Associate Justice Fidel Purisima


Tenure: January 19, 1998 - October 26, 2001
Appointed by: Ramos

Birthdate: October 28, 1930
 
Place of Birth: San. Ildefonso, Ilocos Sur

Education:

1. Bachelor of Laws, Far Eastern University, (cum laude), 1953
2. Passed the Bar the same year with a rating of 90.25%

Professional Career:

1. Auxiliary Justice of the Peace, General Santos city, 1956
2. Councilor, Tacurong, Sultan Kudarat
3. Provincial Board Member and Acting Governor of South Cotabato
4. Professional and Civil Organizations
5. Representative, 1971 Constitutional Convention
6. Judge, Court of 1st Instance in Bulacan, 1976
7. Associate Justice, Sandiganbayan
8. Associate Justice, Court of Appeals
9. Presiding Justice, Court of Appeals
10. Associate Justice, Supreme Court, Jan. 27, 1998

Awards:

1. He was conferred various awards and recognition, some of which came from the province of South Cotabato, FEU, the Court of Appeals, the City of Manila, the Rotary Club of Manila, and the Integrated Bar of the Philippines.