Escudero was born on October 10, 1969 in Manila, Philippines, the second of the three children of the late Salvador Escudero, former Agriculture Minister and representative of the first district of Sorsogon, and educator Evelina B. Guevara [REF].
Prior to becoming a lawyer, Escudero was a teaching assistant at the Department of Political Science, University of the Philippines (1988-1989).