Teresita de Castro
| Teresita Leonardo-De Castro | |
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| 160th Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court |
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Assumed office December 3, 2007 |
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| Appointed by | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Cancio Garcia |
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| Born |
October 8, 1948 Manila |
| Spouse(s) | Eduardo de Castro |
| Alma mater |
University of the Philippines University of the Philippines College of Law |
Teresita J. Leonardo-De Castro (born October 8, 1948) is an Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court. Prior to her appointment to the High Court by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo, she had been the Presiding Justice of the Sandiganbayan.
De Castro's parents are Fortunato R. Leonardo and Maxima Jose of Parañaque. Justice De Castro resides at Merville, Parañaque, Metro Manila. De Castro is married to businessman Eduardo A. De Castro. They have three children: Maria Cherell, Christine Genevive, and Edouard Anthony. Her half-brother, Eduardo L. Leonardo works as Executive Assistant VI, Sandiganbayan).
De Castro finished elementary (1960) and high school education (Valedictorian, 1964) at St. Paul College. De Castro earned her AB Political Science (cum laude, 1968) and Bachelor of Laws (1972) at the University of the Philippines (1979). She passed the Philippine Bar Examination of November, 1972 with bar rating of 80.9%.
She started her judicial career as a law clerk, legal and judicial assistant in the Supreme Court of the Philippines,(1973–1978). She was appointed DOJ State Counsel I, II (1978–1985), and promoted to senior state counsel (1985–1987), supervising state counsel, and chief of legal staff (1988–1989). Before her Sandiganbayan appointment, De Castro was the state counsel V and chief of legal staff, DOJ (1989–1995). De Castro was the Presiding Justice and Chairperson of the First Division, Sandiganbayan at the time of her appointment to the High Court.
She held the position of President-elect of the International Association of Women Judges (IAWJ) from 2012 to 2014.
Justice De Castro is the Chairwoman of the 2015 Philippine Bar Examination committee.
De Castro headed the anti-graft court’s special division on the perjury and plunder trial of former President Joseph Estrada. Estrada's son, Senator Jinggoy Estrada also faced charges. The long trial finished in September 2007. Estrada was acquitted of perjury charges but found guilty of plunder and sentenced to life imprisonment. All the co-defendants, including Senator Jinggoy Estrada, were acquitted of all charges.
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