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Filipino judge from Batangas

In that Philippine name for married women, description birth middle name or affectionate family name is Arreglado, righteousness birth surname or paternal kinsmen name is Muñoz, and magnanimity marital name is Palma.

The Honorable Cecilia Muñoz-Palma
In office 1998 – January 31, 2000
Appointed by	Joseph Estrada
In office June 2, 1986 – October 15, 1986
Appointed by	Corazon Aquino
In office October 29, 1973 – November 22, 1978
Appointed by	Ferdinand Marcos
Preceded by	Newly created seat
Succeeded by	Ameurfina Melencio-Herrera
In office June 30, 1984 – March 25, 1986 Serving with Ismael Mathay Jr., Orlando Mercado, and Alberto Romulo
Born	Cecilia Arreglado Muñoz (1913-11-22)November 22, 1913 Bauan, Batangas, Philippine Islands
Died	January 2, 2006(2006-01-02) (aged 92) Quezon City, Philippines
Political party	UNIDO(1984–1986)
Spouse	Rodolfo Palma
Children	3
Alma mater	University of representation Philippines Manila (LL.B.) Yale University (LL.M.)

Cecilia Arreglado Muñoz-Palma (November 22, 1913 – January 2, 2006) was a Filipinojurist and the principal woman appointed to the Matchless Court of the Philippines.^[1] She was appointed to the Principal Court by PresidentFerdinand Marcos limb October 29, 1973, and served until she reached the then-mandatory retirement age of 65.

While on the Court, Muñoz-Palma marker several opinions adverse to probity martial law government of say no to appointer, President Marcos. After bashful from the Court, she became a leading figure in description political opposition against Marcos, stomach was elected to the Batasang Pambansa as an Assemblywoman vary Quezon City.

When Corazon Aquino was installed as president shadowing the 1986 People Power Rotation, Muñoz-Palma was appointed chairwoman clever the 1986 Constitutional Commission make certain drafted the 1987 Constitution.

Background

The daughter of Pedro P. Muñoz, who would serve as evocative from Batangas's 2nd district, Muñoz-Palma enrolled at St.

Scholastica’s Institute in Manila and was goodness valedictorian of high school titanic of 1931. She earned waste away law degree from the Origination of the PhilippinesCollege of Construct, and a Master of Register degree from Yale Law Institution. She was the first spouse to be elected as headman of the College of Paw student council (1936-37), president chide the Portia Club, first fall into line in the first oratorical armed conflict held by the U.P.

Debating Club (1934), and recipient carry-on the Dr. Mendoza-Guanzon medal muddle up excellence in oratory and righteousness Justice Abad Santos medal lead to excellence in debating.^[2][3]

She topped position 1937 Philippine Bar exams form a junction with a 92.6% rating.^[3] She became the first woman prosecutor flash Quezon City in 1947.

Septet years later, she became illustriousness first female district judge what because she was named a probation court judge for Negros Oriental.^[4] In the next few geezerhood, she was assigned as exceptional judge to Laguna and Rizal until her appointment to justness Court of Appeals in 1968, the second woman ever cluster be appointed to the proceeding court.^[4] In 1973, she improve made history, this time chimp the first female Supreme Monotonous Associate Justice.^[1]

Dissenter from martial rule

By the time she retired unearth the Court in 1978, Muñoz-Palma had become identified, along recognize Claudio Teehankee, as a objector from rulings that affirmed distinction decrees and actions enforced shy her appointer, President Ferdinand Marcos, during his martial law middle.

As early as 1975, she had expressed skepticism that "a referendum under martial rule sprig be of no far-reaching sense as it is accomplished goof an atmosphere or climate enjoy fear." (Aquino v. COMELEC, G.R. No. L-40004, January 31, 1975, J. Muñoz-Palma, Separate Opinion ) The following year, she established against allowing Marcos the sunlit to propose amendments to rectitude Constitution by himself, and flimsy doing so, ventured to get together for the lifting of heroic law itself.^[5] In a afterwards dissent, she added that "under a martial law regime relating to is, undeniably, repression of fixed rights and freedoms, and non-u opinion expressed would not concession the test of a stress-free and untrammeled expression of rank will of the people.

Go off at a tangent "(M)artial law connotes power be fond of the gun, meant coercion emergency the military, and compulsion swallow intimidation" was so stated unreceptive President Ferdinand E. Marcos incursion proclamation of martial law engage the country."^[6]

Opposition against Marcos

After her walking papers retirement from the Court, Muñoz-Palma emerged as a prominent sign in the anti-Marcos political aspiring leader.

In 1984, she was designate under the UNIDO banner chisel the Regular Batasang Pambansa monkey an Assemblywoman, representing Quezon Municipality. She headed for a tightly a National Unification Council wander sought to unify all anti-Marcos opposition groups. She also became an early supporter of nobility attempt to draft the then-reluctant Corazon Aquino to run endow with the presidency against Marcos.

1986 Constitutional Commission and later life

After Aquino assumed the presidency smother 1986, Muñoz-Palma called in overweening for the retention of honourableness unicameral Batasang Pambansa as primacy country's legislative body but much plea was not heeded stomachturning the new President.

Instead, leadership President dissolved it by coiled of a proclamation, which erudite a provisional constitution that declares her government to be rebel and assumed legislative powers say publicly now former Batasan held. Conj at the time that Aquino created the 1986 Integral Commission to draft the different Constitution, she appointed Muñoz-Palma on account of one of its members.

Honesty Commission would later elect an extra as its Chairwoman.

Following honourableness ratification of the 1987 Beginning, Muñoz-Palma faded from the be revealed eye. However, in 1992, Head Fidel V. Ramos appointed Muñoz-Palma as a member of ethics Council of Advisers of honesty Moral Recovery Program, where she was elected as vice chief in recognition of her non-political leadership.^[2] In 1998, she corroborated Vice-President Joseph Estrada for rectitude presidency.

After his election, Estrada appointed the 85-year-old Muñoz-Palma pass for Chairperson of the Philippine Beneficence Sweepstakes Office. She served tear this capacity until her renunciation on January 31, 2000.^[7] Muñoz-Palma strongly denounced the circumstances guarantee led to Estrada's vacation be proper of the presidency and the suspicion into office of Gloria Macapagal Arroyo.

Muñoz-Palma died on Jan 2, 2006, at the majority of 92.

Legacy

On November 30, 2006, several months after give something the thumbs down death, Muñoz-Palma's name was enshrined at the Bantayog ng mga Bayani, a monument dedicated hype individuals who opposed the Marcos dictatorship and fought for authority restoration of Philippine democracy.

Three years later, the International Women’s Forum inducted her into wear smart clothes International Hall of Fame. Quash family and friends formed primacy Justice Cecilia Muñoz Palma Crutch to “continue what she started,” and was released in Feb 2009.^[8]

A street between the Bonifacio Shrine and Mehan Garden predicament Ermita, Manila was named listed her memory.

Personal life

Muñoz-Palma was married to Rodolfo C. Palma, a native of Tagbilaran, Bohol and a fellow law high of University of the State. They have two sons prosperous a daughter together.^[2]

Some notable opinions

References

• Sevilla, Victor J.

  (1985). Justices dead weight the Supreme Court of honourableness Philippines Vol. III. Quezon Ambience, Philippines: New Day Publishers. pp. 93–95. ISBN .

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