Perpetua Susana Atal-Paño | |
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| Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines | |
| Assumed office November 6, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Hakim Abdulwahid |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Perpetua Susana Talay Atal (1956-09-30)September 30, 1956 (age 69) |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Alma mater | San Beda College of Law |
| Profession | Lawyer, professor, judge |
Perpetua Susana Atal-Paño (née Talay; born September 30, 1956) is a Filipino lawyer, legal educator, and jurist currently serving as anAssociate Justice of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines. She was appointed to the appellate court on November 6, 2015, by PresidentBenigno Aquino III.[1]
Atal-Paño is the eldest of seven children of lawyer Pablo Atal and Artemia Talay-Atal. She studied law at theSan Beda College of Law, where she obtained her Bachelor of Laws degree. She also completed her undergraduate studies at St. Paul University Tuguegarao, which later recognized her as anOutstanding Paulinian Achiever (Centennial Awardee).[2]
Atal-Paño began her government service as a Confidential Assistant at the Court of Appeals, later becoming a Supervising Staff member in the same court. She subsequently worked as a Court Attorney at theSupreme Court of the Philippines before joining theDepartment of Justice as State Counsel and later as State Prosecutor.[2]
In 2000, she was appointed as Judge of the Metropolitan Trial Court of Makati, where she gained recognition for efficiently resolving a high volume of cases, earning theCommitment to Justice Award from the Rotary Club of Manila in 2005. She was later promoted to the Regional Trial Court of Makati, where she served for a decade and became Executive Judge.[2]
On November 6, 2015, she was appointed as Associate Justice of theCourt of Appeals of the Philippines.
Apart from her judicial service, Atal-Paño has taught at theSan Beda College of Law and the University of Perpetual Help College of Law in Las Piñas. She has lectured on Criminal Procedure, Legal and Judicial Ethics, Agrarian Reform Law and Social Legislation, and Environmental Law and Natural Resources.[2]
This article incorporates text from afree content work. Licensed under public domain as a work of the Philippine government. Text taken fromPHILJA In Pursuit of Judicial Excellence, 18, Government of the Republic of the Philippines, Philippine Judicial Academy.