Francis H. Jardeleza (born September 26, 1949) is a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
[1] He served as Solicitor General of the Philippines from 2012 to 2014, and was appointed by President Benigno Aquino III to the High Court on August 19, 2014.
He earned his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of the Philippines Visayas in 1970.
In July 2010, Jardeleza was appointed Deputy Ombudsman for Luzon by President Benigno Aquino III.
[3] On February 6, 2012, Jardeleza's appointment as Solicitor General of the Philippines was announced, following the resignation of Jose Anselmo Cadiz.