Conchita Carpio-Morales

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Conchita Carpio Morales (Tagalog pronunciation: [konˈtʃɪta ˈkaɾpjo]; born Conchita Claudio Carpio; June 19, 1941) is a Filipino lawyer and jurist who served at the ombudsman of the Philippines serving from 2011 to 2018. Prior to this, she was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 2002 to 2011. Across her career, she secured appointments from five Philippine presidents: Ferdinand Marcos, Corazon Aquino, Fidel Ramos, Gloria Macapagal Arroyo, and Benigno Aquino III. Beginning her career in private practice, Carpio-Morales later joined the Department of Justice and served as a judge in lower courts. Appointed to the Supreme Court in 2002, she became known for her independent stances, notably as the sole dissenter in the 2010 case that allowed outgoing President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo to appoint the next chief justice during an election period. In a break from tradition, incoming President Benigno Aquino III chose Carpio-Morales to administer his oath of office...

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