Regino C. Hermosisima, Jr.

Regino Campos Hermosisima, Jr. (born October 18, 1927) of Banilad and Sibonga, Cebu, Philippines is the incumbent 3-termer regular member of the Judicial and Bar Council. Appointed on December 17, 1997 by Fidel Ramos, he was reappointed on September 12, 2001 and on October 4, 2005, by Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo. Hermosisima, Jr. had initially been appointed to the Supreme Court as an Associate Justice on July 10, 1995 and retired on his 70th natal day on Oct. 18, 1997. Hermosisima, Jr. graduated Valedictorian at the Sibonga Elementary School (1933–1940) and Salutatorian at the Cebu Provincial High School (1940–1941). He earned his Associate of Arts and his law degree with cum laude from the University of Visayas (1948–1952). He passed the...