Louis Acosta
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University of the Philippines / University of Manila (LLB)
The Honorable Louis P. Acosta | |
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| Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines | |
| Assumed office March 2, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Agnes Reyes-Carpio |
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| Born | June 21, 1961 Philippines |
| Alma mater | San Beda College (AB Economics, minor in Mathematics) University of the Philippines / University of Manila (LLB) |
| Profession | Lawyer, judge |
Louis Paredes Acosta (born June 21, 1961) is a Filipino lawyer and jurist who currently serves as an Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines. He was appointed to the appellate court on March 2, 2017, by President Rodrigo Duterte.[1]
Louis Acosta was born on June 21, 1961, the ninth child of Judge Eficio B. Acosta of the Court of First Instance of Pasig City, and Porfiria Paredes Acosta, a school teacher. He is also the younger brother of retired Court of Appeals Associate Justice Francisco “Nick” Acosta.[2][3]
He finished his elementary and secondary education at St. Louis School in Solano, Nueva Vizcaya. Acosta earned his Bachelor of Arts in economics, with a minor in Mathematics, from San Beda College. He later obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of the Philippines and the University of Manila.[2]
