Chief Justice Reynato S. Puno


Tenure: December 07, 2006 - May 16, 2010
Appointed by: Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

Birthdate: May 17, 1940
 
Place of Birth: Manila

Education:

1. Arrellano High School
2. Bachelor of Science in Jurisprudence, University of the Philippines, 1962
3. Bachelor of Laws, University of the Philippines, 1962
4. Master of Comparative Laws, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, 1967 (with honors and valedictorian)
5. Master of Laws, University of California, Berkely, California, 1968
6. Doctor of Juridical Science, University of Illinois, Champaign, Urbana, Illinois, 1969
7. Doctor of Humanities, honoris causa, Philippine Wesleyan University, 1994
8. Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, Angeles University Foundation, April 20, 2005
9. Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, Bulacan State University, August 30, 2005
10. Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, Hannam University, South Korea, October 26, 2005
11. Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, University of the East, April 18, 2007
12. Doctor of Public Administration, honoris Causa, Polytechnic University of the Philippines, May 4, 2007
13. Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, University of Cebu, March 15, 2008
14. Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, Central Philippines University, March 30, 2008
15. Doctor of Laws, honoris causa, Philippine Women’s University, April 11, 2008
16. Doctor of Humanities, honoris causa, Xavier University, Ateneo de Cagayan, March 20, 2009

Professional Career:

1. Assistant Attorney, Gerardo Roxas and Abraham F. Sarmiento Law Office, 1962-1963
2. Tax Attorney, Joint Legislative and Executive Tax Commission, 1963-1967
3. Partner, Puno Law Office, 1969-1971
4. Professor of Law, Far Eastern University, 1969-1973
5. Solicitor, Office of the Solicitor General, 1971-1974
6. Acting Judge, Quezon City, Branch II, 1972-1974
7. Assistant Solicitor General, 1974-1982
8. Bar Examiner in Criminal Law, 1979
9. Associate Justice, Court of Appeals, 1980-1984
10. Deputy Minister of Justice, November 7, 1984
11. Acting Chairman, Board of Pardons and Parole, February 1985
12. Associate Justice, Court of Appeals, August 1, 1986
13. Bar Examiner in Mercantile Law, 1989
14. Lecturer, U.P. Law Center, Institute of Judicial Administration
15. Special Lecturer in Constitutional Law, Philippine Judicial Academy
16. Bar Examiner in Taxation, 1993
17. Associate Justice, Supreme Court, Jine 1993
18. Chairman, Committee on the Revision of the Rules of Court, 1999-present
19. Chairman, Raffle Committee (En Banc), 1999-present
20. Chairman, Court Systems Journal
21. Chief Justice, Supreme Court, December 6, 2006
22. Chairman, Committee of Zero Backlof of Cases
23. Chairman, Committee Digesting the Decisions of the Supreme Court
24. Chairman, Malcolm Trust

Awards:

1. Outstanding Student Award for Excellence and Leadership, Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity, U.P. College of Law, 1960, 1961, 1962
2. Full scholarship, Academy of American Law, 1967
3. Full scholarship, Walter Perry Johnson Foundation, 1968
4. Tuition scholarship, 1969
5. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Prize for excellence in Comparative International Law, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Co., 1966-1967
6. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Prize for excellence in U.S. Constitutional Structure, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Co., 1966-1967
7. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Prize for excellence in International Organization, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Co., 1966-1967
8. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Prize for excellence in Problems of Doing Business Abroad, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Co., 1966-1967
9. Recipient, American Jurisprudence Prize for excellence in Commercial Law, Lawyers Cooperative Publishing Co., 1966-1967
10. Granted Honorary Citizenship by the State of Texas, 1966
11. Outstanding Alumni of the , Alpha Phi Beta Fraternity, U.P. College of Law, 1975
12. Ten Outstanding Young Men (TOYM) of the Philippines in the field of Law, 1977
13. One of the Outstanding Residents of Quezon City, 1979
14. One of the Distinguished Citizens of the Philippines, 1980
15. Outstanding Jurist, Araw ng Maynila Award, June 24, 1987
16. Certificate of Recognition for Outstanding Public Service in the Judiciary, Province of Pampanga, 1987
17. Sunburst Award, Arrellano High School Outstanding Alumnus, 1995
18. Ten Outstanding Mason of the Philippines, April 26, 1990
19. Outstanding Alumnus, U.P. College of Law, 1996
20. Most Outstanding Alumnus in Law, University of the Philippines, 1997
21. Grand Cross Award, Supreme Council 33 Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of the Philippines, March 1998
22. Grand Lodge Gold Medal, Grand Lodge of Free & Accepted Masons of the Philippines, April 1998
23. Grand Cross of Rizal, Order of the Knights of Rizal, 1998
24. Centennial Awardee in the field of Law, United Methodist Church, 100th Anniversary, Philippine Wesleyan University, 1999
25. Certificate of Recognition, 90th Founding Anniversary, U.P. College of Law, January 12, 2001
26. Most Outstanding Jurist Activist, Consumers Union of the Philippines, July 4, 2003
27. First Filipino Recipient of the Distinguished Global Alumni Award, 2003-2004, Dedman School of Law, Southern Methodist University, Dallas, Texas, March 31, 2005
28. Ulirang Ama Awardee, National Mother’s Day & Father’s Day Foundation of the Philippines, 2005
29. Lifetime Achievement Awardee of Quezon City, 67th Foundation Day Anniversary
30. First PHILCONSA awardee for Judicial Statesmanship
31. Awardee, Dr. Mariano V. de los Santos Memorial Medallion of Honor and Scroll of Commendtion, 2007
32. Press Freedom Awardee, Philippine Association of Publishers, 2007
33. Newsmaker of the Year, Philippine Graphic Magazine, 2007
34. Rummer-up, Person of the Year Award, Philippine Daily Inquirer, 2007, 2008
35. Great Libertarian Award, PHILCONSA, February 10, 2008
36. Most Outstanding Alumnus, University of the Philippines, 2008
37. Most Outstanding Manila Award for Public Service, 2008
38. Gawad Quezon Sagisag Award, 2008
39. Human Cultural Asset-International Awardee, World Peace Prize Awarding Council, Seoul, Korea, 2008
40. The People’s Magistrate Award, PHILCONSA, February 8, 2009
41. Adopted Son of Caloocan City per Executive Order 014-09 issued by Mayor Enrico Echiverri, 2009
42. Benigno S. Aquino Jr. Award for Nationalism, Federation of Catholic Schools Alumni Association, 4th National Congress on Good Citizenship, De La Salle University, August 21-22, 2009
43. Defender of the Constitution Award, PHILCONSA, Fwebruary 8, 2010
44. Elsie and Walter A. Haas International Award, University of California, Berkely, May 16, 2010.