Court of Appeals of the Philippines

The Court of Appeals (Filipino: Hukuman ng Apelasyon; previously Hukuman ng Paghahabol) is an appellate collegiate court in the Philippines. The Court of Appeals consists of one presiding justice and sixty-eight associate justices. Pursuant to the Constitution, the Court of Appeals "reviews not only the decisions and orders of the Regional Trial Courts awards, judgments, final orders or resolutions of, or authorized by administrative agencies exercising quasi-judicial functions mentioned in Rule 43 of the 1997 Rules of Civil Procedure, plus the National Amnesty Commission (Pres. Proclamation No. 347 of 1994) and the Office of the Ombudsman". Under Republic Act No. 9282, which elevated the Court of Tax Appeals to the same level of the Court of Appeals, en banc decisions of the Court of Tax Appeals are subject to review by the Supreme Court instead of the Court of Appeals (as opposed to what is currently provided in Section 1, Rule 43 of the Rules of Court). Added to the formidable list are the decisions and resolutions of the National Labor Relations Commission which are now initially reviewable by the Court of Appeals, instead of a direct recourse to the Supreme Court, via petition for certiorari under Rule 65.

Court of Appeals
Hukuman ng Apelasyon
Seal of the Court of Appeals
Flag of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines
Established	February 1, 1936
Jurisdiction	Philippines
Location	Manila, Cebu City and Cagayan de Oro
Composition method	Presidential appointment from the short-list submitted by the Judicial and Bar Council
Authorized by	Commonwealth Act No. 3, Batas Pambansa Blg. 129, Republic Act No. 7902, Republic Act No. 8246, Republic Act No. 9160, Republic Act No. 9372
Appeals to	Supreme Court of the Philippines
Appeals from	Regional Trial Court
Number of positions	69
Annual budget	₱3.09 billion (2020)
Website	ca.judiciary.gov.ph
Presiding Justice
Currently	Mariflor Punzalan-Castillo
Since	November 16, 2023

The Court of Appeals buildings is at Maria Orosa Street, Ermita in Manila, on the grounds of what used to be part of the University of the Philippines Manila campus.

History

Organized on February 1, 1936, the Court of Appeals was initially composed of Justice Pedro Concepcion, as the first presiding judge, and ten appellate judges appointed by the president of the Philippines with the consent of the Commission on Appointments of the National Assembly. It had exclusive appellate jurisdiction of all cases not falling under the original and exclusive appellate jurisdiction of the seven-man Supreme Court. Its decisions in those cases were final, except when the Supreme Court upon petition for certiorari on questions of law required that the case be certified to it for review. It had also original jurisdiction to issue writs of mandamus, prohibition, injunction, certiorari, habeas corpus and all other auxiliary writs in aid of its appellate jurisdiction. The court then sat either en banc or in two divisions, one of six and another of five judges. The appellate judges had the same qualifications as those provided by the Constitution for Supreme Court justices.

In March 1938, the appellate judges were named justices and their number increased from eleven to fifteen, with three divisions of five under Commonwealth Act No. 259. On December 24, 1941, the membership of the court was further increased to nineteen justices under Executive Order No. 395.

Court of Appeals building in Manila

The court functioned during the Japanese occupation from 1941 to 1944. However, in March 1945, due to abnormal conditions at the time, the court was abolished by President Sergio Osmeña through Executive Order No. 37. The end of World War II restored the democratic processes in the country. On October 4, 1946, Republic Act No. 52 was passed, recreating the Court of Appeals, with a presiding justice and fourteen associate justices. The court was composed of five divisions of three justices each.

On August 23, 1956, the membership of the court was expanded to eighteen justices per Republic Act No. 1605. The number was hiked to twenty-four justices as decreed by Republic Act No. 5204 approved on June 15, 1968. Ten years later, the unabated swelling of the court's dockets called for a much bigger court of forty-five justices under Presidential Decree No. 1482 of June 10, 1978. Then came the judiciary reorganization on January 17, 1983, through Executive Order No. 864 of President Ferdinand Marcos. The court was renamed the Intermediate Appellate Court, and its membership was enlarged to fifty-one justices. However, only thirty-seven justices were appointed to this court.

On July 28, 1986, President Corazon Aquino issued Executive Order No. 33, which restored the original name of the appellate court to the Court of Appeals and its presiding justice and fifty associate justices.

On February 23, 1995, Republic Act No. 7902 was passed, which expanded the jurisdiction of the court effective March 18, 1995. On December 30, 1996, Republic Act No. 8246 created six more divisions in the court, thereby increasing its membership from fifty-one to sixty-nine justices. These additional divisions—three for the Visayas and three for Mindanao—paved the way for the appellate court's regionalization. The court in the Visayas sits in Cebu City, while Cagayan de Oro is home to the court for Mindanao.

On August 18, 2007, the then-president of the Cebu City Chapter of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines, Briccio Joseph Boholst, opposed the abolition of the court in Cebu City, as he claimed that it would cause inconvenience for both litigants and lawyers. Supreme Court Associate Justice Ruben Reyes was tasked to investigate and submit his recommendations to the High Tribunal regarding the alleged massive graft and corruption of justices, especially in the issuance of temporary restraining orders.

On February 1, 2018, the court celebrated its 82nd Anniversary.

Incumbent justices

This list contains the current membership of the Court of Appeals as of 08:23, Tuesday, November 5, 2024 (UTC).

