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Nimfa C. Vilches

April 03, 2023

Nimfa Cuesta Vilches was a Senior Deputy Court Administrator (DCA) at the Office of the Court Administrator (OCA), Supreme Court of the Philippines. She was a regional trial court judge in Manila until her appointment as Assistant Court Administrator in 2006 and as DCA in 2008. She was a family law expert in the Philippines and in the international legal community.

Nimfa Cuesta Vilches
Born(1956-10-06)6 October 1956
Leyte, Philippines
Died15 December 2011(2011-12-15) (aged 55)
CitizenshipFilipino
EducationAteneo de Manila University, Ateneo de Manila Law School
Occupation(s)Lawyer, Judge, Law Professor, Deputy Court Administrator
EmployerSupreme Court of the Philippines

Profile

Born to lawyer-father, Benito R. Cuesta I, and an educator mother, Corazon Go, in Tacloban City, Leyte, Philippines on October 6, 1956, Vilches graduated class valedictorian in elementary school and a Gerry Roxas Leadership and Scholarship Awardee in secondary school. She obtained her undergraduate degree in political science at the Jesuit Ateneo de Manila University in 1978 and her Bachelor of Laws at the Ateneo de Manila Law School in 1982. Vilches was a member of the faculty of the Ateneo de Manila Law School and held the Chief Justice Ramon Avancena Professorial Chair in Civil Law. She joined the Supreme Court after her admission to the practice of law in 1983 as Court Attorney to then-Senior Justices Hermogenes Concepcion, Jr.; Jose Y. Feria; and Teodoro Padilla.

Vilches was the second of four daughters. She was married to Salvador C. Vilches, a mediation consultant, with whom she had two children- Steve and Nicole.

In 1989, at the age of 32, Vilches was appointed Presiding Judge of the Municipal Trial Court of Barugo, Leyte, and was later designated by the Supreme Court as Acting Judge in the Metropolitan Trial Courts of Manila, Makati and Caloocan to address clogged court dockets until her appointment as Presiding Judge, Regional Trial Court of Manila, Branch 48, in 1999. In recognition of her notable performance as a regional trial court judge, the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC), Supreme Court, nominated her to the post of Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals in 2004. On September 26, 2006, she was awarded Outstanding Regional Trial Court Judge by the Society for Judicial Excellence, Supreme Court, for exceptional performance as a magistrate for 17 years and for advancing the rights of women and children. She was promoted Assistant Court Administrator the following day September 27, 2006.

As Vice-Chairperson and chief implementer of the "Justice on Wheels",[1] an access to justice by the marginalized sectors program of the Supreme Court from 2008 to 2010, she organized the conduct of court hearings inside mobile court buses in faraway courts with no judges, and in urban courthouses with high criminal dockets, that lead to the release of 5,157 detained prisoners; and introduced the “mobile court-annexed mediation (MCAM)” initiative that brought about the successful settlement (with 96% success rate) of 6,830 pending civil cases.

Vilches, in 2005, ruled on the trailblazing case (Herrera v. Alba and Hon. Nimfa Cuesta Vilches, G.R. No. 148220, June 15, 2005) on the admissibility of DNA evidence in Philippine courts. The decision was affirmed in its entirety on appeal and was much quoted by the Supreme Court. That piece of verdict became one of the starting points of the 2007 Supreme Court Rule on DNA Evidence.

In 1999, Vilches founded the CASA-GAL Program in the Philippines composed of trained community volunteers for children in court that was chosen by UNICEF in 2005 as one of the innovative initiatives for children in Asia and the Pacific. For her outstanding service to the public, Vilches was conferred the 2009 Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award by the Civil Service Commission of the Philippines, the highest recognition given to a government official or employee.

Notable positions and achievements

 
Vilches posing with Filipino children, September 2009.

