page_title: Silliman University College of Law
section_title: Prominent alumni
hierarchical_section_title: Silliman University College of Law / Prominent alumni
caption_attribution_description: English: Senator Roseller Lim Tagalog: Senador Roseller Lim
context_page_description: The Silliman University College of Law is one of the constituent colleges of Silliman University, a private university in Dumaguete City, Philippines. The college was founded in 1935 with Emilio Javier and Felix Gaudiel as pioneers. When the college opened, it offered a Bachelor of Laws program, but in 2009 it shifted its offering to Juris Doctor. In 2019, Silliman University College of Law was ranked by the Legal Education Board as 8th in the list of 10 Top-Performing Law Schools in the Philippines, with 66.67% or 12 out of 18 of its first time Bar Exam Takers passing the 2018 Bar Examinations.
context_section_description: The SU College of Law has produced numerous alumni that have distinguished themselves in the various fields of law practice.  Alumni of the college include among others, senators Lorenzo Teves and the "Great Filibuster" Roseller Lim, Alfredo Flores Tadiar, who has been hailed as the "Father of Alternative Dispute Resolution," Orlando Casimiro, who served as Overall Deputy Ombudsman of the Philippines, Commissioner Kathleen Heceta, and George Arnaiz, Congressman of the 2nd District of Negros Oriental. There are also those who have distinguished themselves in the Judiciary such as former Presiding Justice of the Court of Appeals Jesus Elbinias, the one who wrote and composed the Supreme Court Hymn and the Judiciary Hymn of the Philippine Judiciary; Justice Venancio Aldecoa Justice Ramon Bato, Justice Pamela Abella Maxino, and Deputy Court Administrator Jenny Lind Aldecoa-Delorino.
caption: Roseller Lim, Senator of the Philippines.
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