What is Maria Lourdes Sereno?
{{Infobox officeholder |name = Maria Lourdes Sereno |image = Chief Justice Maria Lourdes Sereno.jpg |office = [[Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines]]{{efn|Maria Lourdes Sereno was removed on May 11, 2018 via ''[[quo warranto]]'' by a special ''[[en banc]]'' session which also ruled that the Chief Justice post vacant; the petition alleged Sereno's appointment was void ''[[ab initio]]'' due to her failure in complying with the [[Judicial and Bar Council]] requirements. Hence, her tenure is now considered [[de facto]]. However, the decision is yet not final as Sereno plans to file a Motion for Reconsideration.}} <br><small>''De facto''</small> |appointer = [[Benigno Aquino III]] |term_start = August 25, 2012 |term_end = May 11, 2018 |predecessor = [[Renato Corona]] |successor = [[Antonio Carpio]] {{small|(Acting)}} |office1 = 169th [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines]] |appointer1 = [[Benigno Aquino III]] |term_start1 = August 13, 2010 |term_end1 = August 25, 2012 |predecessor1 = [[Renato Corona]] |successor1 = [[Marvic Leonen]] |birth_name = Maria Lourdes Punzalan Aranal |birth_date = {{birth date and age|1960|7|2}} |birth_place = [[Manila]], [[Philippines]] |death_date = |death_place = |education = [[Ateneo de Manila University]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])}}<br>[[University of the Philippines Diliman|University of the Philippines, Diliman]] {{small|([[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]])}}<br>[[University of Michigan]] {{small|([[Master of Laws|LLM]])}} }} '''Maria Lourdes Aranal Sereno''' (born '''Maria Lourdes Punzalan Aranal'''; July 2, 1960) is a Filipino lawyer and judge. She was the ''[[de facto]]'' [[Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines|Chief Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines]] from 2012 until her removal from office on May 11, 2018. Sereno was removed from office by way of ''[[quo warranto]]'' by Supreme Court in an 8–6 decision, removing her appointment as Chief Jus