Supreme Court committees

  • Chairperson, Committee on Legal Fees, Office of the Court Administrator
  • Chairperson, Ad hoc Committee for Legal Fees
  • Chairperson, Grievance Committee, OCA
  • Chairperson, Personnel Evaluation and Review Committee, OCA
  • Chairperson, Subcommittee on Justice for Children, Office of the President, Manila
  • Vice-Chairperson, Justice on Wheels Committee
  • Vice-Chairperson, Legal Research and Method, Philippine Judicial Academy (PhilJA)
  • Member, Sub-Committee for Family Courts, Committee on Revision of Rules
  • Member, Committee on the Revision of the Benchbook, PhilJA
  • Member, Selection and Promotion Board, OCA
  • Member, Committee on Gender Responsiveness in the Judiciary
  • Member, Research Group, PhilJA

Academe

International lectures

  • Delegate, Philippine Delegation to the UN General Assembly Special Session on Children, New York City, USA, 2003
  • Plenary lecturer, “Trafficking in Women and Children” and Session Chair, “Trafficking in Children,” 4th International Conference on Family Law and Children's Rights, Cape Town, South Africa, 2003
  • Lecturer, Asian Conference of Social Work Professionals, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, 2003
  • Lecturer, “Making Juvenile Justice Work,” International Conference on Children's Rights, University of Ottawa, Canada, 2007
  • Lecturer, “Phenomena in Juvenile Delinquency,” International Juvenile Justice Observatory (OIJJ), Seville, Spain, 2007
  • Lecturer, “Family Mediation,”1st Asian Mediation Association, Singapore, 2009
  • Lecturer, “No-Nonsense Court Management,” International Association of Court Administrators Asia-Pacific Conference, Bogor, Indonesia, March 13–16, 2011.

Works published

  • B.P. 22: FAQs, Rex Bookstore, 2005
  • Are You Ready To Be A CASA/GAL Volunteer? 2001
  • DNA and the Courts, 2002
  • Trafficking In Women and Children, 2003
  • Making Juvenile Justice Work, 2004
  • Mediation: Reaching its Potential in Family Law Cases, 2006
  • No Nonsense Court Management, 2007
  • RA 9184 or the Government Procurement Reform Act: Bane or Boon, 2008
  • ADR: The Solutionist Approach to Unclog Court Dockets, 2009

Scholarships and training

  • Oxford University, England, Children's Rights: Moving Forward, sponsored by the British Council, 2001
  • Hertfordshire, England, Violence against Women: Tackling Trafficking, sponsored by the British Council, 2004
  • National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Nevada, Role of the Judge in a Family Court, sponsored by UNICEF Manila, 1999
  • National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges, Nevada, Evidence in Family Court, sponsored by the Supreme Court of the Philippines and City of Manila, 2000
  • Legal and Social Systems of Sweden, sponsored by Swedish International Development Aid, 2005
  • National Judicial Institute of Canada, Vancouver and Kelowna, British Columbia, Evidence, sponsored by the Canadian International Development Aid, 2006
  • National Center for State Courts, Orlando Florida USA, Court Management, sponsored by the USAID and The Asia Foundation, 2007

See also

References

  1. ^ "Justice on Wheels goes to Aurora on Saturday". GMA News Online.

External links

  • - 49k
  • DNA Technology and Philippine Courts
  • Trafficking Of Women And Children
  • NIJ Special Report

