Loading ...Antonio T. Carpio (born October 26, 1949) is an incumbent Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed to the Court by President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo and assumed office on October 26, 2001, his 52nd birthday.
Born in Davao City, Carpio finished grade school and high school at the Ateneo de Davao University. He obtained his undergraduate degree in Economics from the Ateneo de Manila University, and his law degree from the University of the Philippines College of Law. He went into private practice and soon emerged as one of the more prominent and successful legal practitioners in the country. Carpio also taught law subjects at the U.P. College of Law from 1983 to 1992.
In 1992, he joined the administration of President Fidel Ramos as Chief Presidential Legal Counsel of the Office of the President. During the presidency of Joseph Estrada, Carpio returned to private practice and penned a regular opinion column published in the Philippine Daily Inquirer.
Carpio was the first Supreme Court appointee of President Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo after her assumption into office in 2001. At 52, he was one of the youngest ever appointees to the Supreme Court, the youngest Justice since Claudio Teehankee, Sr. was appointed at the age of 50 in 1968.
Other Information
- Name : Antonio T. Carpio
- Birthday : October 26, 1949
- Birthplace : Davao City
- Schools Attended :
- Elementary education, Ateneo de Davao University
- High school education, Ateneo de Davao University
- Degree in Economics, Ateneo de Manila University
- Law degree, University of the Philippines College of Law
Career Highlights
- Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court, Incumbent (October 26, 2001)
- Chief Presidential Legal Counsel of the Office of the President Fidel Ramos (1992)
- Law professor, U.P. College of Law (1983 to 1992)
Notable opinions
- MVRS Publications v. Islamic Da’Wah Council (2003) – Dissenting — on distinction between criminal libel and libel as a tort (joined by J. Panganiban)
- Estrada v. Escritor I and II – Dissenting opinions — on right of free exercise of religion as shield from administrative sanction for bigamous relations (joined by J. Panganiban, Callejo, Sr., and Carpio-Morales)
- Feliciano v. COA (2004) – on legal personality of local water districts
- Tenebro v. CA (2004) – Dissenting — on whether the annulment of the second marriage affects criminal liability for bigamy (joined by J. Quisumbing, Austria-Martinez, Carpio-Morales, and Tinga)
- Central Bank Employees v. BSP (2004) – Dissenting — on claims for wage increases of government employees in accordance with equal protection clause even absent enabling legislation
- Sonza v. ABS-CBN (2004) – on employment relationship between a television presenter and the television network
- MIAA v. City of Parañaque (2006) — on exemption of government agencies in payment of local government taxes
- Rufino v. Endriga (2006) — on presidential appointing power over officials of government agencies established by Congress
- Lambino v. COMELEC (2006) — on people’s initiative as a mode to amend the Constitution
- G.R. No. 180643, Romulo L. Neri Vs. Senate Committee(2008) – Separate Opinion, on The limits of executive privilege
- Indirect Bribery case of Jake Macasaet (2008)- Dissenting opinion on Jake Macasaet case
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