The Court of Appeals consists of a presiding justice and sixty-eight associate justices. Among the current members of the court, Fernanda Lampas-Peralta is the longest-serving associate justice, with a tenure of 7,575 days (20 years, 270 days) as of November 5, 2024; the most recent justice to enter the court are Marietta S. Brawner-Cualing, Mary Josephine P. Lazaro, Ferdinand C. Baylon AND Emilio Rodolfo Y. Legaspi III August 29, 2024
Number of Incumbent Associate Justice by 1 (67 to 68) after the promotion of AJ Punzalan-Castillo as PJ in 2023 Paredes

Post	Name of Incumbent Birthdate	Date of appointment	Appointed by	Date of Retirement (70 years old)	Succeeding
Presiding Justice	Vacant		Marcos Jr.		Punzalan-Castillo
Senior Associate Justice	Fernanda Lampas-Peralta (Senior Associate Justice) (1960-06-26) June 26, 1960	February 9, 2004	Macapagal-Arroyo	June 26, 2030	Adefuin de la Cruz
Associate Justice	Ramon Bato Jr. (1958-08-27) August 27, 1958	March 15, 2004	Macapagal-Arroyo	August 27, 2028	Regino
Associate Justice	Apolinario Bruselas Jr. (1956-05-06) May 6, 1956	August 1, 2005	Macapagal-Arroyo	May 6, 2026	Brawner, Sr.
Associate Justice	Marlene Gonzales-Sison (1956-02-28) February 28, 1956	May 8, 2006	Macapagal-Arroyo	February 28, 2026	Pine
Associate Justice	Edwin Sorongon (1954-10-29) October 29, 1954	October 30, 2009	Macapagal-Arroyo	October 29, 2024	Tagle
Associate Justice	Ramon Cruz (1957-08-25) August 25, 1957	October 30, 2009	Macapagal-Arroyo	August 25, 2027	Bersamin
Associate Justice	Myra Garcia-Fernandez (1963-06-24) June 24, 1963	February 16, 2010	Macapagal-Arroyo	June 24, 2033	del Castillo
Associate Justice	Eduardo Peralta Jr. (1962-09-29) September 29, 1962	February 16, 2010	Macapagal-Arroyo	September 29, 2032	Villarama Jr.
Associate Justice	Nina Antonio-Valenzuela (1963-12-13) December 13, 1963	February 24, 2010	Macapagal-Arroyo	December 13, 2033	Dimaranan-Vidal
Associate Justice	Pamela Ann Abella Maxino (1956-10-31) October 31, 1956	March 1, 2011	Aquino III	October 31, 2026	Arevalo Zenarosa
Associate Justice	Zenaida Galapate-Laguilles (1962-12-16) December 16, 1962	March 15, 2011	Aquino III	December 16, 2032	Romilla-Lontok
Associate Justice	Pedro Corales (1957-04-29) April 29, 1957	November 11, 2011	Aquino III	April 29, 2027	Aliño-Hormachuelos
Associate Justice	Marilyn Lagura-Yap (1957-05-29) May 29, 1957	February 3, 2012	Aquino III	May 29, 2027	B. Reyes
Associate Justice	Maria Elisa Sempio-Diy (1966-04-25) April 25, 1966	February 16, 2012	Aquino III	April 25, 2036	Perlas-Bernabe
Associate Justice	Marie Christine Azcarraga-Jacob (1956-01-15) January 15, 1956	September 14, 2012	Aquino III	January 15, 2026	Guevara-Salonga
Associate Justice	Pablito Perez (1957-01-15) January 15, 1957	March 13, 2014	Aquino III	January 15, 2027	Alberto-Gacutan
Associate Justice	Rafael Antonio Santos (1960-02-16) February 16, 1960	March 13, 2014	Aquino III	February 16, 2030	Abarintos
Associate Justice	Germano Francisco Legaspi (1969-01-29) January 29, 1969	January 8, 2015	Aquino III	January 29, 2039	Tolentino
Associate Justice	Ronaldo Roberto Martin (1964-10-08) October 8, 1964	May 5, 2015	Aquino III	October 8, 2034	Veloso III
Associate Justice	Geraldine Fiel-Macaraig (1963-03-25) March 25, 1963	November 6, 2015	Aquino III	March 25, 2033	de Guia-Salvador
Associate Justice	Gabriel Robeniol (1961-06-07) June 7, 1961	November 6, 2015	Aquino III	June 7, 2031	Dicdican
Associate Justice	Perpetua Atal-Paño (1956-09-30) September 30, 1956	November 6, 2015	Aquino III	September 30, 2026	Abdulwahud
Associate Justice	Ruben Reynaldo Roxas (1962-03-30) March 30, 1962	November 6. 2015	Aquino III	March 30, 2032	M. Elbinas
Associate Justice	Louis Acosta (1961-06-21) June 21, 1961	March 2, 2017	Duterte	June 21, 2031	Reyes-Carpio
Associate Justice	Tita Marilyn Payoyo-Villordon (1959-09-16) September 16, 1959	June 28, 2017	Duterte	September 16, 2029	F. Acosta
Associate Justice	Walter Ong (1968-10-13) October 13, 1968	November 28, 2017	Duterte	October 13, 2038	Tijam
Associate Justice	Emily Aliño-Geluz (1971-10-05) October 5, 1971	April 30, 2018	Duterte	October 5, 2041	Real-Dimagiba
Associate Justice	Evalyn Arellano-Morales (1956-02-02) February 2, 1956	June 19, 2018	Duterte	February 2, 2026	Sandang
Associate Justice	Florencio Mamauag Jr. (1960-02-14) February 14, 1960	October 10, 2018	Duterte	February 14, 2030	S. Inting
