Jocelyn Solis-Reyes

Jocelyn Solis-Reyes
Quezon City Regional Trial Court branch 221 Judge
Incumbent
Assumed office
2004
Presiding Judge of the Municipal Trial Court in Angeles and Olongapo
In office
May 2001 – 2004
Personal details
NationalityFilipino
Alma materUniversity of Santo Tomas
OccupationJudge

Jocelyn Solis-Reyes (born c. 1960)[1] is a judge from the Philippines. She is, as of June 2010, the presiding judge of the Maguindanao massacre trial. She is attached to the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 221.[2]

Solis-Reyes is an alumna of the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Civil Law.[3] She served from 1992 to 1995 as a public attorney and was, from 1995 to 2000, a public prosecutor. In May 2001, she became the Presiding Judge of the Municipal Trial Court of Angeles City, Pampanga and Olongapo, Zambales. She was then appointed in 2004 as the Presiding Judge of the Quezon City Regional Trial Court Branch 221.[4] Among her early prominent cases was the 2007 prosecution of Chief Public Attorney Persida Rueda-Acosta by an attorney alleging illegal termination of her employment.[5] Solis-Reyes ultimately recused from the case.[4]

Solis-Reyes was assigned to the Maguindanao massacre case by lottery draw in December 2009, after the previously selected judge, Luisito Cortez, had declined the case on security grounds.[1] Solis-Reyes initially refused security when assigned to the Ampatuan case,[6] but was later assigned Philippine National Police[4] protection under a compulsory provision.[3]

References

  1. ^ a b Echeminada, Perseus (19 December 2009). "Woman judge gets Ampatuan case". Philippines Star.
  2. ^ "Lady judge inspects site of Maguindanao massacre". ABS-CBN. 23 December 2009.
  3. ^ a b "From house to court, cops guard lady judge in Ampatuan case". GMA News. 1 May 2010.
  4. ^ a b c Romero, Purple S (18 December 2009). "Judge in Maguindanao massacre not a novice to murder cases". ABS-CBN.
  5. ^ "Fired attorney slaps PAO chief with P1M damage suit". GMA News. 6 July 2007.
  6. ^ "One gutsy lady". Philippine Daily Inquirer. 19 December 2009. Archived from the original on 21 December 2009. Retrieved 2 June 2010.