The American Judges Association (AJA) has bestowed to Philippine Chief Justice Alexander Gesmundo the “Chief Justice Richard W. Holmes Award
of Merit”, the first recognition for judicial reforms given to a head of judiciary outside the United States.
Holmes was a justice of the Kansas Supreme Court from 1977 to 1990 and chief justice from 1990 until his retirement in 1995. He passed away in 1999. “The yearning for justice knows no borders, and that dream of a society where justice reigns supreme is shared by all of us,” Gesmundo said in his acceptance speech.
The Philippines’ top magistrate underscored the SC’s Strategic Plan for Judicial Innovations 2022-2027 as he noted that the plan “could not have been born except through hard work and dedication.” He expressed high hopes that one day “the justice that has eluded many, most especially the marginalized, will be at arms’ reach.”
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