Associate Justice	Lily Joy Villareal- Biton (1961-10-14) October 14, 1961	July 8, 2019	Duterte	October 14, 2031	J. Reyes Jr.
Associate Justice	Angelene Mary Quimpo-Sale (1963-01-26) January 26, 1963	July 8, 2019	Duterte	January 26, 2033	M. de Leon
Associate Justice	Carlito Calpatura (1963-01-02) January 2, 1963	July 8, 2019	Duterte	January 2, 2033	Francisco
Associate Justice	Raymond Reynold Lauigan (1968-09-27) September 27, 1968	March 2, 2020	Duterte	September 27, 2038	Borja
Associate Justice	Lorenza Bordios (1965-08-23) August 23, 1965	March 2, 2020	Duterte	August 23, 2035	Carandang
Associate Justice	Richard Mordeno (1966-11-29) November 29, 1966	March 2, 2020	Duterte	November 29, 2036	Lazaro-Javier
Associate Justice	Bonifacio Pascua (1970-11-18) November 18, 1970	March 2, 2020	Duterte	November 18, 2040	Hernando
Associate Justice	Anisah Amanodin-Umpa (1961-07-10) July 10, 1961	April 13, 2020	Duterte	July 10, 2031	Contreras
Associate Justice	Bautista Corpin Jr. (1965-09-07) September 7, 1965	April 13, 2020	Duterte	September 7, 2035	Salandnan-Manahan
Associate Justice	Roberto Quiroz (1974-08-12) August 12, 1974	April 13, 2020	Duterte	August 12, 2034	H. Inting
Associate Justice	Nancy Rivas-Palmones (1968-09-11) September 11, 1968	April 15, 2020	Duterte	September 11, 2038	Villon
Associate Justice	Alfonso Ruiz II (1971-03-10) March 10, 1971	May 20, 2021	Duterte	March 10, 2041	M. Lopez
Associate Justice	Jennifer Joy Ong (1978-10-12) October 12, 1978	May 20, 2021	Duterte	October 12, 2048	Quijano-Padila
Associate Justice	Michael Ong (1975-12-18) December 18, 1975	May 20, 2021	Duterte	December 18, 2045	Gaerlan
Associate Justice	Maximo De Leon (1965-11-10) November 10, 1965	May 24, 2021	Duterte	November 10, 2035	Lantion
Associate Justice	Jacinto Fajardo Jr. (1955-03-30) March 30, 1955	May 24, 2021	Duterte	March 30, 2025	Zalameda
Associate Justice	Ana Marie Mas (1973-01-30) January 30, 1973	May 24, 2021	Duterte	January 30, 2040	Delos Santos
Associate Justice	Mercedita Dadole-Ygnacio (1968-08-15) August 15, 1968	March 7, 2022	Duterte	August 15, 2038	Baltazar-Padilla
Associate Justice	Jaime Fortunato Caringal (1977-10-10) October 10, 1977	March 7, 2022	Duterte	October 10, 2047	Rosario
Associate Justice	Eduardo Ramos Jr. (1979-10-23) October 23, 1979	March 7, 2022	Duterte	October 23, 2049	Librea-Leagogo
Associate Justice	Jill Rose Jaugan-Lo (1972-03-09) March 9, 1972	March 7, 2022	Duterte	March 9, 2042	J. Lopez
Associate Justice	Jose Lorenzo Dela Rosa (1973-01-22) January 22, 1973	March 7, 2022	Duterte	January 22, 2043	Lloren
Associate Justice	Rex Bernardo Pascual (1966-10-06) October 6, 1966	March 7, 2022	Duterte	October 6, 2036	Ybañez
Associate Justice	Emily San Gaspar-Gito (1973-01-19) January 19, 1973	March 7, 2022	Duterte	January 19, 2043	Diamante
Associate Justice	Ronald Tolentino (1966-07-13) July 13, 1966	March 8, 2022	Duterte	July 13, 2036	Cruz
Associate Justice	Rogelio Largo (1973-05-27) May 27, 1973	March 8, 2022	Duterte	May 27, 2043	Bueser
Associate Justice	Mary Charlene Hernandez-Azura (1963-02-19) February 19, 1963	March 8, 2022	Duterte	February 19, 2036	Salazar-Fernando
Associate Justice	Eleutherio Bathan (1971-04-27) April 27, 1971	May 19, 2022	Duterte	April 27, 2049	Dimaampao
Associate Justice	John Lee (1980-02-24) February 24, 1980	May 19, 2022	Duterte	February 24, 2050	Montejo-Gonzaga
Associate Justice	Selma Palacio-Alaras (1963-03-08) March 8, 1963	October 11, 2022	Marcos Jr.	March 8, 2033	Ingles
Associate Justice	Wilhelmina Jorge-Wagan (1970-05-18) May 18, 1970	October 11, 2022	Marcos Jr.	May 18, 2040	Camello
Associate Justice	Raymond Joseph Javier (1976-10-23) October 23, 1976	September 26, 2023	Marcos Jr.	October 23, 2046	Singh
Associate Justice	Maria Consejo Gengos-Ignalaga (1978-02-19) February 19, 1978	September 26, 2023	Marcos Jr.	February 19, 2048	Barrios
Associate Justice	Lorna Francisca Chua-Cheng (1962-10-24) October 24, 1962	September 26, 2023	Marcos Jr.	October 24, 2045	Posadas-Kahulugan
Associate Justice	Marietta S. Brawner-Cualing	August 29, 2024	Marcos Jr.		Punzalan-Castillo
Associate Justice	Mary Josephine P. Lazaro	August 29, 2024	Marcos Jr.		Badelles
Associate Justice	Ferdinand C. Baylon	August 29, 2024	Marcos Jr.		Garcia
Associate Justice	Emilio Rodolfo Y. Legaspi III	August 29, 2024	Marcos Jr.		Ampuan
Associate Justice	Vacant		Marcos Jr.		Paredes

