Rodil Zalameda
Rodil Vaquilar Zalameda is a Filipino judge who has served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines since 2019. He was appointed by President Rodrigo Duterte, succeeding retiring justice Mariano del Castillo.
Early life and career
Zamaleda was born on August 2, 1963, in Caloocan. He took his Bachelor of Laws at the Ateneo Law School in 1987 and passed the bar exam in 1988.After passing the bar, Zalameda worked in the Makati Regional Trial Court as a clerk for two years. He then practiced privately until returning to government service in 1995 as a prosecutor in Mandaluyong. He became the assistant city prosecutor in 1997 and city prosecutor in 2002. He served in the position until his appointment to the Court of Appeals of the Philippines on September 5, 2008.