Francisco Villaruz Jr.

Francisco H. Villaruz Jr.
Presiding Justice of the Sandiganbayan
In office
October 5, 2011 – June 8, 2013
Appointed byBenigno Aquino III
Preceded byEdilberto G. Sandoval
Succeeded byAmparo M. Cabotaje-Tang
Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan
In office
October 2, 2001 – October 5, 2011
Appointed byGloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded byRodolfo Ilarde
Succeeded byAmparo Cabotaje-Tang
Personal details
Born (1943-06-08) June 8, 1943 (age 81)
SpouseTeresita M. Villaruz

Francisco Hernandez Villaruz Jr. (born June 8, 1943) is a Filipino justice. He was appointed on October 5, 2011, by President Benigno Aquino III as Presiding Justice of the Sandiganbayan replacing Justice Edilberto Sandoval who retired last June 20, 2011. Justice Villaruz has been an Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan since 2001.[1] He took his oath before Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato C. Corona last October 12, 2011.

His most notable case was the Plunder trial of former President Joseph Estrada, being a member of the Sandiganbayan Special Division that convicted the former President of plunder.[2]

  1. ^ "Francisco Villaruz is new Presiding Justice of Sandiganbayan". Interaksyon.com. Philippine New Agency. 2011-10-25. Archived from the original on 2011-10-20. Retrieved 2011-11-11.
  2. ^ "Francisco Villaruz is Sandiganbayan presiding justice". Newsinfo.inquirer.net. 2011-10-08. Retrieved 2011-11-11.