Kasangguning Mahistrado ng Kataas-taasang Hukuman ng Pilipinas) is one of fifteen members of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, the highest court in the Philippines. The Ch ...
of the
Supreme Court of the Philippines. He left the Court of Appeals on August 23, 2011 to assume his seat on the Supreme Court.
Reyes administered the oath of his fraternity brother,
Rodrigo Duterte as the 16th President of the
Philippines
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on his inauguration rites held at
Malacañang Palace
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on June 30, 2016.
Legal career
After finishing his pre-law at the
University of Santo Tomas
The University of Santo Tomas (also known as UST and officially as the Pontifical and Royal University of Santo Tomas, Manila) is a private, Catholic research university in Manila, Philippines. Founded on April 28, 1611, by Spanish friar Migue ...
, Reyes took up his law degree at the
San Beda College of Law
San Beda College of Law is the law school college under the San Beda University, a private, Roman Catholic university run by the Benedictine monks in the Philippines.Directory of Higher Education Institutions, Commission on Higher Education, 2006 ...
where he, together with now fellow Supreme Court Justice
Jose C. Mendoza, established the law fraternity
Lex Talionis Fraternitas
''Lex Talionis Fraternitas, Inc. Sodalitas Ducum Futurorum'' is an exclusive fraternal organization of Filipino jurists, legal practitioners, and law students founded on September 28, 1969, at the San Beda College of Law. A chapter in the Ateneo ...
. After obtaining a grade of 81.6% in the 1971
Bar exams, Reyes worked as Vice-President for legal and Corporate Affairs of R.C. Silverio Group of Companies from 1975 to 1981. He then founded a Makati-based Law Firm, Reyes Daway Lim Bernardo Lindo and Rosales, in 1982. He acted as Chairman, Director, President and/or Corporate Secretary of various private corporations; the Board Secretary of National Home Mortgage Finance Corporation and Chairman of the Board of Celebrity Sports Plaza.
In July 1990, he became Presiding Judge of the Regional Trial Court of
Malabon
Malabon, officially the City of Malabon ( fil, Lungsod ng Malabon), is a 1st class highly urbanized city in the National Capital Region of the Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 380,522 people.
Located just nort ...
and was appointed Associate Justice in the
Court of Appeals
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on August 8, 2000. On August 16, 2011, President
Benigno Aquino III
Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III (; February 8, 1960 – June 24, 2021), also known as Noynoy Aquino and colloquially as PNoy, was a Filipino politician who served as the 15th president of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016. The son of ...
appointed him as a magistrate of the Supreme Court.
Awards and Recognitions
While treading his way towards his remarkable career as a lawyer, Justice Reyes was a recipient of various awards and recognitions from different organizations and institutions which stood witness to his enduring commitment to the profession. In 1998, he was awarded the Most Outstanding Alumnus by his high school alma mater,
Colegio de San Pascual Baylon. Two years after, he was given the Plaque of Distinction for Outstanding Achievement in the Field of Law and Jurisprudence by the
Lex Talionis Fraternitas
''Lex Talionis Fraternitas, Inc. Sodalitas Ducum Futurorum'' is an exclusive fraternal organization of Filipino jurists, legal practitioners, and law students founded on September 28, 1969, at the San Beda College of Law. A chapter in the Ateneo ...
Inc. and a Certificate of Recognition by the
Integrated Bar of the Philippines
The Integrated Bar of the Philippines ( fil, Pinagsamang mga Abogasya ng Pilipinas abbreviated as IBP) is the national organization of lawyers in the Philippines. It is the mandatory bar association for Filipino lawyers.
History
The IBP was estab ...
Calmana Chapter for his exemplary achievement as an RTC Judge of Malabon. He was also given a Certificate of Recognition in the field of Law and Jurisprudence by the
San Beda College of Law
San Beda College of Law is the law school college under the San Beda University, a private, Roman Catholic university run by the Benedictine monks in the Philippines.Directory of Higher Education Institutions, Commission on Higher Education, 2006 ...
in July 2002. In 2003, he was recipient of Gawad Dangal ng Obando, Natatanging Obandeňo Award for being the Most Outstanding Citizen of
Obando, Bulacan
Obando, officially the Municipality of Obando ( tgl, Bayan ng Obando), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 59,978 people.
It is away from the Philippine ca ...
in the field of law.
In 2011, he received the following: Gawad Bilang Kasaping Pandangal (IBP Gat Marcelo H. del Pilar Bulacan Chapter); Fraternal Scroll of Distinction (Lex Talionis Fraternitas, Inc.); Pagkilala - Sangguniang Panlalawigan ng Bulacan; and the Outstanding Bedan Law Alumni Award. The most recent award he received is the 2012 Distinguished Bedan Award.
During his stint as Associate Justice of the
Court of Appeals
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, he received a recognition for having achieved Zero Backlog in his docket as of November 2010. Ninety five percent of his decisions which were elevated to the Supreme Court were affirmed. He left the Court of Appeals on August 23, 2011 when he was appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court by President
Benigno Aquino III
Benigno Simeon Cojuangco Aquino III (; February 8, 1960 – June 24, 2021), also known as Noynoy Aquino and colloquially as PNoy, was a Filipino politician who served as the 15th president of the Philippines from 2010 to 2016. The son of ...
with a very clean docket.
Personal life
Reyes was born at Catanghalan,
Obando, Bulacan
Obando, officially the Municipality of Obando ( tgl, Bayan ng Obando), is a 2nd class municipality in the province of Bulacan, Philippines. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 59,978 people.
It is away from the Philippine ca ...
. He is married to Philanthropist Teresita Jacinta Reyes (Archivist at Asian Development Bank) with their two children, Dennis Reyes, and Environmentalist and Businessman Benson Michael Reyes.
References
Sources
Personal Information, J.B.Reyes
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1947 births
Living people
Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
20th-century Filipino judges
People from Bulacan
San Beda University alumni
University of Santo Tomas alumni
Justices of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines
21st-century Filipino lawyers