Rodil Zalameda

The Honorable 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 Caloocan
Alma mater	Ateneo Law School
Affiliation	Fraternal Order of Utopia

Rodil Vaquilar Zalameda (born August 2, 1963) is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte replacing Associate Justice Mariano del Castillo.

Education

He took his Bachelor of Laws at the Ateneo Law School in 1987 and passed the bar exam in 1988.

Career

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 City. He became 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.

Supreme Court appointment

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