MANILA, Jan. 26 Malacañang appointed Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez as the 190th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court on Monday, January 25, 2021. His appointment completes the 15-member roster of the SC.
Justice Jhosep Y. Lopez is sworn in by Chief Justice Diosdado M. Peralta as the 190th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court at the En Banc Session Hall today, Jan. 26. Also in photo is Court of Appeals (CA) Presiding Justice Remedios A. Salazar-Fernando. (Courtesy of the SC Public Information Office)
Prior to his appointment to the SC, Justice Lopez served as Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals for almost nine years and was the Senior Member of the Fifth Division.