April 03, 2023
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This article includes a list of general references but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations Please help to improve this article by introducing more precise citations September 2021 Learn how and when to remove this template message Nimfa Cuesta Vilches was a Senior Deputy Court Administrator DCA at the Office of the Court Administrator OCA Supreme Court of the Philippines She was a regional trial court judge in Manila until her appointment as Assistant Court Administrator in 2006 and as DCA in 2008 She was a family law expert in the Philippines and in the international legal community Nimfa Cuesta VilchesBorn 1956 10 06 6 October 1956Leyte PhilippinesDied15 December 2011 2011 12 15 aged 55 CitizenshipFilipinoEducationAteneo de Manila University Ateneo de Manila Law SchoolOccupation s Lawyer Judge Law Professor Deputy Court AdministratorEmployerSupreme Court of the Philippines Contents 1 Profile 2 Notable positions and achievements 2 1 Supreme Court committees 3 Academe 4 International lectures 5 Works published 6 Scholarships and training 7 See also 8 References 9 External linksProfile EditBorn to lawyer father Benito R Cuesta I and an educator mother Corazon Go in Tacloban City Leyte Philippines on October 6 1956 Vilches graduated class valedictorian in elementary school and a Gerry Roxas Leadership and Scholarship Awardee in secondary school She obtained her undergraduate degree in political science at the Jesuit Ateneo de Manila University in 1978 and her Bachelor of Laws at the Ateneo de Manila Law School in 1982 Vilches was a member of the faculty of the Ateneo de Manila Law School and held the Chief Justice Ramon Avancena Professorial Chair in Civil Law She joined the Supreme Court after her admission to the practice of law in 1983 as Court Attorney to then Senior Justices Hermogenes Concepcion Jr Jose Y Feria and Teodoro Padilla Vilches was the second of four daughters She was married to Salvador C Vilches a mediation consultant with whom she had two children Steve and Nicole In 1989 at the age of 32 Vilches was appointed Presiding Judge of the Municipal Trial Court of Barugo Leyte and was later designated by the Supreme Court as Acting Judge in the Metropolitan Trial Courts of Manila Makati and Caloocan to address clogged court dockets until her appointment as Presiding Judge Regional Trial Court of Manila Branch 48 in 1999 In recognition of her notable performance as a regional trial court judge the Judicial and Bar Council JBC Supreme Court nominated her to the post of Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals in 2004 On September 26 2006 she was awarded Outstanding Regional Trial Court Judge by the Society for Judicial Excellence Supreme Court for exceptional performance as a magistrate for 17 years and for advancing the rights of women and children She was promoted Assistant Court Administrator the following day September 27 2006 As Vice Chairperson and chief implementer of the Justice on Wheels 1 an access to justice by the marginalized sectors program of the Supreme Court from 2008 to 2010 she organized the conduct of court hearings inside mobile court buses in faraway courts with no judges and in urban courthouses with high criminal dockets that lead to the release of 5 157 detained prisoners and introduced the mobile court annexed mediation MCAM initiative that brought about the successful settlement with 96 success rate of 6 830 pending civil cases Vilches in 2005 ruled on the trailblazing case Herrera v Alba and Hon Nimfa Cuesta Vilches G R No 148220 June 15 2005 on the admissibility of DNA evidence in Philippine courts The decision was affirmed in its entirety on appeal and was much quoted by the Supreme Court That piece of verdict became one of the starting points of the 2007 Supreme Court Rule on DNA Evidence In 1999 Vilches founded the CASA GAL Program in the Philippines composed of trained community volunteers for children in court that was chosen by UNICEF in 2005 as one of the innovative initiatives for children in Asia and the Pacific For her outstanding service to the public Vilches was conferred the 2009 Presidential Lingkod Bayan Award by the Civil Service Commission of the Philippines the highest recognition given to a government official or employee Notable positions and achievements Edit Vilches posing with Filipino children September 2009 Supreme Court committees Edit Chairperson Committee on Legal Fees Office of the Court Administrator Chairperson