Divisions

On Jul 1, 2024, Mariflor Punzalan-Castillo, Issued Office Order 380-24-MPC, which is in view of the compulsory retirement of Justice Victoria Isabel Alvarez-Paredes on Jul 1, 2024, Taking into consideration the order if seniority under Rule 1 of the 2009 Internal Rules of the Court of Appeals, the Statements of Preference and exigency of the service, the new Composition of the Divisions effective Jul 2, 2024 shall be as follows.

Divi	Chairperson	Members
1st	Fernanda Lampas-Peralta	Ronaldo Roberto B. Martin Jennifer Joy C. Ong
2nd	Fernanda Lampas-Peralta	Geraldine C. Fiel-Macaraig Michael P. Ong
3rd	Ramon Bato Jr	Gabriel T. Robeniol Maximo M. De Leon
4th	Apolinario Bruselas	Perpetua Susana T. Atal-Paño Eduardo B. Ramos Jr.
5th	Marlene Gonzales-Sison	Ruben Reynaldo G. Roxas Jaime Fortunato A. Caringal
6th	Edwin D. Sorongon	Louis P. Acosta Rex Bernardo L. Pascual
7th	Ramon A. Cruz	Tita Marilyn B. Payoyo-Villordon Emily L. San Gaspar-Gito
8th	Myra V. Garcia-Fernandez	Walter P. Ong Jose Lorenzo R. Dela Rosa
9th	Eduardo B. Peralta Jr.	Emily R. Aliño-Geluz Mary Charlene V. Hernandez-Azura
10th	Nina G. Antonio-Valenzuela	Florencio M. Manauag Jr. Eleuterio L. Bathan
11th	Zenaida Galapate-Laguilles	Angelene Mary Quimpo-Sale John Lee
12th	Pedro T. Corales	Carlito B. Capaltura Selma Palacio Alaras
13th	Maria Elisa Sempio Diy	Bonifacio S. Pascua Wilhelmina B. Jorge-Wagan
14th	Marie Christine Azcarraga-Jacob	Raymond Reynold P. Lauigan Raymond Joseph G. Javier
15th	Pablito A. Perez	Lorenza R. Bordios Maria Consejo Mapa Gengos-Ignalaga
16th	Rafael Antonio M. Santos	Roberto P. Quiroz Lorna Francisca Catris Chua-Cheng
17th	Germano Francisco D. Legaspi	Alfonso C. Ruiz II Lorna Francisca Catris Chua-Cheng (acting)
Visayas Station
18th	Pamela Ann Abella Maxino Executive Justice	Nancy R. Palmones Ronald S. Tolentino
19th	Marlene B. Lagura-Yap	Jacinto G. Fajardo Jr Rogelio G. Largo
20th	Bautista G. Corpin Jr.	Mercedita G. Dadole-Ignacio Marietta S. Brawner-Cualing
Mindamao Station
21st	Evalyn M. Arellano-Morales Executive Justice	Anisah B. Amanodin-Umpa Mary Josephine P. Lazaro
22nd	Lily V. Biton	Ana Marie T. Mas Ferdinand C. Baylon
23rd	Richard D. Mordeno	Jill Rose S. Jaugan-Lo Emilio Rodolfo Y. Legaspi III

Demographics

By appointing president

President	Number (Percentage)	Justices	Number Changes
Duterte	35 (50.72%)	L. Acosta E. Aliño-Geluz A. Amanodin-Umpa E. Arellano-Morales E. Bathan L. Biton L. Bordios C. Calpatura J. Caringal B. Corpin Jr. M. Dadole-Ygnacio J. Dela Rosa M. De Leon J. Fajardo Jr. M. Hernandez-Azura J. Jaugan-Lo R. Largo R. Lauigan J. Lee F. Mamauag Jr. A. Mas R. Moderno J. Ong M. Ong W. Ong B. Pascua R. Pascual T. Payoyo-Villordon A. Quimpo-Sale R. Quiroz E. Ramos Jr. N. Rivas-Palmones A. Ruiz II E. San Gaspar-Gito R. Tolentino
Aquino III	14 (20.29%)	P. Abella-Maximo P. Atal-Paño M. Azcarraga-Jacob P. Corales G. Fiel-Macaraig Z. Galapate-Laguelles M. Lagura-Yap G. Legaspi R. Martin P. Perez G. Robeniol R. Roxas R. Santos M. Sempio Diy	by 1
Macapagal-Arroyo	11 (14.49%)	N. Antonio-Valenzuela R. Bato, Jr. A. Bruselas, Jr. R. Cruz M. Garcia-Fernandez M. Gonzales-Sison F. Lampas-Peralta Senior Associate Justice E. Peralta, Jr. M. Punzalan-Castillo Presiding Justice E. Sorongon
Marcos Jr.	5 (7.25%)	W. Jorge-Wagan S. Palacio-Alaras R. Javier M. Gengos-Ipalanga L. Chua-Cheng
Vacant		5 (5.8%)	by 1

By Gender

Gender	Total (Percentage)	Justices
Male	34 (49.28%)	L. Acosta E. Bathan R. Bato, Jr. A. Bruselas, Jr. C. Calpatura J. Caringal P. Corales B. Corpin Jr. R. Cruz J. Dela Rosa M. De Leon J. Fajardo Jr. R. Guevarra R. Largo R. Lauigan J. Lee G. Legaspi F. Mamauag, Jr. R. Martin R. Mordeno M. Ong W. Ong B. Pascua R. Pascual E. Peralta, Jr. P. Perez< R. Quroz E. Ramos Jr. R. Robeniol R. Roxas A. Ruiz II R. Santos E. Sorongon R. Tolentino
Female	29 (44.9%)	P. Abella-Maxino M. Antonio-Valenzuela E. Aliño-Geluz A. Amanodin-Umpa E. Arellano-Morales P. Atal-Paño M. Azcarraga-Jacob L. Biton L. Bordios L. Chua-Cheng M. Dadole-Ygnacio G. Fiel-Macaraig Z. Galapate-Laguelles M. Garcia-Fernandez M. Gengos-Ipalanga M. Gonzales-Sison M. Hernandez-Azura J. Jaugan-Lo W. Jorge-Wagan M. Lagura-Yap F. Lampas-Peralta Senior Associate Justice A. Train-Mas J. Chua-Ong S. Palacio-Alaras T. Payoyo-Villordon A. Quimpo-Sale N. Rivas-Palmones E. San Gaspar-Gito M. Sempio-Diy	by 1
Vacant		1 (4.35%)	by 2

By tenure

Year	Total Retiring	Justices
2024	1 by 1	E. Sorongon
2025	1	J. Fajardo
2026	6	M. Azcarraga-Jacob E. Arellano-Morales M. Gonzales-Sison A. Buselas Jr. P. Atal-Paño p. Abell-Maximo
2027	4	P. Perez P. Corales M. Lagura-yap R. Cruz
2028	1	R. Bato, Jr.
2029	1	T. Payoyo-Villordon
2030	3	F. Manauag Jr. R. Santos F. Lampas-Peralta
2031	4	G. Robeniol L. Acosta A. Amanodin-Umpa L. Biton
2032	3	R. Roxas E. Peralta Z. Galapate-Laguiles
2033	5	C. Capaltura A. Quimpo-Sale G. Econg M. Garcia-Fernandez N. Antonio-Valenzuela R. Martin
2034	1	R. Quiroz
2035	3	L. Bordios Jr. B. Corpin Jr. M de Leon
2036	5	R. Pascual M. Sempio-Diy R. Tolentino R. Moderno
2038	3	N. Rivas-Palmones R. Lauigan W. Ong
2039	2	R. Legazpi
2040	3	A. Mas M. Dadole-Ygnacio B. Pascua
2041	2	E. Aliño-Geluz A. Ruiz II
2042	1	J. Jaugan-Lo
2043	3	E. San Gaspar-Gito J. dela Rosa R. Largo S. Palacio-Alaras
2044	1	M. Hernandez-Azura
2045	3	M. Ong L. Chua-Cheng W. Jorge-Wagan
2046	1	R. Javier
2047	1	J. Caringal
2048	2	J. Chua-Ong M. Consejo-Ipalanga
2049	1	E. Bathan E. Ramos
2050	1	J. Lee

