Antonio Kho Jr.
The Honorable Antonio Kho Jr. | |
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![]() Kho in December 2022 | |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | |
Incumbent | |
Assumed office February 23, 2022 | |
Appointed by | Rodrigo Duterte |
Preceded by | Rosmari Carandang |
Commissioner of the Commission on Elections | |
In office July 11, 2018 – February 2, 2022 | |
Appointed by | Rodrigo Duterte |
Preceded by | Arthur D. Lim |
Succeeded by | George Erwin Garcia |
Personal details | |
Born | (1966-06-29) June 29, 1966 (age 58) Jolo, Sulu, Philippines |
Education | San Beda College of Law (LLB) |
Antonio Tongio Kho Jr. (born June 29, 1966) is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte to replace Justice Rosmari Carandang.
Early life and education
Kho was born in 1966 in Jolo, Sulu. He received his Bachelor of Laws degree from the San Beda College of Law in 1991,[1] where he was part of the Lex Talionis Fraternitas fraternity.[2][3]
Career
Kho served as an undersecretary in the Department of Justice under former secretary Vitaliano Aguirre II.[2] In July 2018, Kho was appointed to COMELEC by president Rodrigo Duterte and he retired from the organization on February 2, 2022.[4]
Supreme Court appointment
On February 23, 2022, President Rodrigo Duterte appointed Kho to the court, to fill the vacancy left by the retirement of Justice Rosmari Carandang.[4] He took the oath of office on February 24, 2022. He will retire from the court on June 29, 2036.[1]
References
- ^ a b "Justice Antonio T. Kho, Jr. Takes Oath as 193rd SC Associate Justice". Supreme Court of the Philippines. February 24, 2022. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ a b Buan, Lian (February 23, 2022). "Comelec's Antonio Kho gets Supreme Court post". RAPPLER. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ Juan, Joel R. San (February 23, 2022). "Duterte's fraternity brother and former Comelec commissioner Antonio Kho Jr. gets SC post". BusinessMirror. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
- ^ a b Patag, Kristine Joy (February 23, 2022). "Ex-Comelec Commissioner Kho appointed as newest SC justice". Philstar.com. Retrieved February 24, 2022.
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Preceded by | Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines 2022–present | Incumbent |
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