Eduardo Peralta, Jr.

Eduardo B. Peralta Jr.
Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines
Assumed office
February 16, 2010
Preceded byMartin Villarama, Jr.
Personal details
BornEduardo Basa Peralta, Jr.
(1962-09-29) September 29, 1962
Philippines
Alma materSan Beda College of Law
OccupationJudge, law professor, author

Eduardo Basa Peralta Jr. (born September 29, 1962) is a Filipino lawyer and jurist currently serving as an Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines since February 16, 2010. [1]

Judicial career

Peralta began his legal career as a staff member for then-Associate Justice Jose Armando R. Melo of the Court of Appeals and later in the Supreme Court. He was appointed as a judge of the Metropolitan Trial Court of Manila at the age of 32 and subsequently served as the First and Second Vice-Executive Judge. He later became the Presiding Judge of Branch 17 and Executive Judge of the Regional Trial Court of Manila. [2][3]

In 2010, he was appointed to the Court of Appeals.[3]

Academic career

Peralta has taught law at San Beda College and other universities in the Philippines. He was the first graduate of the San Beda Graduate School of Law Masteral program in 2005, earning cum laude honors for his dissertation on the law of evidence.[4]

Personal life

Eduardo Peralta Jr. was born on September 29, 1962.

See also

References

  1. ^ "Incumbent Justices". Court of Appeals of the Philippines. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  2. ^ Torres-Tupas, Tetch (5 December 2018). "'Right to be forgotten' should be part of lectures – SC candidate". INQUIRER.net. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  3. ^ a b Sunnexdesk (March 26, 2010). "2 AUF law professors appointed as court justices". SunStar. Retrieved 1 October 2025.
  4. ^ Bayaton-Obispo, Edlen Vanezza (October 17, 2020). "What you need to know about the Revised Rules on Evidence". MoneySense Philippines. Retrieved 1 October 2025.