Former justices

Name	Position	Date of appointment	Date of retirement	Reason for termination
	Associate justice
Arturo B. Buena	Associate justice	August 1, 1986	January 27, 1998
	Presiding justice	January 27, 1998	January 5, 1999	Appointed Supreme Court justice
Jorge S. Imperial	Associate justice	January 13, 1987	January 5, 1999
	Presiding justice	January 5, 1999	February 4, 1999
Eduardo R. Bengzon	Associate justice	January 13, 1987	December 15, 1992
Conrado T. Limcaoco	Associate justice	January 13, 1987	September 12, 1990
Bonifacio A. Cacdac, Jr.	Associate justice	January 13, 1987	December 11, 1991
Alfredo L. Benipayo	Associate justice	February 4, 1987	October 30, 1996
Cecilio L. Pe	Associate justice	February 4, 1987	February 4, 1990
Jesus M. Elbinias	Associate justice	February 4, 1987	February 5, 1999
	Presiding justice	February 5, 1999	October 15, 1999
Nicolas P. Lapeña, Jr.	Associate justice	February 4, 1987	March 1, 1993
Justo P. Torres, Jr.	Associate justice	February 4, 1987	March 11, 1996	Appointed Supreme Court justice
Minerva P. Gonzaga-Reyes	Associate justice	March 25, 1987	January 5, 1999	Appointed Supreme Court justice
Fernando A. Santiago	Associate justice	April 21, 1988	January 27, 1993
Asaali S. Isnani	Associate justice	April 21, 1988	March 5, 1995
Regina Ordoñez Benitez	Associate justice	April 21, 1988	September 7, 1993
Luis Victor	Associate justice	April 21, 1988	August 25, 1993
Abelardo M. Dayrit	Associate justice	October 5, 1988	February 12,1991
Alicia V. Sempio-Diy	Associate justice	October 5, 1988	June 1, 1993
Cesar D. Francisco	Associate justice	October 5, 1988	October 6, 1995
Eduardo C. Abaya	Associate justice	October 5, 1988	May 22, 1989
Filemon H. Mendoza	Associate justice	October 30, 1989	March 8, 1992
Artemon D. Luna	Associate justice	October 30, 1989	October 8, 1999
Jainal D. Rasul	Associate justice	October 30, 1989	October 16, 1999
	Presiding justice	October 16, 1999	December 6, 1999
Socorro T. Liwag	Associate justice	October 30, 1989	June 26, 1990
Serafin VC. Guingona	Associate justice	October 30, 1989	August 23, 1995
Salome A. Montoya	Associate justice	January 25, 1990	December 7, 1999
	Presiding justice	December 7, 1999	March 14, 2001
Fortunato A. Vailoces	Associate justice	May 26, 1990	December 16, 1993
Consuelo M. Ynares-Santiago	Associate justice	November 26, 1990	April 6, 1999	Appointed Supreme Court justice
Cancio C. Garcia	Associate justice	November 26, 1990	April 11, 2003
	Presiding justice	March 15, 2001	June 30, 2001
	Presiding justice	April 11, 2002	October 6, 2004	Appointed Supreme Court justice
Quirino D. Abad Santos, Jr.	Associate justice	November 26, 1990	August 20, 2003
Fermin A. Martin, Jr.	Associate justice	November 26, 1990	August 31, 2003
Eduardo G. Montenegro	Associate justice	October 9, 1991	August 21, 1998
Angelina Sandoval-Gutierrez	Associate justice	October 9, 1991	December 22, 2000	Appointed Supreme Court justice
Ma. Alicia Austria-Martinez	Associate justice	March 3, 1992	July 27, 2001
	Presiding justice	July 1, 2001	April 9, 2002
Ricardo P. Galvez	Associate justice	March 3, 1992	July 3, 1998
Pacita Cañizares Nye	Associate justice	March 3, 1992	February 27, 1997
Lourdes K. Tayao-Jaguros	Associate justice	March 30, 1993	November 13, 1997
Bernardo P. Pardo	Associate justice	March 30, 1993	February 17, 1995	Appointed Comelec Chairman
Corona Ibay-Somera	Associate justice	March 30, 1993	May 14, 2000
Buenaventura J. Guerrero	Associate justice	March 30, 1993	September 10, 2003
Alfredo L. Lagamon	Associate justice	March 30, 1993	June 1, 1994
Ramon Mabutas, Jr.	Associate justice	March 30, 1993	September 30, 2003
Eubulo G. Verzola	Associate justice	March 30, 1993	October 6, 2004
	Presiding justice	October 6, 2004	January 27, 2005
Ramon A. Barcelona	Associate justice	March 22, 1994	January 12, 2002
Hector L. Hofileña	Associate justice	March 22, 1994	December 30, 1999
Godardo A. Jacinto	Associate justice	March 22, 1994	August 2, 2007
	Presiding justice	September 16, 2005	December 23, 2005
Eugenio S. Labitoria	Associate justice	March 22, 1994	December 13, 2005
Delilah Vidallon-Magtolis	Associate justice	March 22, 1994	November 29, 2006
Conchita C. Carpio-Morales	Associate justice	March 22, 1994	August 26, 2002	Appointed Supreme Court justice
Ruben T. Reyes	Associate justice	March 22, 1994	December 23, 2005
	Presiding justice	December 23, 2005	August 2, 2007
Conrado M. Vasquez, Jr.	Associate justice	March 22, 1994	August 2, 2007
	Presiding justice	August 2, 2007	January 6, 2010
Bernardo L. Salas	Associate justice	March 22, 1994	October 20, 2003
Romeo J. Callejo, Sr.	Associate justice	November 9, 1994	August 26, 2002	Appointed Supreme Court justice
Bennie A. Adefuin de la Cruz	Associate justice	November 9, 1994	May 14, 2004
