Edgardo "Edgar" Lao Delos Santos (born June 12, 1952) is a former Associate Justice of the

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. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Justice Antonio Carpio.

Education

Delos Santos obtained his law degree from the

University of San Carlos The University of San Carlos, also referred to by its acronym USC or colloquially shortened to San Carlos, is a private, Catholic, research, coeducational basic and higher education institution administered by the Philippine Southern Province ...

Cebu Cebu (; ceb, Sugbo), officially the Province of Cebu ( ceb, Lalawigan sa Sugbo; tl, Lalawigan ng Cebu; hil, Kapuroan sang Sugbo), is a province of the Philippines located in the Central Visayas region, and consists of a main island and 167 ...

Legal and judicial career

He initially served as a municipal trial court judge in Dumaguete and later became regional trial court judge in Bacolod before his appointment to the appellate court. He was a Cebu-based

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Justice for more than 11 years.

Supreme Court appointment

Delos Santos had first interviewed for the seat vacated by Noel Tijam but he was not shortlisted. He was then interviewed for the seat vacated by

Mariano del Castillo Mariano C. del Castillo (born July 29, 1949) is a former associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. After graduating from San Beda College, Del Castillo pursued law studies at the Ateneo de Manila University. He joined the judiciar ...

which was later filled by Rodil Zalameda. On December 3, 2019, Delos Santos was appointed to the court to fill the seat vacated by

Antonio Carpio Antonio Tirol Carpio (; born October 26, 1949) is a former associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was sworn in as member of the High Court by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on October 26, 2001, and served until his ret ...

. Delos Santos retired on June 30, 2021, a year earlier than expected, due to health reasons.

Personal

Delos Santos was born in

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on .

References

Living people 1952 births Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines Justices of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines People from Leyte (province) University of San Carlos alumni {{Philippines-politician-stub