Associate Justice Rodolfo A. Nocon


Tenure: December 02, 1991 - March 14, 1994
Appointed by: Aquino

Birthdate: March 15, 1924
Died: May 12, 2000
Place of Birth: General Trias, Cavite

Education:

1. Elementary : Tayabas Elementary School, 1932-1938
2. Secondary : Arellano High School, 1939-1942 Arellano University, 1946-1947
3. Bachelor of Laws, University of the Philippines, 1950
4. Graduate Studies in Law, PLS – Class ‘52
5. Certificate of Attendance, Advance Industrial Relations Seminar, University of Wisconsin, U.S.A., 1955

Professional Career:

1. Wage Regulation Analyst, Department of Labor, 1952
2. Chief, Legal Operation Section, Legal Services Division, Department of Labor, 1956-1958
3. Special Prosecutor on Labor Cases, Department of Labor, 1955-1958
4. Trial Fiscal, Manila, 1958-1972
5. Special Prosecutor against Supreme Court Employees involved in the 1964-65 Bar Anomaly, Sept. 1965
6. Second Assistant City Fiscal, Manila, Chief Prosecution Division, July 11, 1972
7. Professor, Lyceum of the Philippines, 1968 – 1969
8. Chief State Prosecution, Department of Justice, 1972 – 1978
9. Associate Justice Court of Appeals, 1978 – 1983
10. Chairman, Second Criminal Cases Division, Intermediate Appellate Court in Manila, 1983 – 1986
11. Presiding Justice, Court of Appeals, 1988
12. Associate Justice, Supreme Court, 1991
13. Retired on March 15, 1994

Awards:

1. Recipient of numerous awards and certificates given by different groups and institutions such as the Philippine Jaycees, the former Ministry of Justice, and the UP College of Law.
2. Certificate of Membership, Labor & Management Lawyer’s Association of the Philippines, May 1, 1964
3. ICA-USA Certificate of Achievement for having completed participation in a technical cooperation program in the field of Labor Legislation from Jan. 10, 1955 – July 10, 1955
4. Certificate of Participation awarded by the U.P. Law Center, Div. of Research and Law Reform, for participation in the “Conference on Criminal Law Reform” held on July 14-16, 1965, in Metro Manila
5. Justices & Court Reporters’ Assn. (JUCRA) Awardee, 1965-1966
6. Minerva Association Awardee, May 20, 1967
7. Certificate of Appreciation, U.P. College of Law, Law Center, as Special Lecturer, Second Advanced Court for Junior Lawyers, Division of Continuing Legal Education, March 8, 1969
8. Certificate of Appreciation, U.P. College of Law, Law Center, as Special Lecturer, Third Annual Institute on Criminal Law and Procedure, Division of Continuing Legal Education, March 18, 1971
9. Certificate of Appreciation, Resource Panel, Speaker, 1972 In-Service Training, City Jail, Manila Metropolitan Police, May 20, 1972
10. Certificate of Appreciation awarded by the Prosecutor’s League of the Province of Pangasinan and the Cities of Dagupan and San Carlos as Resource Speaker on the subject of the “The Administration of Justice under the New Society”, June 16, 1973
11. CIS Plaque of Appreciation Awardee, Jan. 19, 1974
12. U.P. Alumni Award for Valuable Service to his Alma Mater, April 12, 1975
13. Phil. Jaycees Leadership Award in the Field of Law Enforcement, April 6, 1976
14. International Visitors Program Grantee, Department of State, USA, Feb. 23, 1976
15. Certificate of Appreciation, Ministry of Justice, as Lecturer and Resource Person, National Prosecution Service Seminar, Tagaytay City, for February, March, April, 1980 presented on Sept. 26, 1980 by Min. Ricardo C. Puno, then Minister of Justice
16. Certificate of Appreciation, U.P. College of Law, Law Center, as Reactor “Analytical Survey of Selected Supreme Court Decisions in Criminal Law” Division of Continuing Legal Education, Feb. 25, 1983
17. Certificate of Participation, Delegate, 8th Lawasa Conference held in Manila, from Sept. 9 to 11, 1983