Jose Midas Pascual Marquez (born February 16, 1966) is an associate justice of the

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since 2021, and was previously the ex-member of the Office of the Court Administrator and the Supreme Court spokesperson of the Philippines.ABS-CBN News Midas Marquez back as SC spokesperson
/ref> Marquez holds the record of being the longest-serving SC Court Administrator. Marquez was included in the final shortlist of official nominees as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court by

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, with the recommendation of Chief Justice Gesmundo, before being passed to the President for the appointment.

Early life and career

Marquez obtained his

Bachelor of Arts Bachelor of arts (BA or AB; from the Latin ', ', or ') is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate program in the arts, or, in some cases, other disciplines. A Bachelor of Arts degree course is generally completed in three or four years ...

in Economics in 1987 and

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in 1993, both from the

Ateneo de Manila University , mottoeng = Light in the Lord , type = Private, research, non-profit, coeducational basic and higher education institution , established = December 10, 1859 , religious_affiliation = Roman Catholic (Jesuits) , academic_aff ...

. Marquez graduated with a degree in law from the

and became a member of the Philippine Bar in 1994. Central Books Jose Midas P. Marquez
/ref> He was working with a position of Executive Assistant I at the age of 25, in his second year in law school.Abogado Waiting in the wings: Midas Marquez in the running to be SC justice
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Supreme Court of the Philippines

President

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appointed Marquez as the 192nd associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines on September 27, 2021.

Controversy

Presidential daughter and Davao City mayor

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opposed his bid for a Supreme Court post back in 2018. She issued a statement saying the Supreme Court aspirant is trying to gain her favor through asking complainants and witnesses to withdraw the disbarment case filed against her for punching a sheriff during a demolition in 2011. Marquez has also been cited as chiefly responsible for the filed quo warranto against Chief Justice

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References

External links

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