Bernardo P. Pardo
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| office = 142nd Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
| term_start = September 30, 1998
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Bernardo Pardo (born February 11, 1932) is a former associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and a former Comelec Chairman. He was appointed by former Philippine President Joseph Estrada. He was born in Manila, to San Isidro, Nueva Ecija natives, Dr. and Mrs. Leopoldo G. Pardo, and is married to Zenaida C. De Dios, with whom he has 4 children: Lourdes, Bernardita, Mercedes Patricia, and Victor.Philippine Panorama, Sunday, January 13, 2001, page 10Philippine Panorama, Manila Bulletin, March 19, 1995
Education
He graduated high school at Letran College, with honors, in 1950. He was a graduate of Law from the University of Santo Tomas in 1955, and passed the bar examinations with a bar rating of 81.55%, on March 6, 1956. He was a fellow at the Academy of American and International Law, at the University of Texas, USA in 1978.
Associate Justice
He practiced law, by having been a lawyer in Jose W. Diokno Law Office, 1955–1961. He was Solicitor, in the Office of the Solicitor General, 1971–1974. He was Acting City Judge, Manila, 1965–1967. He was CFI Judge of Caloocan, from 1974 to 1983, RTC Judge of Manila, Br. 43, from 1983 to 1993, and CA Justice from 1993 to 1995. He was promoted Chair of the COMELEC from 1995 until his appointment to the Supreme Court in 1998.Philippine Panorama, Sunday, January 10, 2001, page 10
He was appointed by Joseph Estrada on September 30, 1998. He retired on February 11, 2002.
See also
References
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External links
- {{cite web |url=https://elibrary.judiciary.gov.ph/supremecourtjustices/associatejustice/88 |title=Associate Justice Bernardo P. Pardo |publisher=Supreme Court E-Library |year=2019 }}
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Category:Colegio de San Juan de Letran alumni
Category:People from Nueva Ecija
Category:Chairpersons of the Commission on Elections (Philippines)
Category:Ramos administration personnel
Category:Associate justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
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