Karl Miranda
Filipino lawyer, academic, and jurist
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Karl Belandres Miranda (born October 9, 1957) is a Filipino lawyer, academic, and jurist who currently serves as the 62nd Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan, the Philippines’ special anti-graft court. He was appointed to the position by President Benigno Aquino III on January 20, 2016.[1][2]
University of the Philippines College of Law (LLB)
John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (MPA)
The Honorable Karl Miranda | |
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| 62nd Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan | |
| Assumed office January 20, 2016 | |
| Appointed by | Benigno Aquino III |
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| Born | October 9, 1957 |
| Children | 3 |
| Alma mater | Ateneo de Manila University (BS Business Management) University of the Philippines College of Law (LLB) John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University (MPA) |
| Occupation | Judge |
| Profession | Lawyer |
Education
Miranda earned his Bachelor of Science in Business Management from the Ateneo de Manila University. He later obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of the Philippines College of Law, and pursued a Master in Public Administration at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University.[1]
Career
Office of the Solicitor General
Miranda joined the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG) in 1986. Rising through the ranks, he was appointed Assistant Solicitor General in 1999, heading the Sedfrey A. Ordoñez Division.[1]
During his tenure at the OSG, he participated in numerous significant cases for the Philippine government, including:
- The appeal of Sarah Balabagan before the United Arab Emirates appellate court.
- The Flor Contemplacion case, where he was involved in last-minute efforts to halt her execution in Singapore, and in the subsequent government investigation that led to the passage of the landmark Migrant Worker’s Act.
- The Gulf War claims of the Republic of the Philippines against Iraq before the United Nations Compensation Commission in Geneva, Switzerland.
His advocacy for better compensation and benefits for government lawyers contributed to the passage of R.A. 9417, the OSG Reform Law, as well as similar legislation that improved the salaries and benefits of employees in other agencies under the Department of Justice.[1]
Appointment to the Sandiganbayan
Miranda was appointed as the 62nd Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan on January 20, 2016. He is the senior member of the court’s Sixth Division and serves as Chairman of the Sandiganbayan’s Budget and Finance Committee.
He also chairs the Judiciary-Wide Committee on Data Reconciliation and represents the Judiciary at the Justice Sector Coordinating Council, composed of the Supreme Court, Department of Justice, and the Department of the Interior and Local Government. He is a member of the Judiciary’s Technical Working Group (TWG) on Sectoral Planning and Budgeting, the Supreme Court Subcommittee on the revision of the Rules on Civil Procedure, and the Criminal Law Department of the Philippine Judicial Academy.
Advocacy and community involvement
Outside the bench, Miranda has been active in teaching and community service. He has taught at the prison college inside the New Bilibid Prison in Muntinlupa, where inmates study to earn degrees while serving sentences.[1]
In 2011, together with other OSG lawyers, he pioneered the establishment of E-Dalaw, a computerized prison visitation system in various Philippine jails. He also co-founded the Bilibid Puzakals, the Bureau of Corrections’ first soccer team composed of inmates, with his son Lorenzo.