Geraldine Fiel-Macaraig

Geraldine C. Fiel-Macaraig (born March 25, 1963) is a Filipino jurist and incumbent Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals of the Philippines. She was appointed by President Benigno Aquino III on November 6, 2015.

Education Fiel-Macaraig obtained her Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in 1983 and her Bachelor of Laws degrees from the University of the Philippines Diliman in 1987.

Career In November 1987, she began her career in government service as Legislative Staff Officer VI at the Reference and Research Bureau of the House of Representatives. In 1989, she transferred to the Office of the Solicitor General (OSG), where she served for twelve years handling cases for the government, its agencies, and instrumentalities before trial courts, the Court of Appeals, and the Supreme Court. She also served as president of the OSG Ladies’ Circle from 1994 to 1995.

Judicial work and training Aside from her judicial duties, Justice Fiel-Macaraig has been a trainer in various Competency Enhancement Training (CET) Seminar-Workshops for judges and court personnel, including CET on cases involving children, CET on Trafficking in Persons, and Gender Sensitivity Training, all under the auspices of the Philippine Judicial Academy (PHILJA).