Samuel Martires

The Honourable
Samuel Martires
Ombudsman of the Philippines
Assumed office
6 August 2018
President Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by Conchita Carpio-Morales
175th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
In office
6 March 2017 – 31 July 2018
Appointed by Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by Jose Perez
Succeeded by Ramon Paul Hernando
Personal details
Born (1949-01-02) 2 January 1949
Education San Beda University (LLB)
University of Santo Tomas (LLM)

Samuel Reyes Martires (born January 2, 1949) is a Filipino lawyer and a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. President Rodrigo Duterte appointed him on March 2, 2017. Prior to his appointment, he had served as Associate Justice of Sandiganbayan from 2005 to 2017.[1] On May 11, 2018, Samuel Martires was one of the eight justices who voted in favor of the quo warranto petition filed by Solicitor General Jose Calida against then-Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.[2]

On July 26, 2018, he was appointed as the 7th Ombudsman by President Rodrigo Duterte, replacing then-outgoing Ombudsman Conchita Carpio-Morales.[3]

References

  1. ↑ "Sandiganbayan Incumbent Justices". Sb.judiciary.gov.ph. Retrieved 2017-05-19.
  2. ↑ Punay, Edu (May 12, 2018). "Supreme Court Ousts Sereno". The Philippine Star. Retrieved May 13, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Duterte appoints Samuel Martires as Ombudsman". Rappler. July 26, 2018. Retrieved July 26, 2018.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Jose P. Perez		 Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
2017–2018		 Succeeded by
Ramon Paul Hernando
Government offices
Preceded by
Conchita Carpio-Morales		 Ombudsman of the Philippines
2018–present		 Incumbent



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