By Bernard Ver
Contributor
Laoag City—Judge Sheila Nalupta-Barba was named among the 19 new
judges in Northern Luzon by President Rodrigo R. Duterte and took her oath of
office before fellow Ilocano Supreme Court Associate Justice Diosdado M.
Peralta.
Judge Nalupta-Barba take overs Regional Trial
Court (RTC) Branch 65 in Laoag City, which was vacant for a long time. Her
appointment to the said court was recorded at the Supreme Court on March 13,
2018.
Before becoming an RTC judge, Mrs. Nalupta-Barba served as the magistrate
in the Municipal Trial Court in Cities Branch 01 in Laoag City.
She is the daughter of the late Mariano "Anno" Rosario Nalupta
Jr., also a lawyer and politician. Her father was the second district of Ilocos
Norte representative from 1987 to 1992. He later served as Ilocos Norte vice
governor from 1992 to 2001.
“Ad majorem Dei gloriam! For the greater glory of God! The blue eagle has
landed to nest at RTC Branch 65, Laoag City!" Judge Nalupta-Barba said.
Last year, the Sangguniang Panlalawigan passed Resolution No. 248-2018
requesting President Duterte to fill up the vacancies in the Regional Trial
Court Laoag City Branches 16 and 65, and Branches 17 and 18 in Batac City. The
assigned presiding judges in the said courts have retired.
With Judge Nalupta-Barba’s appointment, three vacancies still remain.
Under Article VIII, Section 9 of the 1987 Constitution, the President has
the sole power to appoint judges of the lower courts.
The rest of the newly appointed judge will be assigned to the Regional
Trial Courts in Baguio City, Benguet, Pangasinan, La Union and Ilocos Sur.
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