Renato Corona
Renato Corona | |
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Official portrait, 2012 | |
| 23rd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | |
| In office May 17, 2010 – May 29, 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Reynato Puno |
| Succeeded by |
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| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | |
| In office April 9, 2002 – May 17, 2010 | |
| Appointed by | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Arturo Buena |
| Succeeded by | Bienvenido L. Reyes (De jure) |
| Chief of Staff to the President | |
| In office January 20, 2001 – April 9, 2002 | |
| President | Gloria Macapagal Arroyo |
| Preceded by | Aprodicio Laquian |
| Succeeded by | Rigoberto Tiglao |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Renato Tereso Antonio Coronado Corona October 15, 1948 Santa Ana, Manila, Philippines |
| Died | April 29, 2016 (aged 67) Pasig, Philippines |
| Cause of death | Heart attack |
| Resting place | Heritage Memorial Park, Taguig, Philippines |
| Spouse | Cristina Roco |
| Children | 3 |
| Education | Ateneo de Manila University (BA, LL.B, MBA) Harvard University (LL.M) University of Santo Tomas (DCL) |
| Affiliation | Fraternal Order of Utopia |
Renato Tereso Antonio Coronado Corona (October 15, 1948 – April 29, 2016) was a Filipino judge who served as the 23rd chief justice of the Philippines from 2010 until he was removed from office in 2012.
A graduate of Ateneo de Manila University, Corona worked as a law professor and private law practitioner before being appointed to the cabinets of Presidents Fidel V. Ramos and Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. In 2002, President Arroyo appointed him as an associate justice. He would hold the position until 2010, when Arroyo appointed him chief justice upon the mandatory retirement of Reynato Puno. The appointment was made just days after that year's presidential election, a move met with scrutiny but was upheld in de Castro v. JBC.
During his tenure, the Supreme Court issued the landmark Hacienda Luisita, Inc. v. PARC (2011) decision, upholding the distribution of land to the hacienda's farm workers under agrarian reform law and revoking of the stock distribution option (SDO) agreement forged in 1989.
In May 2012, Corona was impeached and convicted for failing to disclose his financial assets as required by the constitution, becoming the first Philippine government official to be removed by impeachment.