Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo is the primary Justice of the Peace from a international jurisdiction to obtain the 2023 Chief Justice Richard W. Holmes Award of Merit, an award given for excellent contributions to the judiciary, the Supreme Court of the Philippines introduced on Thursday.
According to the SC, Gesmundo obtained the popularity on the 2023 Annual American Judges Association (AJA) Awards in Honolulu, Hawaii, on Tuesday, September 12.
“It is with humility that I receive this honor, not just for myself and the Supreme Court I represent, but also for my country—this award, I understand, having been first bestowed on a person from a foreign jurisdiction, in recognition of efforts to institute judicial reforms,” Gesmundo stated.
The SC stated Gesmundo additionally highlighted the Strategic Plan for Judicial Innovations (SPJI) 2022–2027.
Gesmundo expressed hope that “the justice that has eluded many, most especially the marginalized, will be [within] arms’ reach.”
“While it may have been my singular pride to be at the helm of the Court at this time of great transformation, it is only through our concerted efforts that we can overcome the challenges afflicting the administrative and adjudicative operations of our courts,” he stated. —VBL, GMA Integrated News
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