Summary
Maria Filomena Dumandan Singh–Paulite (born June 25, 1966) also known as Atty. Monet or Monet Singh, is a Filipino judge who has served as associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines since 2022.
Maria Filomena Singh | |
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 Singh in December 2022 | |
| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | |
| Assumed office May 18, 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Estela Perlas-Bernabe |
| Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines | |
| In office March 13, 2014 – May 18, 2022 | |
| Appointed by | Benigno Aquino III |
| Preceded by | Rosalinda Asuncion Vicente |
| Succeeded by | Raymond Joseph Javier |
| Member of the Marikina City Council from the 2nd district | |
| In office June 30, 1998 – June 30, 2001 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maria Filomena Dumandan Singh June 25, 1966 |
| Other political affiliations |
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| Relations | Maria Rosario Vergeire (sister) |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines (BA) Ateneo de Manila University (JD) American University (LLM) |
Early life and education edit
Singh was born on June 25, 1966. She graduated from the University of the Philippines, cum laude, with a Bachelor of Arts in English major in imaginative writing. She earned a Juris Doctor from the Ateneo Law School with second honors distinction. She studied at the Washington College of Law of the American University in Washington, D.C., for a Master of Laws in International Legal Studies.[1]
Judicial career edit
Singh served as an associate justice of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines from 2014 to 2022, succeeding Justice Rosalinda Asuncion-Vicente who retired in November 2013. She previously served as the senior member in the 3rd Division of the Court of Appeals under the chairpersonship of Justice Fernanda Lampas-Peralta.[2]
On May 18, 2022, Singh was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Estela Perlas-Bernabe.[3] Singh is Duterte's last appointment to the Supreme Court.[4]
References edit
- ^ "Justice Maria Filomena D. Singh is 194th SC Associate Justice". May 18, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "With 15 new associate justices, CA re-organizes division memberships". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved April 1, 2022.
- ^ Panaligan, Rey (May 18, 2022). "Duterte names CA Justice Filomena Singh 15th Supreme Court member". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
- ^ Gita-Carlos, Ruth Abbey (May 18, 2022). "CA Justice Filomena Singh appointed to SC". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