Romeo A. Brawner, Sr.	Associate justice	August 28, 1995	January 28, 2005
	Presiding justice	January 28, 2005	September 16, 2005
Portia Aliño-Hormachuelos	Associate justice	August 28, 1995	July 23, 2011
	Presiding justice	January 7, 2010	February 21, 2010
Oswaldo D. Agcaoili	Associate justice	August 28, 1995	November 10, 2003
Salvador J. Valdez, Jr.	Associate justice	August 28, 1995	April 30, 2006
Hilarion L. Aquino	Associate justice	November 3, 1995	October 21, 2002
Maximiano C. Asuncion	Associate justice	April 5, 1996	October 3, 1997
Artemio Tuquero	Associate justice	April 15, 1996	February 26, 2000
Demetrio G. Demetria	Associate justice	October 8, 1996	November 30, 2003
Omar U. Amin	Associate justice	October 8, 1996	December 3, 1999
Roberto A. Barrios	Associate justice	September 10, 1997	May 1, 2006	Early Retirement
Marina L. Buzon	Associate justice	September 10, 1997	March 19, 2008
Rodrigo V. Cosico	Associate justice	September 10, 1997	July 4, 2008
Bernardo P. Abesamis	Associate justice	April 22, 1998	August 29, 2003
Eloy R. Bello, Jr.	Associate justice	April 22, 1998	November 2, 2004
Teodoro P. Regino	Associate justice	April 22, 1998	November 20, 2003
Candido V. Rivera	Associate justice	April 22, 1998	April 11, 2005
Mariano M. Umali	Associate justice	April 22, 1998	December 10, 2003
Presbitero J. Velasco, Jr.	Associate justice	April 22, 1998	August 8, 2003
Martin S. Villarama, Jr.	Associate justice	April 22, 1998	November 6, 2009	Appointed Supreme Court justice
Renato C. Dacudao	Associate justice	April 22, 1998	June 19, 2007
Andres B. Reyes, Jr.	Associate justice	May 21, 1999	February 22, 2010	Appointed Supreme Court justice
	Presiding justice	February 22, 2010	July 12, 2017
Remedios A. Salazar-Fernando	Associate justice	May 21, 1999	November 25, 2020
	Presiding justice	July 12, 2017	December 8, 2017
	Presiding justice	August 3, 2019	September 2, 2023
Wenceslao I. Agnir, Jr.	Associate justice	May 21, 1999	December 20, 2002
Elvi John S. Asuncion	Associate justice	May 21, 1999	February 17, 2006
Mercedes Gozo-Dadole	Associate justice	May 21, 1999	December 20, 2005
Jose L. Sabio, Jr.	Associate justice	May 21, 1999	May 25, 2009
Eriberto U. Rosario, Jr.	Associate justice	May 21, 1999	September 20, 2003
Edgardo P. Cruz	Associate justice	May 21, 1999	May 12, 2009
Bienvenido L. Reyes	Associate justice	August 22, 2000	August 20, 2011	Appointed Supreme Court justice
Alicia L. Santos	Associate justice	August 22, 2000	March 14,, 2003
Eliezer R. Delos Santos	Associate justice	August 22, 2000	August 31, 2005
Perlita J. Tria-Tirona	Associate justice	August 22, 2000	October 15, 2005
Josefina Guevara-Salonga	Associate justice	August 22, 2000	February 14, 2012
Rebecca De Guia-Salvador	Associate justice	August 22, 2000	January 31, 2015	Early Retirement
Juan Q. Enriquez, Jr.	Associate justice	August 22, 2000	June 20, 2012
Mariano C. del Castillo	Associate justice	August 27, 2001	July 29, 2009	Appointed Supreme Court justice
Amelita G. Tolentino	Associate justice	August 27, 2001	July 4, 2014
Mario L. Guariña III	Associate justice	August 27, 2001	November 11, 2011
Sergio Pestaño	Associate justice	August 27, 2001	October 15, 2005
Danilo Pine	Associate justice	April 15, 2002	December 27, 2005
Regalado E. Maambong	Associate justice	April 15, 2002	January 2, 2009
Edgardo F. Sundiam	Associate justice	April 15, 2002	February 28, 2007
Lucas P. Bersamin	Associate justice	April 15, 2002	April 3, 2009	Appointed Supreme Court justice
Rosmari Carandang	Associate justice	March 10, 2003	November 26, 2018
Hakim S. Abdulwahid	Associate justice	March 10, 2003	June 12, 2015
Noel G. Tijam	Associate justice	March 10, 2003	March 8, 2017	Appointed Supreme Court justice
Arsenio J. Magpale	Associate justice	March 10, 2003	July 3, 2007
Jose C. Mendoza	Associate justice	July 4, 2003	January 4, 2010	Appointed Supreme Court justice
Rosalinda Asuncion-Vicente	Associate justice	July 16, 2003	November 23, 2013
Arturo D. Brion	Associate justice	July 16, 2003	March 17, 2008	Appointed DOLE Secretary
Jose C. Reyes, Jr.	Associate justice	July 18, 2003	August 10, 2018	Appointed Supreme Court justice
Aurora Santiago-Lagman	Associate justice	February 9, 2004	January 16, 2008
Vicente Q. Roxas	Associate justice	February 9, 2004	June 12, 2008
Magdangal M. De Leon	Associate justice	February 9, 2004	August 19, 2018
Vicente S. E. Veloso III	Associate justice	February 9, 2004	January 7, 2015
Mariflor Punzalan-Castillo	Associate justice	March 15, 2004	November 16, 2023	Appointed Presiding Justice
	Presiding justice	November 16, 2023	September 21, 2024
Isaias P. Dicdican	Associate justice	March 15, 2004	July 4, 2015
Santiago J. Ranada, Jr.	Associate justice	March 15, 2004	November 20, 2006
