Judicial and Bar Council member dies

source: abs-cbnnews
MANILA, Philippines - Atty. J. "Jay" Conrado P. Castro, 53, youngest member of the Judicial and Bar Council (JBC), passed away early morning on Saturday (March 19) due to a vehicular accident.

He was driving alone at 4 a.m. when his car hit a tree along Ortigas Avenue. The car turned turtle and Castro was thrown out of the car.

Castro was brought to the Cardinal Santos Medical Center in San Juan but efforts to revive him were not successful.

Castro has been the representative of the Integrated Bar of the Philippines (IBP) to the JBC since 2003.

A graduate of the University of the Philippines (Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and Bachelor of Laws), Castro passed the Bar exams in 1985 with a grade of 83.015%.

He was founding partner of Castro Tan and Carag Law Offices from 1996 to 1997, and Castro Cadiz and Carag Law Offices from 1997 to 2003.

On July 3, 2007, the JBC issued a Resolution commending Castro for his "competence, integrity, wisdom, dedication to duty, and strict adherence to the law as well as JBC rules and policies".

source: abs-cbnnews