Antonio Eduardo Nachura

Infobox Philippine Supreme Court Associate Justice
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name=Antonio Eduardo B. Nachura
order=
term start= February 7, 2007
term end=
predecessor= Reynato Puno
successor=
appointer=Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
date of birth= Birth date and age|1941|6|13|mf=y
place of birth= Catbalogan, Samar
date of death=
place of death=
spouse= Conchita Sison

Antonio Eduardo B. Nachura (born June 13, 1941) is an incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He had been Solicitor-General of the Philippines at the time of his appointment to the Court was announced on January 31, 2007 by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. [cite web
title ="Solicitor General Nachura named SC associate justice"
work =
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 on February 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 the Pamantasan 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 on March 17, 2006, replacing Alfredo 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 the People'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)]

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