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Former SC justice Priscilla J. Baltazar-Padilla passes away

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<p>MANILA— Retired Supreme Court associate justice Priscilla Baltazar-Padilla died on Friday at the age of 63, the Supreme Court said. </p><p>&quot;The Judiciary mourns the passing on 27 Aug 2021 of its 188th Associate Justice, Hon. Priscilla J. Baltazar-Padilla,&quot; the Supreme Court said in a statement.</p><p>The high court did not disclose the cause of death. </p><p>After being appointed in July 2020, her early retirement due to “physical disability&quot; was approved by the SC en banc just three months later.</p><ul class="op-related-articles">	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/11/03/20/sc-accepts-early-retirement-of-magistrate-priscilla-baltazar-padilla-over-health-issues">SC accepts early retirement of magistrate Priscilla Baltazar-Padilla over health issues</a></li>	<li><a href="https://news.abs-cbn.com/news/05/29/20/some-sc-applicants-see-little-chance-for-abs-cbns-petition-vs-ntc-closure-order">Some SC applicants see little chance for ABS-CBN&#x27;s petition vs NTC closure order</a></li></ul><div><strong>TWO DECADES IN JUDICIARY</strong></div><p>Baltazar-Padilla graduated magna cum laude from the Lyceum College of Law and placed 5th in the 1984 Bar Exams.</p><p>In 1996, she joined the judiciary as presiding judge of the Metropolitan Trial Court of Manila Branch 29. She later became presiding judge of the Manila Regional Trial Court Branch 38. </p><p>She was appointed to the Court of Appeals in 2006. She served as Chairperson of the CA’s Eleventh Division until her appointment to the SC.</p><div><strong>LEGAL EDUCATOR</strong></div><p>She taught in various universities including the the Lyceum of the Philippines, New Era University, Universidad de Manila, and University of the East for more than 17 years. </p><p>She was also a lecturer of Mandatory Continuing Legal Education and member of the faculty of the Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA).</p><p>The late magistrate also served as Bar reviewer from 2005 to 2017 and as Civil Law examiner in the 2019 Bar Examinations.</p><div><strong>— report from James Amante, ABS-CBN News</strong></div>

Her early retirement due to “physical disability' was approved by SC en banc just three months after her appointment.