He started working as a trial attorney at the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) in 1985 and was awarded the Most Outstanding Solicitor three years later.[4]
He was on seconded appointment as commissioner of the Presidential Commission on Good Government from July 17, 1998 to February 15, 2001.[4]
In August 2002, he was promoted to assistant solicitor general. He continued to serve in the OSG until October 2005.[4]
After 20 years with the OSG, he was then appointed as an associate justice of the Sandiganbayan on October 15, 2005, later as chairperson of its seventh division and co-chairperson of the Committee on Rules.
On August 14, 2017, Gesmundo became the 178th Supreme Court magistrate, assuming the post vacated by Justice Jose C. Mendoza who reached mandatory retirement age.[5]
As chief justice, he will mandatorily retire on November 6, 2026.
References
^Calayag, Keith (2 April 2021). "Duterte Appoints Alexander Gesmundo Chief Justice". The Manila Times. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^"Hon. Alexander G. Gesmundo is 27th Chief Justice". Supreme Court of the Philippines. 5 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
^Solidarity Message of Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo. IFI Page Gallery. July 15, 2022. from the original on November 24, 2022. Retrieved November 24, 2022 – via Facebook.
^ abcd"Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo". Supreme Court of the Philippines. Retrieved August 10, 2021.
^Torres-Tupas, Nestor Corrales (14 August 2017). "Duterte Appoints Gesmundo New SC Associate Justice". Inquirer.net. Retrieved 13 March 2022.
alexander, gesmundo, this, philippine, name, middle, name, maternal, family, name, gahon, surname, paternal, family, name, gesmundo, alexander, gahon, gesmundo, born, november, 1956, serving, chief, justice, philippines, since, april, 2021, replaced, diosdado,. In this Philippine name the middle name or maternal family name is Gahon and the surname or paternal family name is Gesmundo Alexander Gahon Gesmundo born November 6 1956 is serving as the chief justice of the Philippines since April 5 2021 He replaced Diosdado Peralta who retired early on March 27 2021 1 He previously served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court from 2017 to 2021 The HonorableAlexander G Gesmundo27th Chief Justice of the PhilippinesIncumbentAssumed office April 5 2021Appointed byRodrigo DutertePreceded byDiosdado Peralta178th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the PhilippinesIn office August 14 2017 April 5 2021Appointed byRodrigo DutertePreceded byJose C MendozaSucceeded byJapar DimaampaoAssociate Justice of the SandiganbayanIn office October 15 2005 August 14 2017Appointed byGloria Macapagal ArroyoPreceded byTeresita de CastroSucceeded byRonald MorenoPersonal detailsBornAlexander Gahon Gesmundo 1956 11 06 November 6 1956 age 66 San Pablo Laguna PhilippinesAlma materLyceum of the Philippines University BS Ec Ateneo de Manila University LL B AffiliationFraternal Order of UtopiaBiography EditGesmundo is the fourth chief justice appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte 2 and the third Atenean to assume the post of the high tribunal citation needed Gesmundo is a member of the Philippine Independent Church 3 He studied Bachelor of Science in Economics at the Lyceum of the Philippines University while he obtained his law degree from the Ateneo de Manila University in 1984 and passed the Philippine Bar in April 1985 4 He started working as a trial attorney at the Office of the Solicitor General OSG in 1985 and was awarded the Most Outstanding Solicitor three years later 4 He was on seconded appointment as commissioner of the Presidential Commission on Good Government from July 17 1998 to February 15 2001 4 In August 2002 he was promoted to assistant solicitor general He continued to serve in the OSG until October 2005 4 After 20 years with the OSG he was then appointed as an associate justice of the Sandiganbayan on October 15 2005 later as chairperson of its seventh division and co chairperson of the Committee on Rules On August 14 2017 Gesmundo became the 178th Supreme Court magistrate assuming the post vacated by Justice Jose C Mendoza who reached mandatory retirement age 5 As chief justice he will mandatorily retire on November 6 2026 References Edit Calayag Keith 2 April 2021 Duterte Appoints Alexander Gesmundo Chief Justice The Manila Times Retrieved 2 April 2021 Hon Alexander G Gesmundo is 27th Chief Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines 5 April 2021 Retrieved 15 April 2021 Solidarity Message of Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo IFI Page Gallery July 15 2022 Archived from the original on November 24 2022 Retrieved November 24 2022 via Facebook a b c d Chief Justice Alexander G Gesmundo Supreme Court of the Philippines Retrieved August 10 2021 Torres Tupas Nestor Corrales 14 August 2017 Duterte Appoints Gesmundo New SC Associate Justice Inquirer net Retrieved 13 March 2022 Legal officesPreceded byTeresita de Castro Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan2003 2017 Succeeded byRonald MorenoPreceded byJose C Mendoza Associate Justice of the Supreme Court2017 2021 Succeeded byJapar DimaampaoPreceded byDiosdado Peralta Chief Justice of the Supreme Court2021 present IncumbentOrder of precedencePreceded byMartin Romualdezas Speaker of the House of Representatives Order of Precedence of the Philippinesas Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Succeeded byEnrique Manaloas Secretary of Foreign Affairs This article about a Filipino politician is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Alexander Gesmundo amp oldid 1128331518, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
