Bernardo P. Pardo

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name = Bernardo Pardo


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office = Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court
term_start = September 30, 1998
term_end = February 11, 2002
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office2 = COMELEC Chairman
term_start2 = February 17, 1995
term_end2 = October 8, 1998
predecessor2 = Christian Monsod
successor2 = Luzviminda Tancangco
appointer2 = Fidel Ramos
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birth_date = birth date and age|1932|02|11
birth_place = Philippines
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spouse = Zenaida C. de Dios
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occupation = Associate Justice
profession = Lawyer
religion = Roman Catholic


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Bernardo Pardo (February 11, 1932) is a former Philippine Supreme court Associate justice and a former Comelec Chairman. He was appointed by former Philippine President Joseph Estrada. He was born in Manila, to San Isidro, Nueva Ecija natives, Dr. and Mrs. Leopoldo G. Pardo, and is married to Zenaida C. De Dios, with whom he has 4 children: Lourdes, Bernardita, Mercedes Patricia, and Victor. [Philippine Panorama, Sunday, January 13, 2001, page 10] [Philippine Panorama, Manila Bulletin, 19 March 1995]

Education

He graduated high school at Letran College, with honors, in 1950. He was a graduate of Law from the University of Santo Tomas in 1955, and passed the bar examinations with a bar rating of 81.55%, on March 6, 1956. He was a fellow at the Academy of American and International Law, at the University of Texas, USA in 1978. [Philippine Panorama, Manila Bulletin, 19 March 1995]

Associate Justice

He practiced law, by having been a lawyer in Jose W. Diokno Law Office, 1955-1961. He was Solicitor, in the Office of the Solicitor General, 1971-1974. He was Acting City Judge, Manila, 1965-1967. He was CFI Judge of Caloocan City, from 1974-1983, RTC Judge of Manila, Br. 43, from 1983-1993, and CA Justice from 1993 to 1995. He was promoted Chair of the COMELEC from 1995 until his appointment to the Supreme Court on 1998. [Philippine Panorama, Sunday, January 10, 2001, page 10]

He was appointed by Joseph Estrada on September 30, 1998. He retired on the 11th of February 2002.

ee also

*Commission on Elections (Philippines)

Reference

* [http://library.supremecourt.gov.ph/index3.phpjusticetype=Associate+Justice&justiceid=a45475a11ec72b843d74959b60fd7bd64564b52a31979 Supreme Court]

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