Cancio Garcia

Infobox Philippine Supreme Court Associate Justice
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name=Cancio C. Garcia
order=
term start= October 6, 2004
term end= October 19, 2007
predecessor= Jose C. Vitug
successor= Teresita Leonardo-De Castro
appointer=Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
date of birth= Birth date and age|1937|10|20|mf=y
place of birth= Alitagtag, Batangas
date of death=
place of death=
spouse= Emeteria L. Reyes

Cancio C. Garcia (born October 20, 1937) is a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed to the Court on October 6, 2004 by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and retired on October 19, 2007.

Profile

Garcia earned his law degree from the College of Law of the University of the Philippines and a post-graduate degree in public administration from the University of Santo Tomas. Upon graduation, he joined the legal office of the Office of the President. He then joined the Office of the Solicitor General and was eventually appointed as a trial court judge in Angeles City, and later in Caloocan City. He was appointed as a Justice to the Court of Appeals in 1990 by President Corazon Aquino.

In 2003, Garcia was named as the Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeals. He served in this capacity until his appointment ot the Supreme Court from 2004 to 2007.

Some notable opinions

* [http://www.supremecourt.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2005/mar2005/151378.htm "Jaka Food Processing v. Pacot (2005)] " — "on notice requirement for dismissals of employees for "authorized causes"
* [http://www.supremecourt.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2006/jan2006/149802_garcia.htm "Yuchengco v. Sandiganbayan (2006) - Dissenting"] — "on the recovery of shares of stock in PLDT as part of the ill-gotten wealth of Ferdinand Marcos (joined by J. Ynares-Santiago & Chico-Nazario)"
* [http://www.supremecourt.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2006/mar2006/G.R.%20No.%20162015.htm "City Government of Quezon City v. Bayan Telecommunications"] — "on legislated exemptions from real property taxes"
* [http://www.supremecourt.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2006/august2006/G.R.%20No.%20162759.htm "Nicolas-Lewis v. COMELEC (2006)] " — "on absentee voting by Filipinos with dual citizenship"
* [http://www.supremecourt.gov.ph/jurisprudence/2007/may2007/177271.htm "Bantay Republic Act 7941 v. COMELEC (2007)] " — "on duty of COMELEC to disclose names of party-list candidates"

External links

* [http://www.supremecourt.gov.ph/news/courtnews%20flash/2007/10/10180702.php "SC Justice Garcia Ends 46 Years of Gov’t Service On Oct. 19" (Official Supreme Court Press Release)]