Lacson hails appointment of Peralta as Chief Justice  

(Eagle News)–Senator Panfilo Lacson on Thursday, Oct. 24, hailed the appointment of Diosdado Peralta as the new Chief Justice.

According to Lacson, “the President couldn’t have chosen a better qualified” top magistrate.

“Chief Justice Peralta is backed by a wealth of judicial experience, having started his career as a prosecutor, then as RTC judge, Sandiganbayan presiding justice and a Senior Associate Justice of the Court for more than a decade,” Lacson said.

He said Peralta was also “known for his integrity and competence” and “enjoys the respect of his peers and others inside and outside the legal circle.

For his part, he said he has known Peralta all the way since he was a Quezon City Regional Trial Court judge ” who convicted almost if not all the KFR (kidnapping-for-ransom) suspects I apprehended when I was still in the law-enforcement service.”

“Many of the legal opinions that I – being a non-lawyer – have expressed during our committee hearings and plenary debates are in consultation with Justice Peralta. That is why I feel extremely confident when I manifest such opinions,” Lacson said.

Peralta replaced Lucas Bersamin, who retired after reaching the mandatory age of retirement of 70 last week.