Marcos picks Mariflor Punzalan Castillo as new Court of Appeals presiding justice

Castillo named Court of Appeals presiding justice

ASSOCIATE Justice Mariflor Punzalan Castillo has been appointed as presiding justice of the Court of Appeals (CA).Castillo, the second most senior associate justice, took her oath of office before Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo on Wednesday. Newly appointed Court of Appeals Presiding Justice Mariflor P. Punzalan Castillo took her oath of office before Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo at the Session Hall of the Supreme Court of the Philippin…

Marcos picks Mariflor Punzalan Castillo as new Court of Appeals presiding justice

MANILA, Philippines – The Supreme Court (SC) announced on Wednesday, November 15, that a new presiding justice of the Court of Appeals (CA) has already been appointed by President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. The new CA presiding justice, Mariflor Punzalan Castillo, already took her oath before SC Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo on Wednesday afternoon. Castillo, who was already part of the CA bench as associate justice, replaced former presiding justi…

Pres Marcos appoints Justice Punzalan Castillo Court of Appeals presiding justice

President Marcos has appointed Associate Justice Mariflor P. Punzalan Castillo as presiding justice of the Court of Appeals (CA), the country’s second highest court.The appointment of Presiding Justice Castillo dated Nov. 14, 2023 was forwarded to the office of Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo by the Office of the President.Castillo took over the post from then Presiding Justice Remedios A. Salazar Fernando who retired last Sept. 2.The new CA…