Raul Villanueva
Raul Villanueva | |
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 Official portrait, 2025 | |
| 195th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | |
| Assumed office June 15, 2025 | |
| Appointed by | Bongbong Marcos |
| 15th Court Administrator of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | |
| In office March 1, 2022 – June 15, 2025 | |
| Preceded by | Midas Marquez |
| Succeeded by | Maria Theresa Dolores Gomez-Estoesta |
| Personal details | |
| Born | April 15, 1963 Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, Philippines |
| Spouse | Ma. Arsenia F. Villanueva |
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Raul Bautista Villanueva (born April 15, 1963) is a Filipino lawyer who has served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines since June 15, 2025. He is the first appointee to the high court by President Bongbong Marcos.[1][2]
Early life and education
[edit]Raul Villanueva was born in Narvacan, Ilocos Sur, and graduated at the top of his class in Narvacan South Central School in 1976, and with honors in high school from Lourdes School Quezon City in 1981. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in Economics from the University of the Philippines, Diliman, in 1985 and his Bachelor of Laws (now Juris Doctor) degree from the University of the Philippines College of Law in 1990.[2]
Judicial career
[edit]Villanueva was appointed presiding judge of Branch 255 of the Regional Trial Court (RTC) in Las Piñas City on December 5, 2002. During his tenure, he also took on the roles of acting presiding judge for Branch 267 of the RTC in Taguig City and Branch 4 of the RTC in Manila. In March 2009, he was appointed as the executive judge of the RTC in Las Piñas. He has served as the executive vice president of the Philippine Judges Association and was the founding president of the Las Piñas City Judges Association. On March 1, 2022, Villanueva was appointed court administrator of the Supreme Court.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Bolledo, Jairo (June 14, 2025). "Justice Raul Villanueva: 22 years in judiciary, Marcos' 1st SC appointee". Rappler. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
- ^ a b Bolledo, Jairo (June 9, 2025). "Court Administrator Raul Villanueva is Marcos' first Supreme Court justice". Rappler. Retrieved August 6, 2025.
- ^ "Justice Raul B. Villanueva Associate Justice Supreme Court of the Philippines". Supreme Court of the Philippines. Retrieved August 6, 2025.