Diosdado M. Peralta | |
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26th Chief Justice of the Philippines | |
In office October 23, 2019 – March 27, 2021 | |
Nominated by | Judicial and Bar Council |
Appointed by | Rodrigo Duterte |
Preceded by | Lucas Bersamin |
Succeeded by | Alexander Gesmundo |
162nd Associate Justice of the Philippines | |
In office January 13, 2009 – October 22, 2019 | |
Appointed by | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
Preceded by | Ruben Reyes |
Succeeded by | Samuel Gaerlan |
5th Presiding Justice of the Sandiganbayan | |
In office March 28, 2008 – January 14, 2009 | |
Appointed by | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
Preceded by | Ediberto Sandoval (acting) |
Succeeded by | Maria Cristina Cortez-Estrada |
41st Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan | |
In office June 14, 2002 – March 28, 2008 | |
Appointed by | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
Preceded by | Narciso Nario Sr. |
Succeeded by | Alex L. Quiroz |
Personal details | |
Born | Diosdado Madarang Peralta March 27, 1952 Laoag, Ilocos Norte, Philippines |
Spouse | Fernanda C. Lampas |
Children | 3 |
Alma mater | Colegio de San Juan de Letran(BS) University of Santo Tomas(LL.B) |
Affiliation | Gamma Delta Epsilon |
Diosdado "Dado" Madarang Peralta (born March 27, 1952) is a Filipino attorney and jurist who served as the chief justice of the Philippines from 2019 to 2021.[1][2][3] He previously served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from January 13, 2009, to October 22, 2019.[4] He is the third Sandiganbayan presiding justice to be appointed to the high tribunal.[5]