Arcangelita M. Romilla-Lontok	Associate justice	March 15, 2004	March 18, 2010
Lucenito N. Tagle	Associate justice	March 15, 2004	June 26, 2008
Japar Dimaampao	Associate justice	March 15, 2004	July 2, 2021	Appointed Supreme Court justice
Celia C. Librea-Leagogo	Associate justice	March 15, 2004	December 15, 2020
Monina Arevalo-Zenarosa	Associate justice	March 15, 2004	August 22, 2009
Pampio A. Abarintos	Associate justice	March 15, 2004	December 14, 2013
Estela Perlas-Bernabe	Associate justice	March 15, 2004	September 16, 2011	Appointed Supreme Court justice
Teresita Dy-Liacco Flores	Associate justice	March 15, 2004	March 31, 2011
Arturo G. Tayag	Associate justice	March 15, 2004	March 2, 2010
Sesinando E. Villon	Associate justice	March 15, 2004	July 16, 2019
Vicente L. Yap	Associate justice	March 15, 2004	August 22, 2006
Romulo V. Borja	Associate justice	March 15, 2004	September 11, 2018
Edgardo A. Camello	Associate justice	March 15, 2004	May 19, 2022
Rodrigo F. Lim, Jr.	Associate justice	March 15, 2004	October 25, 2011
Enrico A. Lanzanas	Associate justice	January 24, 2005	April 19, 2008
Myrna Dimaranan-Vidal	Associate justice	January 24, 2005	December 20, 2009
Normandie B. Pizarro	Associate justice	January 24, 2005	February 7, 2018	Early Retirement
Ramon Garcia	Associate justice	August 31, 2005	May 10, 2024
Ricardo R. DRosario	Associate justice	September 12, 2005	October 8, 2020	Appointed Supreme Court justice
Sixto Marella, Jr.	Associate justice	May 4, 2006	February 1, 2010
Antonio Villamor	Associate justice	May 4, 2006	July 4, 2012
Agustin S. Dizon	Associate justice	May 4, 2006	June 24, 2008
Romeo F. Barza	Associate justice	May 8, 2006	December 8, 2017
	Presiding justice	December 8, 2017	August 2, 2019
Priscilla Baltazar-Padilla	Associate justice	May 31, 2006	July 16, 2020	Appointed Supreme Court justice
Mario V. Lopez	Associate justice	May 31, 2006	December 3, 2019
Stephen C. Cruz	Associate justice	December 14, 2006	August 3, 2020
Jane Aurora C. Lantion	Associate justice	December 14, 2006	January 28, 2020
Francisco P. Acosta	Associate justice	December 14, 2006	April 2, 2017
Michael P. Elbinias	Associate justice	December 14, 2006	November 26, 2014	Died November 26, 2014
Elihu Ybañez	Associate justice	May 15, 2007	November 2, 2021
Franchito Diamante	Associate justice	August 8, 2007	May 5, 2021	Died May 5, 2021
Amy C. Lazaro–Javier	Associate justice	August 29, 2007	March 6, 2019	Appointed Supreme Court justice
Florito S. Macalino	Associate justice	January 4, 2008	December 7, 2017	Died December 7, 2017
Edgardo Lloren	Associate justice	January 4, 2008	August 8, 2021
Ruben C. Ayson	Associate justice	May 5, 2008	March 2, 2011
Edgardo L. Delos Santos	Associate justice	May 5, 2008	December 3, 2019	Appointed Supreme Court justice
Rodil V. Zalameda	Associate justice	September 5, 2008	August 5, 2019
Leoncia Real-Dimagiba	Associate justice	June 15, 2009	December 1, 2017
Samuel H. Gaerlan	Associate justice	June 15, 2009	January 8, 2020	Appointed Supreme Court justice
Danton Q. Bueser	Associate justice	June 15, 2009	March 4, 2021
Manuel Barrios	Associate justice	June 15, 2009	November 29, 2022
Agnes Reyes-Carpio	Associate justice	October 30, 2009	December 1, 2016
Socorro B. Inting	Associate justice	October 30, 2009	April 17, 2018	Appointed Commission on Elections commissioner
Angelita D. Alberto-Gacutan	Associate justice	October 30, 2009	December 3, 2013	Early Retirement
Ramon Paul L, Hernando	Associate justice	February 16, 2010	October 10, 2018	Appointed Supreme Court justice
Gabriel T. Ingles	Associate justice	February 23, 2011	February 27, 2022
Victoria Isabel A. Paredes	Associate justice	March 1, 2011	July 1, 2024
Abraham B. Borreta	Associate justice	March 1, 2011	August 23, 2012	Died August 23, 2012
Carmelita Salandanan-Manahan	Associate justice	March 15, 2011	March 22, 2019
Melchor Quirino C. Sadang	Associate justice	March 15, 2011	January 6, 2017	Early retirement
Ma. Luisa Quijano-Padilla	Associate justice	May 17, 2012	January 18, 2020
Jhosep Y. Lopez	Associate justice	May 17, 2012	January 26, 2021	Appointed Supreme Court justice
Renato C. Francisco	Associate justice	May 17, 2012	August 20, 2018
Oscar V. Badelles	Associate justice	September 14, 2012	April 20, 2024	Retired
Henri Jean Paul B. Inting	Associate justice	September 14, 2012	May 27, 2019	Appointed Supreme Court justice
Edward B. Contreras	Associate justice	February 26, 2013	July 9, 2019
Maria Filomena D. Singh	Associate justice	March 13, 2014	May 18, 2022	Appointed Supreme Court justice
Loida Posadas-Kahulugan	Associate justice	June 11, 2018	January 19, 2023
Dorothy P. Montejo-Gonzaga	Associate justice	August 22, 2018	November 3, 2021	Early Retirement
Alfredo Ampuan	Associate justice	July 8, 2019	June 3, 2024

