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An Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines is one of 15 members of the Philippine Supreme Court, the highest court in the Philippines.

The Chief Justice is in charge over the High Court, but carries only one of the 15 votes in the court.

Until 1973, only men were appointed as Associate Justices to the Court. Cecilia Muñoz-Palma, an appointee of President Ferdinand Marcos, was the first woman to sit on the Court.

Since then, 15 other women have been appointed as Associate Justices of the Supreme Court.

2009 Commemorative stamp honoring Cecilia Munoz-Palma

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Alfredo Benjamin Caguioa, since January 22, 2016
Ramon Paul Hernando, since August 27, 2018
Amy Lazaro-Javier, since March 6, 2019
Henri Jean Paul Inting, since May 27, 2019
Rodil Zalameda, since December 5, 2019
Mario Lopez, since December 5, 2019
Samuel Gaerlan, since January 8, 2020
Ricardo Rosario, since October 8, 2020
Jhosep Lopez, since January 26, 2021
Japar Dimaampao, since July 2, 2021
Midas Marquez, since September 27, 2021
Antonio Kho Jr., since February 23, 2022
Ma. Filomena D. Singh, since May 18, 2022

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