Associate Justice Ricardo J. Francisco


Tenure: January 05, 1995 - February 13, 1998
Appointed by: Ramos

Birthdate: February 13, 1928
Died: December 14, 2001
Place of Birth: Manila

Education:

1. Elementary – Ateneo de Manila
2. High School – Ateneo de Manila
3. Associate in Arts, Ateneo de Manila, 1948
4. Bachelor of Laws, Francisco Law School, 1952
5. Passed the Bar Exam in 1953
6. Master of Laws, Francisco Law School, 1954

Professional Career:

1. Practice of Law, Vicente J. Francisco Law Office
2. Assistant Editor, Lawyer’s Journal
3. Chairman, 1996 Bar Examinations Committee
4. Appointed Judge of the Court of First Instance of Sta. Cruz, Laguna, 1976 – 1978
5. Judge of the Court of First Instance of Pasig, Rizal, 1978 – 1982
6. Judge of the Regional Trial Court of Makati (Executive Judge), 1982 – 1986
7. Justice of the Court of Appeals, 1986-1995
8. and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from January 17, 1995
9. Acted as Secretary to his father in the International Commission of Jurists held in New Delhi, India in 1959.

Awards:

1. From former Senator Claro M. Recto: "... for the valuable assistance you rendered your father in his very able handling of the Malolos case."
2. From former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Enrique M. Fernando, for his treatise on Pleadings and Trial Practice
3. From former Justice J.B.L. Reyes of the Supreme Court regarding his work “Supplement to the Revised Rules of Court (Evidence)”
4. From former Justice of the Supreme Court Hermogenes Concepcion, Jr., regarding his work “Handbook on Evidence”
5. From Chief Justice of the Supreme Court Andres R. Narvasa regarding his book, Criminal Procedure Annotated (1993 Edition): "...the author's erudition and legal scholarship, the wide experience and unflagging, industry…”
6. From Justice Isagani A. Cruz of the Supreme Court regarding his work Evidence Annotated (1993 Edition): "...that salutary combination of intellectual inquiry, the teacher's academic' analysis and the practitioner's pragmatic approach...with the lawyer's respectful regard for law and established jurisprudence."
7. From the Rotary Club of Pasig Rotary International-District 380, Citation for public service given last August 28, 1986.