Rodil Zalameda

Rodil Vaquilar Zalameda^[1] (born August 2, 1963) is a Filipino judge who has served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines since 2019. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte, succeeding retiring justice Mariano del Castillo.

Rodil Zalameda
Zalameda in December 2022
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Incumbent
Assumed office August 5, 2019
Appointed by	Rodrigo Duterte
Preceded by	Mariano del Castillo
Justice of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines
In office September 5, 2008 – August 5, 2019
Appointed by	Gloria Macapagal Arroyo
Preceded by	Vicente Roxas
Succeeded by	Jacinto Fajardo Jr.
Personal details
Born	Rodil Vaquilar Zalameda (1963-08-02) August 2, 1963 (age 61) Caloocan, Philippines
Alma mater	Ateneo Law School
Affiliation	Fraternal Order of Utopia

Early life and career

Zamaleda was born on August 2, 1963, in Caloocan.^[2] He took his Bachelor of Laws at the Ateneo Law School in 1987 and passed the bar exam in 1988.^[3]

After passing the bar, Zalameda worked in the Makati Regional Trial Court as a clerk for two years. He then practiced privately until returning to government service in 1995 as a prosecutor in Mandaluyong. He became the assistant city prosecutor in 1997 and city prosecutor in 2002. He served in the position until his appointment to the Court of Appeals of the Philippines on September 5, 2008.^[4]

Associate Justice of the Supreme Court

In August 2019 CA Associate Justice Zalameda^[5] was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court to replace Associate Justice Mariano del Castillo who retired on July 29, 2019.^[3] He is the first Supreme Court appointee who took a decision writing exam in addition to interview conducted by the Judicial and Bar Council.^[6]