- Antonio Eduardo Nachura
Infobox Philippine Supreme Court Associate Justice
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name=Antonio Eduardo B. Nachura
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term start=February 7 ,2007
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predecessor=Reynato Puno
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appointer=Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
date of birth= Birth date and age|1941|6|13|mf=y
place of birth=Catbalogan, Samar
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spouse= Conchita SisonAntonio Eduardo B. Nachura (born
June 13 ,1941 ) is an incumbent Associate Justice of theSupreme Court of the Philippines . He had been Solicitor-General of thePhilippines at the time of his appointment to the Court was announced onJanuary 31 ,2007 by PresidentGloria Macapagal-Arroyo . [cite web
title ="Solicitor General Nachura named SC associate justice"
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publisher ="Philippine Daily Inquirer
date =2007-01-23
url =http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/breakingnews/nation/view_article.php?article_id=46658
accessdate = 2007-01-31] Nachura took his oath of office as Associate Justice onFebruary 7 ,2007 .Background
Born in
Catbalogan, Samar , Nachura is a graduate of the San Beda College of Law. He placed 7th in the 1967 bar examinations. In addition, he holds a Doctor of Public Management from thePamantasan ng Lungsod ng Maynila .From his years as a professor of law and a bar reviewer, Nachura has earned wide respect as an expert in political law. He was the Dean of the
Arellano Law School from 1992 to 1994. He resigned as Dean in 1994 to accept an appointment as Undersecretary of the Department of Education, Culture and Sports.Public life
In 1998, Nachura was elected congressman in the House of Representatives, representing the 2nd District of Samar. He served in the 11th Congress and the 12th Congress. He was an unsuccessful candidate for re-election to the 13th Congress.
In February of 2006, Nachura was named Chief Presidential Legal Counsel by President
Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo . The following month, Nachura was appointed Solicitor-General by onMarch 17 ,2006 , replacingAlfredo Benipayo . In his capacity as Solicitor-General, Nachura has represented the Republic of the Philippines in various cases pending before the courts, including such high-profile cases before the Supreme Court as thePeople's Initiative cases decided in October, 2006.External links
* [http://www.i-site.ph/Databases/Congress/12thHouse/personal/nachura-personal.html I-site.ph info page]
* [http://www.supremecourt.gov.ph/justices/j.nachura.php Justice Antonio Eduardo B. Nachura (Official Supreme Court Webpage)]Notes
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