US DOJ’s OPDAT Pays Courtesy Visit on Supreme Court Justices
January 25, 2024
Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo (fourth from left) and Supreme Court Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez (third from left) pose for posterity with representatives from the United States (US) Department of Justice’s Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT) during the latter’s courtesy call today at the En Banc Conference Room of the Supreme Court in Ermita, Manila. In the photo are (from left) Atty. Antonio Ceasar R. Manila from the Office of the Chief Justice, Deputy Clerk of Court and Chief Technology Officer Atty. Jed Sherwin G. Uy, OPDAT Regional Director for Asia and the Pacific Ye-Ting Woo, Resident Legal Adviser Joseph E. Koehler, Program Analyst Nicholas Dotson, Counter Terrorism Legal Specialist Guia Montealto, and Program Assistant Lea Tiquison. (Courtesy of the Supreme Court Public Information Office)
Chief Justice Alexander G. Gesmundo and Supreme Court Associate Justice Jose Midas P. Marquez discuss opportunities for partnership with representatives from the United States (US) Department of Justice’s Office of Overseas Prosecutorial Development Assistance and Training (OPDAT) during the latter’s courtesy call on January 25, 2024 at the En Banc Conference Room of the Supreme Court in Ermita, Manila. Among the topics discussed are possible assistance from the US government on the preparation of a manual and trainings for judges with regard to the Rules on the Anti-Terrorism Act of 2020 as well as on the selection process and composition of the Office of the Judiciary Marshals. (Courtesy of the Supreme Court Public Information Office)