Ad hoc Committee for Legal Fees Chairperson Grievance Committee OCA Chairperson Personnel Evaluation and Review Committee OCA Chairperson Subcommittee on Justice for Children Office of the President Manila Vice Chairperson Justice on Wheels Committee Vice Chairperson Legal Research and Method Philippine Judicial Academy PhilJA Member Sub Committee for Family Courts Committee on Revision of Rules Member Committee on the Revision of the Benchbook PhilJA Member Selection and Promotion Board OCA Member Committee on Gender Responsiveness in the Judiciary Member Research Group PhilJAAcademe EditProfessor II Philippine Judicial Academy Supreme Court of the Philippines Professor Ateneo de Manila Law School and holder of the Chief Justice Ramon Avancena Professorial Chair in Civil Law since 2003 Lecturer for the Mandatory Continuing Legal Education MCLE for the University of the Philippines Institute of Judicial Administration Integrated Bar of the Philippines IBP Philippine Bar Association PBA Department of Justice DOJ and the Public Attorneys Office PAO International lectures EditDelegate Philippine Delegation to the UN General Assembly Special Session on Children New York City USA 2003 Plenary lecturer Trafficking in Women and Children and Session Chair Trafficking in Children 4th International Conference on Family Law and Children s Rights Cape Town South Africa 2003 Lecturer Asian Conference of Social Work Professionals Kuala Lumpur Malaysia 2003 Lecturer Making Juvenile Justice Work International Conference on Children s Rights University of Ottawa Canada 2007 Lecturer Phenomena in Juvenile Delinquency International Juvenile Justice Observatory OIJJ Seville Spain 2007 Lecturer Family Mediation 1st Asian Mediation Association Singapore 2009 Lecturer No Nonsense Court Management International Association of Court Administrators Asia Pacific Conference Bogor Indonesia March 13 16 2011 Works published EditB P 22 FAQs Rex Bookstore 2005 Are You Ready To Be A CASA GAL Volunteer 2001 DNA and the Courts 2002 Trafficking In Women and Children 2003 Making Juvenile Justice Work 2004 Mediation Reaching its Potential in Family Law Cases 2006 No Nonsense Court Management 2007 RA 9184 or the Government Procurement Reform Act Bane or Boon 2008 ADR The Solutionist Approach to Unclog Court Dockets 2009Scholarships and training EditOxford University England Children s Rights Moving Forward sponsored by the British Council 2001 Hertfordshire England Violence against Women Tackling Trafficking sponsored by the British Council 2004 National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Nevada Role of the Judge in a Family Court sponsored by UNICEF Manila 1999 National Council of Juvenile and Family Court Judges Nevada Evidence in Family Court sponsored by the Supreme Court of the Philippines and City of Manila 2000 Legal and Social Systems of Sweden sponsored by Swedish International Development Aid 2005 National Judicial Institute of Canada Vancouver and Kelowna British Columbia Evidence sponsored by the Canadian International Development Aid 2006 National Center for State Courts Orlando Florida USA Court Management sponsored by the USAID and The Asia Foundation 2007See also EditAteneo Law SchoolReferences Edit Justice on Wheels goes to Aurora on Saturday GMA News Online External links EditDCA Nimfa C Vilches Keeps on Rolling The Casa Gal Volunteer Program Jurisdiction Philippines Issue Focus Enhancing Legal Tools to Protect People s Rights The Asia Foundation Projects Search 49k JUSTICE FOR CHILDREN DETENTION AS A LAST RESORT Innovative Initiatives in the East Asia and Pacific Region GENERAL COMMITTEE International Association Of Youth And Family Judges And Magistrates UP Newsletter University Of The Philippines System Gender Equality Rights Malaya The National Newspaper International Juvenile Justice Observatory IJJO Ateneo Law Journal DOST National Academy of Science and Technology About the Author DNA Technology and Philippine Courts Trafficking Of Women And Children CRIN Child Rights Information Network Resources PIA daily news in English Tagalog Cebuano Hiligaynon Ilocano Waray Pangalatok from around the Philippines NIJ Special Report Sun Star Davao Counsels of no choice Philippine Judicial Academy CONTENTS FIRST AUSTRALASIAN JUDICIAL EDUCATORS FORUM Resources Child Protection in the Philippines Monthly Features APJR Online PAO City of Manila Lungsod ng Maynila Website of Manila Phi lippines Mayor Alfredo S Lim Retrieved from https en 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