Priscilla Baltazar-Padilla
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July 2, 1958
Priscilla Baltazar-Padilla | |
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| 188th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | |
| In office July 16, 2020 – November 3, 2020 | |
| Appointed by | Rodrigo Duterte |
| Preceded by | Andres Reyes Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Jhosep Lopez |
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| Born | Priscilla Joson Baltazar July 2, 1958 Manila, Philippines |
| Died | August 27, 2021 (aged 63)[1] Manila, Philippines |
Priscilla Joson Baltazar-Padilla[2] (born Priscilla Joson Baltazar; July 2, 1958 – August 27, 2021) served as the 188th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines in 2020. She was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Associate Justice Andres Reyes Jr.
Baltazar-Padilla graduated Magna Cum Laude and at the top of her class in both her Political Science and Bachelor of Laws degrees from the Lyceum of the Philippines University.
While enrolled in the College of Law, she was hired to teach Political Science subjects by her alma mater in 1979. She was tapped to teach in the College of Law after passing the 1984 Bar Examinations where she obtained a weighted average of 90.3%, placing 5th among the successful examinees.[3]
