Associate Justice Vicente V. Mendoza


Tenure: June 07, 1994 - April 05, 2003
Appointed by: Ramos

Birthdate: April 05, 1933
 
Place of Birth: Macabebe, Pampanga

Education:

1. Elementary : Macabebe Elementary School
2. High School : Quezon College (valedictorian)
3. Bachelor of Laws, University of the Philippines, 1957
4. Admitted to the Bar in 1958
5. Conferred the LL.M. degree by Yale Law School in 1971, which awarded to him a Fellowship forthe year 1970-1971
6. Visiting Scholar, Harvard Law School, Fall Term 1976 and Worked with Professor Paul A. Freund on a casebook on Philippine Constitutional Law
7. Certificate in Judicial Training, The National Judicial College, University of Nevada, April 29, 1983
8. Asia Foundation Grantee in judicial administration in the United States, 1983

Professional Career:

Government Service:

1. Presiding Justice, Court of Appeals, January 11 to June 6, 1994
2. Chairman, Second Division, Court ofAppeals, 1993 – 1994
3. Associate Justice, Court of Appeals, 1980 – 1994
4. Member of the Governing Board and Liaison Officer, Institute of Judicial Administration, 1983 – 1987; 1993 – 1994
5. Member, Committee on Judiciary, Asean Law Association Philippine National Committee, 1985 – 1986
6. Assistant Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Manila 1973-1980
7. Solicitor, Department of Justice, 1971 – 1973
8. Research Attorney, (equivalent to Law Clerk), Supreme Court, detailed to then Justice, later Chief Justice, Fred Ruiz Castro, 1966 – 1971
9. Senior Legal Assistant, (equivalent to Law Clerk), Supreme Court, detailed to Justice Roberto Regala, 1962 – 1966
10. Professor of Constitutional Law and Administrative Law, University of the Philippines, 1967 – 1994
11. Reviewer in Political Law, Bar review classes of the University of the Philippines, College of Law, 1978 – 1993
    Private Practice:
    
12. Practiced Law, Carlos, Laurea and Associates, 1957 – 1962; Sycip, Salazar, Luna and Manalo, 1996
    Law Teaching and Other Academic Activities:
    
13. Taught Political Law Review, Bar review classes, University of the Philippines, College of Law, from 1978 – 1993
14. Taught Constitutional Law and Administrative Law, University of the Philippines, College of Law, from 1967 – 1994
15. Member, Constitutional Law Revision Projects, U.P. Law Center, 1968 and 1986
16. Rapporteur, Criminal Law Reform Project, U.P. Law Center, 1965
17. Rapporteur. Administrative Code Revision Project, U.P. Law Center, 1966

Awards:

1. Participant, Global Constitutional Seminar sponsored by the Yale Law School on September 7 – 11, 1996, September 19 – 23, 1997 and September 23 – 27, 1998 and attended by justices of constitutional courts and Supreme Court around the world, including the U.S. Supreme Court.
2. Fellowship by Yale Law School for 1970-1971
3. Professorof the Year Award, U.P. College of Law Order of the Purple Father, March 26, 1988
4. Outstanding KapampanganAward, Province of Pampanga, December 12, 1989
5. Highest grade (Honors), In Labor Law under Professor Clyde W. Summers and in Law, Science and Policy under Professor Myres S. McDougal, at the Yale Law School, 1970 – 1971
6. Legion of Honor, Conferred by the Order of DeMolay, February 19, 1997
7. Entrance Scholar, University of the Philippines, 1951
8. College Scholar, University of the Philippines,
9. Contributing Editor, Philippine Collegian, 1955 – 1956
10. Chairman, Student Editorial Board, Philippine Law Journal, 1956 – 1957
11. Gold Medal, Annual Debate, U.P. College of Law, 1955