Court of Appeals presiding justices of the Philippines

No.	Name of Court of Appeals presiding justice	Term of office	Reason for termination
	Fernanda Lampas-Peralta	September 21, 2024-Present
49	Mariflor Punzalan-Castillo	November 16, 2023-September 21, 2024
acting	Fernanda Lampas-Peralta	September 2, 2023– November 16, 2023
48	Remedios Salazar-Fernando	November 25, 2020– September 2, 2023
acting		August 3, 2019 – November 25, 2020
47	Romeo F. Barza	December 8, 2017 – August 2, 2019
small	Remedios A. Salazar-Fernando	July 12, 2017 – December 8, 2017
46	Andres B. Reyes, Jr.	February 22, 2010 – July 12, 2017	Appointed Supreme Court justice
small	Portia Aliño-Hormachuelos	January 7, 2010 – February 21, 2010
45	Conrado M. Vasquez, Jr	August 2, 2007 – January 6, 2010
44	Ruben T. Reyes	December 23, 2005 – August 1, 2007	Appointed Supreme Court justice
small	Godardo A. Jacinto	September 17, 2005 – December 22, 2005
43	Romeo A. Brawner, Sr.	January 28, 2005 – September 16, 2005
42	Eubulo G. Verzola	October 6, 2004 – January 27, 2005
41	Cancio C. Garcia	April 9, 2002 – October 6, 2004	Appointed Supreme Court justice
40	Ma. Alicia Austria-Martinez	July 1, 2001 – April 9, 2002
actiny	Cancio C. Garcia	March 15, 2001 – June 30, 2001
39	Salome A. Montoya	December 7, 1999 – March 14, 2001
38	Jainal D. Rasul	October 16, 1999 – December 6, 1999
37	Jesus M. Elbinias	February 5, 1999 – October 15, 1999
acting	Jorge S. Imperial	January 5, 1999 – February 4, 1999
36	Arturo B. Buena	January 26, 1998 – January 5, 1999	Appointed Supreme Court justice
35	Fidel P. Purisima	August 4, 1997 – January 26, 1998
34	Nathanael P. De Pano, Jr.	June 11, 1994 – August 3, 1997
33	Vicente V. Mendoza	January 10, 1994 – June 10, 1994	Appointed Supreme Court justice
acting	Santiago M. Kapunan	August 17, 1993 – January 10, 1994
32	Serafin E. Camilon	May 21, 1993 – August 16, 1993
acting	Santiago M. Kapunan	February 27, 1993 – May 20, 1993
31	Lorna S. Lombos-De La Fuente	December 1, 1992 – February 26, 1993
acting	Santiago M. Kapunan	August 13, 1992 – December 1, 1992
30	Jose Armando R. Melo	December 2, 1991 – August 12, 1992	Appointed Supreme Court justice
29	Rodolfo A. Nocon	October 17, 1988 – December 2, 1991
acting	Oscar R. Victoriano	April 20, 1988 – October 17, 1988
28	Carolina Griño-Aquino	January 31, 1987 – April 19, 1988	Appointed Supreme Court justice
acting	Oscar R. Victoriano	January 12, 1987 – January 31, 1987
27	Emilio A. Gancayco	August 1, 1986 – January 12, 1987
acting	Ramon G. Gaviola, Jr.	February 21, 1984 – July 31, 1986
26	Buenaventura S. De La Fuente	January 18, 1983 – February 21, 1984	Appointed Supreme Court Justice
acting	Ramon G. Gaviola, Jr.	April 21, 1980 – January 17, 1983
25	Lourdes P. San Diego	September 4, 1979 – April 21, 1980
24	Andres C. Reyes, Sr.	January 1, 1978 – September 3, 1979
23	Magno S. Gatmaitan	April 28, 1976 – January 1, 1978
22	Antonio G. Lucero	May 6, 1973 – April 28, 1976
21	Juan P. Enriquez	July 1, 1972 – May 6, 1973
20	Salvador V. Esguerra	January 17, 1970 – July 1, 1972	Appointed Supreme Court justice
19	Julio D. Villamor	September 16, 1968 – January 24, 1970
18	Francisco Capistrano	July 5, 1967 – September 16, 1968
17	Eugenio Angeles	July 1, 1966 – July 4, 1967
acting	Fred Ruiz Castro	January 23, 1966 – June 30, 1966
16	Conrado V. Sanchez	September 12, 1964 – January 23, 1966
15	Jose P. Bengzon	May 24, 1962 – September 12, 1964
14	Querube Makalintal	April 29, 1961 – May 23, 1962
13	Dionisio De Leon	August 19, 1960 – April 28, 1961
12	Jose Ma. Paredes	August 15, 1959 – August 18, 1960
11	Jose Gutierrez David	July 25, 1956 – August 14, 1959
acting	Alfonso Felix	April 18, 1956 – July 24, 1956
10	Pastor Endencia	February 15. 1954 – April 18, 1956
9	Pompeyo Diaz	November 10, 1952 – February 14. 1954
acting	Roberto Concepcion	April 23, 1952 – November 9, 1952
08	Alejo Labrador	October 20, 1950 – April 22, 1952	Appointed Supreme Court Justice
07	Fernando Jugo	August 21, 1949 – October 20, 1950
06	Luis P. Torres	August 21, 1948 – August 20, 1949
05	Marcelino R. Montemayor	November 2, 1946 – August 20, 1948
04	Jose G. Generoso	December 28, 1941 – May 10, 1943
03	Ricardo Parás	July 1940 – December 28, 1941
02	Antonio Horrilleno	February 15, 1937 – July 1940
01	Pedro Concepción	January 20, 1936 – February 14, 1937

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  Back view of the Court
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  Old and new building
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  New (Annex) building
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  Our Lady of the Most Holy Rosary of La Naval de Manila at the 76th Anniversary of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines

See also

• Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
• Court of Tax Appeals of the Philippines
• Sandiganbayan
• Philippines
• Political history of the Philippines
• Constitution of the Philippines

References

Sources

• History of the Court of Appeals

External links

• Philippines: Gov.Ph: About the Philippines – Justice category
• The Philippines Court of Appeals – Official website