Background
Melo was born in the Philippine General Hospital in Manila.
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Jose Melo
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Manuel L. Quezon University.
Career
He is a former Chairman of the Commission on Elections (COMELEC), and was succeeded by election lawyer Sixto Brillantes. He graduated at Station Ana Elementary School, 1946 and at Victorino Mapa High School, 1950. He graduated Master of Laws, "Meritissimus", at UST, 1960.
He passed the bar exams, in 1956, with rating of 85.5%.
He began his law practice as staff member, Diokno Law Office, 1957–1962. He was legal adviser, Board of Censors for Motion Picture, 1969–1975.
Melo obtained his law degree from the Quezon University in 1956. During the 1970s, he worked for the Office of the Solicitor General.
In 1986, he was appointed to the Philippine Court of Appeals by President Corazon Aquino.
Melo was appointed by President Fidel Ramos to the Supreme Court on August 10, 1992. Melo served for ten years on the High Court, retiring after reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70 on May 30, 2002.
