Jose C. Mendoza
| Jose Catral Mendoza | |
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| 168th Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court |
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Assumed office January 4, 2010 |
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| Appointed by | Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Minita Chico-Nazario |
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| Born |
August 13, 1947 Lipa City, Batangas |
| Spouse(s) | Livia Rojas |
| Alma mater |
San Beda College of Law University of the Philippines |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
| Affiliation | Lex Talionis Fraternitas |
Jose Catral Mendoza (born August 13, 1947) is the 168th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
A political science graduate of the University of the Philippines, Jose Mendoza took up his law studies in the San Beda College of Law where he led the establishment of Lex Talionis Fraternitas. After passing the 1971 Bar Examinations, the young lawyer engaged in private practice and served as legal counsel of private corporations such as the Philippine Banking Corporation, the Manila Electric Co., and the Gokongwei Group of Companies. He also became a senior consular investigator for the United States Embassy before entering government service as a senior research attorney in the Court of Appeals in 1977.
From 1980 to 1985, he worked as an associate in the Alampay Alvero Alampay Law Office before rejoining the Judiciary in 1985 as a confidential attorney in the Supreme Court, serving under Justices Nestor Alampay and Abdulwahid Bidin.
Mendoza became a member of the Bench in 1989 when he was appointed presiding judge of the Regional Trial Court of Sta. Cruz, Laguna. He eventually became the executive judge of the same court in 1992. In 1994, he was designated presiding judge, and later on as executive judge, of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court. After 15 years as a judge, he was appointed Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals on July 4, 2003.
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