LOOK: Marcos swears in Rodil Zalameda as SC chief justice

President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. swore in Associate Justice Rodil Zalameda as the new Supreme Court chief justice at Malacañang on Monday.

He succeeded outgoing Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo, who retired on Friday, November 6.

Malacañang earlier said Marcos chose Zalameda because of his experience in the Judiciary and his service across several administrations.

"Justice Zalameda brings more than three decades of distinguished service to our judicial system. From his early years as a court official and public prosecutor, to his service in the Court of Appeals, and ultimately, the Supreme Court," Presidential Communications Office Acting Secretary Lino Edgardo Cayetano said.

"He (Zalameda) devoted his professional life to the administration of justice," he added.

Zalameda is the country's 28th Supreme Court chief justice.

He was appointed associate justice of the Supreme Court by then-President Rodrigo Duterte on August 6, 2019.

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He penned the Supreme Court First Division decision, made public on September 9, 2026, that overturned the graft conviction of former First Lady Imelda Marcos.

He also penned the Supreme Court En Banc decision in 2023 granting a writ of amparo to former Bayan Muna lawmaker Siegfred Deduro.— MCG, GMA News

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