Mario Villamor Lopez (born June 4, 1955) is an associate justice of the

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. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Francis Jardeleza.

Education

Lopez earned a law degree from San Beda College. He later earned a

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from the University of Santo Tomas.

Legal and judicial career

He served as prosecutor of the Tanodbayan, now known as the office of the Ombudsman in 1985 and became executive judge of Batangas City in 1997 before his appointment to the Court of Appeals.

Supreme Court appointment

Lopez had first interviewed for the seat vacated by

Noel Tijam Noel Gimenez Tijam (born January 5, 1949) is a Filipino lawyer who served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from March 8, 2017 to January 5, 2019. Prior to his appointment, he was a justice of Court of Appeals from ...

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, Lopez was appointed to the court to fill the seat vacated by

Francis Jardeleza Francis H. Jardeleza (born September 26, 1949) is a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He served as Office of the Solicitor General of the Philippines, Solicitor General of the Philippines from 2012 to 2014, and was ...

Personal

Lopez is from

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References

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