Associate Justice Minerva P. Gonzaga-Reyes


Tenure: January 05, 1999 - September 25, 2002
Appointed by: Estrada

Birthdate: September 25, 1931
 
Place of Birth: Sta. Cruz, Laguna

Education:

1. Elementary : Batangas Elementary School, Batangas, Batangas
2. Secondary : St. Bridget’s College – 1st year Batangas High School – 2nd – 4th year, 1948 (valedictorian)
3. Associate in Arts, University of the Philippines, 1950 (with honors)
4. Bachelor of Arts, University of the Philippines, 1954 (magna cum laude)
5. Bachelor of Laws, University of the Philippines, 1954 (magna cum laude)
6. Passed the bar on 1954 with a rating of 89.65%

Professional Career:

1. Clerk, Department of Justice, October 19, 1954 – January 17, 1955
2. Attorney, Department of Justice, January 18, 1955 – October 15, 1957
3. Assistant Judicial Supervisor, Department of Justice, October 16, 1957 – June 18, 1960
4. Senior Special Attorney, Department of Justice, June 19, 1960 – March 31, 1968
5. Assistant Chief State Counsel, Department of Justice, April 1, 1968 – February 18, 1983
6. Acting Chief Technical Staff, Ministry of Justice, October 31, 1979 – November 18, 1983
7. Acting Administrator, Probation Administration, Ministry of Justice, November 18, 1982 – February 21, 1983
8. Chief State Counsel and Assistant Secretary for Personnel Management and Development, Ministry of Justice, February 21, 1983 – August 5, 1986
9. Deputy Minister of Justice and Chief State Counsel, Ministry of Justice, August 6, 1986
10. Chairman of the Board of Pardons and Parole
11. Acting Minister of Justice, September 26, 1986 – October 12, 1986
12. Associate Justice, Court of Appeals, January 28, 1987

Awards:

1. Outstanding Performance rating as Assistant Chief, Legal Staff, 1973
2. Lingkod Bayan Awardee, given by the Career Executive Service Board, January 19, 1984
3. NCWP Golden Award for Women Achievers in Legal Service, 1996
4. Regional Autonomy Merit Medal, March 18, 1980
5. Gintong Ina Award, 1991
6. Ulirang Ina Award, 1995