Marcos swears in Chief Justice Zalameda in Malacañang
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. swears in Supreme Court Chief Justice Rodil Zalameda in a ceremonial oath-taking ceremony in Malacañang on Monday, November 9. Presidential Communications Office MANILA — President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. swore in Supreme Court Chief Justice Rodil Zalameda in a ceremonial oath-taking ceremony in Malacañang on Monday, November 9.
Zalameda was accompanied by his family.
Also present in the ceremony were Executive Secretary Ralph Recto, Justice Secretary Ferdderick Vida, Solicitor General Darlene Berberabe, as well as other justices.
On November 6, Zalameda took his oath of office at the SC En Banc Session Hall in Manila before SC Senior Associate Justice Marvic Leonen.
Zalameda is the country’s 28th chief justice, succeeding Alexander Gesmundo, who retired on Friday at the mandatory retirement age of 70.
Among the Supreme Court decisions that Zalameda penned was the acquittal this year of former First Lady Imelda Marcos from a 2018 graft conviction at the Sandiganbayan.
Zalameda also wrote the 2023 landmark decision Deduro vs. Vinoya declaring that red-tagging, vilification, labelling and guilt by association threaten a person’s right to life, liberty, or security.
He said these may justify the issuance of a writ of amparo.