Bernardo P. Pardo

Bernardo Pardo (February 11, 1932 – December 10, 2025) was an associate justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and a Comelec Chairman. He was appointed by President Joseph Estrada.

Early life and education Pardo was born in Manila, to San Isidro, Nueva Ecija natives, Dr. and Mrs. Leopoldo G. Pardo, and was married to Zenaida C. De Dios, with whom he had four children.

He graduated high school at Letran College, with honors, in 1950. He was a graduate of Law from the University of Santo Tomas in 1955, and passed the bar examinations with a bar rating of 81.55%, on March 6, 1956. He was a fellow at the Academy of American and International Law, at the University of Texas, in 1978.

He was appointed by Joseph Estrada on September 30, 1998. He retired on February 11, 2002.

Death Pardo died on December 10, 2025, at the age of 93.