Khan served under three chief justices from 1999 to 2007: Hilario Davide Jr., Artemio Panganiban Jr. and Reynato Puno

MANILA, Philippines – Former Supreme Court (SC) speaker and first Public Information Office (PIO) chief Ismael Khan Jr. He passed away this week.

Khan, 89, passed away on November 10 due to ongoing illness, the lawyer’s family and SC announced This week. Khan is survived by his wife, Cholly; their children, Rachel, Rafael, Regina and Rebecca; and grandchildren Lucas and Hadrien.

Khan, a renowned lawyer in the field of employment law and legal ethics, served as the SC’s deputy court administrator and chief of the public information office from July 1, 1999, to January 7, 2007. He served three chief justices: former chief justices Hilario Davide Jr., Artemio Panganiban Jr. and Reynato Puno.

“In 1999, under the chairmanship of the then Chief Justice Davide, the Court established the Office of Public Information, with the aim of, among other tasks, bringing the Court closer to the public by disseminating news about its decisions and providing the public with judicial information in the form in which judicial information prevails. general public can easily understand,” SC said.

While paying tribute to the late official, the SC took note of Khan’s speech in 2004; wherein he stressed the importance of the SC PIO “providing basic information about the actions and decisions of the Supreme Court first and also of the entire Judiciary. It affects our lives.”

Khan is a product of the University of the Philippines School of Law. He placed 6th in the 1959 Bar Exams and was also a member of the New York State Bar Association.

The late SC official also served as a Bar examiner three times in business law and legal ethics. He also wrote articles in various law journals and newspapers and wrote books such as “Everyone’s Dictionary of Philippine Law.” – Rappler.com