His father, José Tee Han Kee (simplified Chinese: 郑汉淇; traditional Chinese: 鄭漢淇; pinyin: Zhèng Hànqí; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: Tīⁿ Hàn-kî), immigrated to the Philippines in 1901 from Fujian province in China. He was a close associate and friend of Sun Yat-Sen, and was active in the struggle to liberate China from the Qing dynasty.[1]
Teehankee was married to Pilar D. Javier with whom he had nine children. He received his A.B.summa cum laude in 1938 and LL.B. summa cum laude in 1940 from the Ateneo de Manila. He also garnered first place in the 1940 bar examination with an average of 94.35 percent.
He became Secretary of Justice under the Marcos administration in 1967 before being appointed as associate justice in 1968. His son Claudio Jr. though would be imprisoned for homicide in the early 1990s. The death penalty was reinstated because of concurrent debates after reactions to the public sentence were mixed.
He was known as the court's "activist" justice because of his dissenting opinions in many vital cases affecting the Marcos administration. He was the lone dissenter in many cases, such as the High Tribunal's decision upholding the constitutionality of the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980. He also dissented in policies which would seem to curtail the basic liberties of people. For a time, Teehankee and Justice Cecilia Muñoz-Palma would dissent together. After Muñoz-Palma's retirement, he was joined by Associate Justice Vicente Abad Santos in dissenting.
It was this activism that made Marcos 'by-pass' him twice for the position of Chief Justice (the most senior associate justice is most likely to succeed after the retirement of the Chief Justice) in 1985. It was after the removal of Marcos that he was appointed Chief Justice by Corazon Aquino in 1987.
After his retirement, he was appointed as the Philippine Ambassador to the United Nations, where he died of cancer in Manhattan, New York on November 27, 1989. He is interred at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.
claudio, teehankee, cclh, april, 1918, november, 1989, 16th, chief, justice, supreme, court, philippines, from, 1987, 1988, honourablecclh16th, chief, justice, philippinesin, office, april, 1987, april, 1988nominated, bycorazon, aquinopreceded, byramon, aquino. Claudio Teehankee CCLH April 18 1918 November 27 1989 was the 16th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 1987 to 1988 The HonourableClaudio TeehankeeCCLH16th Chief Justice of the PhilippinesIn office April 2 1987 April 18 1988Nominated byCorazon AquinoPreceded byRamon AquinoSucceeded byPedro Yap82nd Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the PhilippinesIn office December 17 1969 April 1 1987Nominated byFerdinand E MarcosPreceded byEugenio AngelesSucceeded byAndres NarvasaSecretary of JusticeIn office August 5 1967 December 16 1969PresidentFerdinand E MarcosPreceded byJose YuloSucceeded byJuan Ponce EnrilePersonal detailsBornClaudio Teehankee 1918 04 18 April 18 1918Manila Philippine IslandsDiedNovember 27 1989 1989 11 27 aged 71 New York City New York United StatesResting placeLibingan ng mga BayaniNationalityFilipinoChildren9 including Claudio Teehankee Jr Alma materAteneo de Manila UniversityHe was also the most senior associate justice and chairman of the First Division of the Supreme Court of the Philippines Contents 1 Personal life 2 Accomplishments 3 Later years 4 See also 5 References 6 Further reading 7 Sources 8 External linksPersonal life EditTeehankee was born on April 18 1918 in Manila Philippines His father Jose Tee Han Kee simplified Chinese 郑汉淇 traditional Chinese 鄭漢淇 pinyin Zheng Hanqi Pe h ōe ji Tiⁿ Han ki immigrated to the Philippines in 1901 from Fujian province in China He was a close associate and friend of Sun Yat Sen and was active in the struggle to liberate China from the Qing dynasty 1 Teehankee was married to Pilar D Javier with whom he had nine children He received his A B summa cum laude in 1938 and LL B summa cum laude in 1940 from the Ateneo de Manila He also garnered first place in the 1940 bar examination with an average of 94 35 percent He became Secretary of Justice under the Marcos administration in 1967 before being appointed as associate justice in 1968 His son Claudio Jr though would be imprisoned for homicide in the early 1990s The death penalty was reinstated because of concurrent debates after reactions to the public sentence were mixed Accomplishments EditThis section does not cite any sources Please help improve this section by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed March 2018 Learn how and when to remove this template message He was known as the court s activist justice because of his dissenting opinions in many vital cases affecting the Marcos administration He was the lone dissenter in many cases such as the High Tribunal s decision upholding the constitutionality of the Judiciary Reorganization Act of 1980 He also dissented in policies which would seem to curtail the basic liberties of people For a time Teehankee and Justice Cecilia Munoz Palma would dissent together After Munoz Palma s retirement he was joined by Associate Justice Vicente Abad Santos in dissenting It was this activism that made Marcos by pass him twice for the position of Chief Justice the most senior associate justice is most likely to succeed after the retirement of the Chief Justice in 1985 It was after the removal of Marcos that he was appointed Chief Justice by Corazon Aquino in 1987 Later years Edit Teehankee s grave at the Libingan ng mga Bayani After his retirement he was appointed as the Philippine Ambassador to the United Nations where he died of cancer in Manhattan New York on November 27 1989 He is interred at the Libingan ng mga Bayani See also EditChief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines Supreme Court of the Philippines Constitution of the PhilippinesReferences Edit Tan Antonio S 1972 The Chinese in the Philippines 1898 1935 A Study of Their National Awakening Manila R P Garcia Publishing Co Further reading EditCruz Isagani A 2000 Res Gestae A Brief History of the Supreme Court Rex Book Store ManilaSources EditSupreme Court of the Philippines Claudio Teehankee biodataExternal links Edit Media related to Claudio Teehankee at Wikimedia CommonsPolitical officesPreceded byJose Yulo Secretary of Justice1967 1968 Succeeded byJuan Ponce EnrileLegal officesPreceded byRamon Aquino Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines1987 1988 Succeeded byPedro YapPreceded byEugenio Angeles Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines1969 1987 Succeeded byAndres Narvasa Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Claudio Teehankee amp oldid 1114583109, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
