Maria_Filomena_Singh

Maria Filomena Singh

Maria Filomena Singh

Filipino judge (born 1966)


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.

Quick Facts The Honorable, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines ...

Early life and education

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

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

  1. "Justice Maria Filomena D. Singh is 194th SC Associate Justice". May 18, 2022. Retrieved June 2, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  2. Panaligan, Rey (May 18, 2022). "Duterte names CA Justice Filomena Singh 15th Supreme Court member". Manila Bulletin. Retrieved May 18, 2022.
  3. Gita-Carlos, Ruth Abbey (May 18, 2022). "CA Justice Filomena Singh appointed to SC". Philippine News Agency. Retrieved June 2, 2022.
More information Legal offices ...



Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Maria_Filomena_Singh, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.