Former Siaton MCTC Judge Edgardo delos Santos, who rose to become RTC Judge in Bacolod City and Court of Appeals Associate Justice, was named Supreme Court Associate Justice by President Duterte last week.
Delos Santos, who is also called EDSA by colleagues, is a native of Palompon, Leyte. He finished his law degree from the University of San Carlos in Cebu, married Siaton lass Maribel Makasiar, and made Negros Oriental their home.
Delos Santos replaced Senior Associate Justice Antonio Carpio, who retired on Oct. 26.
Justice Delos Santos and Justice Mario Lopez took their oaths of office before President Duterte on Dec. 4.
Lopez served in 1985 as prosecutor of the Tanodbayan, now Office of the Ombudsman, and was an executive Judge in Batangas in 1997 prior to his appointment to the Court of Appeals.
Delos Santos was also called the Habal-Habal Judge of Negros Oriental because he would drive his family in his Honda Econo 70 motorcycle like a habal-habal.
A devoted family man, Delos Santos was content in being a small-town Judge but was convinced by his lawyer-son Fritz Bryn to aspire for higher office.
Delos Santos’ appointment also made him the first adopted son of Negros Oriental to be named Associate Justice of the Supreme Court, after Justice Felix Makasiar who served from 1970 to 1985, later serving as Chief Justice for 85 days prior to his retirement. (Alex Pal)
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