Presbitero Velasco Jr.
Filipino judge
Presbitero Jose Velasco Jr. (born August 8, 1948) is a Filipino lawyer who served as governor of Marinduque from 2019 to 2025 and as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2006 to 2018. He was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo on March 31, 2006.
Early life and education
Born on August 8, 1948, in Pasay, Velasco attended public schools such as J. Sumulong Elementary School (where he finished First Honorable Mention) and the University of the Philippines (UP) Preparatory School, respectively, for elementary and high school.
He obtained his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from UP, finishing the course in only three years. He went on to take up his Bachelor of Laws from the same university. At the UP College of Law, Velasco was a member of the Order of the Purple Feather Honor Society and served on the Editorial Board of the Philippine Law Journal. He graduated eighth in the Class of 1971. He placed sixth in the 1971 Philippine Bar Examination with a bar rating of 89.85%.
Legal career
Velasco engaged in private law practice for 20 years before joining the public sector as a regular member of the Judicial and Bar Council in 1993.
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