Associate Justice Alicia Austria-Martinez


Tenure: April 09, 2002 - April 30, 2009
Appointed by: G. Arroyo

Birthdate: December 19, 1940
 
Place of Birth: Manila

Education:

1. La Concordia College & Philippine Women’s University (JASMS)
2. Maryknoll College, Q.C. – High School
3. Bachelor of Laws, University of the Philippines, 1962
4. Admitted to the Philippine Bar, 1962
5. Master Degree, National Defense College of the Philippines, 1980
6. 31st Program of Instructions for Lawyers, Harvard Law School, Massachusetts

Professional Career:

1. Clerk, Office of the Insurance Commission
2. Legal Officer, Office of the Insurance Commissioner, 1963
3. Legal Researcher, Court of First Instance, Pasay City and Pasig, 1964
4. Senior Attorney, Court of Appeals, 1976
5. Division Clerk of Court, Court of Appeals, 1976
6. Judge, Regional Trial Court, Laguna, Pasay and Pasig, 1983
7. Associate Justice, Court of Appeals, 1992
8. Bar Examiner in Commercial Law, 1994
9. Bar Examiner in Remedial Law 2000
10. Presiding Justice, Court of Appeals, 2001-2002
11. Associate Justice, Supreme Court, 2002
12. Chairperson, Committee on Gender Responsiveness in the Judiciary

Awards:

1. Outstanding Alumna Award, National Defense College, 1983, 1995, 1993
2. Award of Merit, Philippine National Police Academy, Calamba, Laguna, 1984
3. Letter of Commendation as Executive Judge of the Regional Trial Court Pasig by Chief Justice Marcelo B. Fernan, 1991
4. Award of Recognition, Crusade Against Violence, 1998