Sabino de Leon Jr.
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Sabino de Leon Jr. | |
|---|---|
| 146th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | |
| In office 11 October 1999 – June 2002 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 1, 1932 |
| Died | June 16, 2003 (aged 71) |
| Alma mater | Ateneo de Manila University |
Sabino de Leon Jr. (1 June 1932 - 16 June 2003) was a Filipino lawyer who served on the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 1999 to 2002.
Sabino de Leon Jr. was born on 1 June 1932 in Pilar, Bataan.[1] His father served as assistant mayor of Greater Manila for Quezon City, among other roles in local government over his life.
He attended Ateneo de Manila University, achieving his degree in law.[1]
Career
On 13 March 1990, de Leon was appointed an appellate judge in the Sandiganbayan's second division.[2]
In 1999, he was appointed an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines by Joseph Estrada, where he served for three years before retiring in June 2002.[1]
Despite being an Estrada appointee, de Leon was quoted as saying "Those who are knowledgeable don’t give too much importance to these comments of Erap" in response to attacks levied by him when Estrada accused the Court's Chief Justice of lobbying for his position.[3] Additionally, he moved to impeach eight High Court Justices, and summoning four to testify before the Sandiganbayan.[1]