An appointee of former president Rodrigo Duterte to the Supreme Court who has been in the legal profession for more than three decades is the country’s next chief justice.

An appointee of former president Rodrigo Duterte to the Supreme Court who has been in the legal profession for more than three decades is the country’s next chief justice.

Zalameda, 63, will replace Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo, who will reach compulsory retirement on November 6.

This marks the second appointment of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. to the Supreme Court and the first to the position of chief justice.