Francisco Villaruz Jr.
Francisco H. Villaruz Jr. | |
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| Presiding Justice of the Sandiganbayan | |
| In office October 5, 2011 – June 8, 2013 | |
| Appointed by | Benigno Aquino III |
| Preceded by | Edilberto G. Sandoval |
| Succeeded by | Amparo M. Cabotaje-Tang |
| Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan | |
| In office October 2, 2001 – October 5, 2011 | |
| Appointed by | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Rodolfo Ilarde |
| Succeeded by | Amparo Cabotaje-Tang |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 8, 1943 |
| Spouse | Teresita M. Villaruz |
Francisco Hernandez Villaruz Jr. (born June 8, 1943) is a Filipino justice. He was appointed on October 5, 2011, by President Benigno Aquino III as Presiding Justice of the Sandiganbayan replacing Justice Edilberto Sandoval who retired last June 20, 2011. Justice Villaruz has been an Associate Justice of the Sandiganbayan since 2001. He took his oath before Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato C. Corona last October 12, 2011.
His most notable case was the Plunder trial of former President Joseph Estrada, being a member of the Sandiganbayan Special Division that convicted the former President of plunder.