Maria Filomena D. Singh has the distinction of being the last appointee of President Duterte to the Supreme Court and also the last associate justice to complete the 15-member group. Being last in these instances is just a coincidence for a lady who has achieved a lot of “firsts” in the field of jur
Launch of 'Bench Book for Family Courts' The Supreme Court (SC) launched on Friday, April 22, its “Bench Book for Family Courts” which would guide court personnel – justices, judges, and court staff – in the handling and disposition of child and family cases. It said the launching of the book “
CHIEF Justice (CJ) Alexander Gesmundo on Tuesday finally presided over his first in-person en banc session with 13 other fellow justices since his appointment in April 2021 in what could be an indication to the return to normalcy of the judiciary since the pandemic broke out in March 2020. Before the…
A gamble that paid off. Court clerk, a former casino dealer, bids adieu after 35 years.
Updated May 05, 2021;
Posted May 05, 2021
Sal Aronica, second from left, with friends and colleagues at his retirement dinner on April 29, 2021.
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That’s when the South Shore resident took a gamble of his own.
Strongly encouraged by a relative, he tested to become a court officer in New York state. Even though he hadn’t a clue of what the job entailed.
“I had no idea what a court officer was. I had never been in a courthouse,” said Aronica.
It turned out to be a very good wager.
Murder, mayhem and parole: 7 notorious Staten Island inmates seek freedom this year
Updated Jan 11, 2021;
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. Will 2021 be the year some of the most notorious inmates from Staten Island get sprung from prison?
Seven of those individuals are scheduled to appear before a state parole board over the next 12 months. Five of them are serving life sentences for murder.
Their victims run the gamut from one man’s 3-year-old daughter to another’s handicapped fiancée.
One killer had met his victim in a bar.
Another was just 17 when he brutally killed a neighbor and her parents over a half-century ago.