Maria Lourdes Sereno

Maria Lourdes Aranal Sereno
Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court
Incumbent
Assumed office August 13, 2010
Appointed by	Benigno Aquino III
Preceded by	Renato Corona
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Born	July 2, 1960 (1960-07-02) (age 51) Manila

Maria Lourdes Aranal Sereno (born July 2, 1960) is a Filipino jurist, lawyer and law professor. In August 2010, she was appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines, the first appointee to the High Court of Philippine President Benigno Aquino III. Sereno is the youngest appointee to the Supreme Court since Cesar Bengzon in 1945, and the 13th woman appointed as a Supreme Court Justice.

Background

Justice Maria Lourdes P. A. Sereno was born in Manila. She earned a bachelor's degree in economics at the Ateneo de Manila University, and her law degree from the University of the Philippines College of Law, graduating as class valedictorian. She also earned a Master of Laws from the University of Michigan Law School. At the time of her appointment, Sereno was Executive Director of the Asian Institute of Management Policy Center.

External links

• Official Press release announcing appointment of Lourdes Sereno to the Supreme Court

Preceded by Renato Corona

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines August 13, 2010–present

Incumbent

The Corona Court
Renato C. Corona (2010-present)
June 17, 2011 to Present:	A. Carpio | P. Velasco, Jr. | T. Leonardo-de Castro | A. Brion | D. Peralta | L. Bersamin | M. Del Castillo | R. Abad | M. Villarama, Jr. | J. Perez | J. Mendoza | M.L Sereno | Vacant | Vacant
August 16, 2011 to present:	A. Carpio | P. Velasco, Jr. | T. Leonardo-de Castro | A. Brion | D. Peralta | L. Bersamin | M. Del Castillo | R. Abad | M. Villarama, Jr. | J. Perez | J. Mendoza | M.L Sereno | B. Reyes | vacant

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Name	Sereno, Maria Lourdes Aranal
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Date of birth	July 2, 1960
Place of birth	Manila
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