Amy Lazaro-Javier
Quick Facts
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Amy Lazaro-Javier (born November 16, 1956) is the 182nd Supreme Court Associate Justice. She was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte replacing Associate Justice Noel Tijam.
Education
She received her law degree from the University of Santo Tomas. She graduated valedictorian in 1982.
Legal and judicial career
She joined the Office of the Solicitor General in 1983 as trial attorney, and later became Assistant Solicitor General in 1994.
She was appointed to the Court of Appeals of the Philippines on August 29, 2007.
Supreme Court appointment
In June 2017, Lazaro-Javier was under consideration to replace Associate Justice Bienvenido Reyes. Again in June 2018, Lazaro-Javier was under consideration to replace Presbitero J. Velasco Jr.. On December 7, 2018, her name was once again submitted for a vacancy left by the retirement of Noel Tijam, and was finally appointed. She took the oath of office on March 6, 2019. She is expected to serve until 2026.
