Minita Chico-Nazario
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Minita Chico-Nazario | |
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| 155th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | |
| In office February 10, 2004 – December 5, 2009 | |
| Appointed by | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Josue N. Bellosillo |
| Succeeded by | Jose C. Mendoza |
| 3rd Presiding Justice of the Sandiganbayan | |
| In office January 16, 2002 – February 10, 2004 | |
| Appointed by | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Francis Xavier E. Garchitorena |
| Succeeded by | Edilberto Sandoval (acting) |
| Senior Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan | |
| In office March 5, 2001 – January 16, 2002 | |
| Preceded by | Cipriano del Rosario |
| Succeeded by | Edilberto Sandoval |
| 23rd Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan | |
| In office May 10, 1993 – January 16, 2002 | |
| Appointed by | Fidel V. Ramos |
| Preceded by | Romulo Quimbo |
| Succeeded by | Efren Dela Cruz |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 5, 1939 |
| Died | February 16, 2022 (aged 82) |
| Spouse | Rod Nazario |
Minita Chico-Nazario (December 5, 1939 – February 16, 2022) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. She was appointed to the court by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on February 10, 2004.
Born in San Miguel, Bulacan, Justice Chico-Nazario was the first female justice in the Sandiganbayan and its first female presiding justice. She was married to Rod Nazario (1935–2009),[1] noted for being the first business manager/promoter of Manny Pacquiao, with whom she had three children: Rhoderick, Rommelious, and Karen.[2]
She finished elementary school at Our Lady of Loreto College, Sampaloc, Manila (1952), and high school at Our Lady of Loreto College (1956). She earned her A.B. at the University of the Philippines[which?] (1958).[3]
Her appointment to the Supreme Court was a homecoming of sorts, since she started out as the social secretary of the late Secretary of Justice Juan Liwag after graduating from the University of the Philippines College of Law in 1962. Justice Nazario was appointed Division Clerk of Court of the Sandiganbayan's First Division and was appointed Regional Trial Court Judge of Biñan, Laguna. Likewise, she was a professor of law at the Perpetual Help University in Las Piñas City (1994–1997). Prior to her appointment to the high court, she had more than 40 years of uninterrupted service in government.
Nazario was latterly the president of the Philippine Women Judges Association and dean of the University of Perpetual Help College of Law. She was also the Criminal Law Bar Examiner for the year 2000. Nazario died on February 16, 2022, at the age of 82.[4]
