Upon Arellano's retirement in 1920, he was appointed the second Chief Justice. His tenure was brief, as his frail health forced him to retire early on October 31, 1921. He died on April 12, 1927. On April 29, or 17 days later, his fellow retired justice, Florentino Torres, also died.
victorino, mapa, this, article, about, chief, justice, supreme, court, philippines, school, high, school, street, manila, street, this, philippine, name, middle, name, maternal, family, name, montaño, surname, paternal, family, name, mapa, victorino, montaño, . This article is about the 2nd Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines For the school see Victorino Mapa High School For the street in Manila see Victorino Mapa Street In this Philippine name the middle name or maternal family name is Montano and the surname or paternal family name is Mapa Victorino Montano Mapa 2 February 25 1855 April 12 1927 was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and later as the second Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines under the American colonial Insular Government The HonourableVictorino M Mapa2nd Chief Justice of the PhilippinesIn office July 1 1920 October 31 1921Appointed byWoodrow WilsonPreceded byCayetano ArellanoSucceeded byManuel AraulloSecretary of Finance and JusticeIn office November 1 1913 June 30 1920Appointed byFrancis Burton HarrisonPreceded byGregorio S AranetaSucceeded byQuintin ParedesMember of the Second Philippine CommissionIn office October 27 1913 October 16 19163rd Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the PhilippinesIn office June 15 1901 October 31 1913Appointed byWilliam McKinleyPreceded byPosition createdSucceeded byManuel AraulloPersonal detailsBorn 1855 02 25 25 February 1855Kalibo Capiz Captaincy General of the PhilippinesDied12 April 1927 1927 04 12 aged 72 Manila Philippine IslandsResting placeLa Loma Cemetery 1 Alma materColegio de San Juan de Letran University of Santo Tomas Contents 1 Career 2 Legacy 3 References 3 1 BibliographyCareer EditHe was homeschooled during his childhood 3 Later he earned his Bachelor of Arts from Colegio de San Juan de Letran and his degree of Bachelor of Laws and Jurisprudence from the University of Santo Tomas at the age of 25 He was appointed an associate justice of the newly created Supreme Court of the Philippines in 1901 together with Cayetano Arellano and Florentino Torres He left the Supreme Court to be Secretary of Finance and Justice in 1913 during which he also served on the Philippine Commission the upper house of the Philippine Legislature Upon Arellano s retirement in 1920 he was appointed the second Chief Justice His tenure was brief as his frail health forced him to retire early on October 31 1921 He died on April 12 1927 On April 29 or 17 days later his fellow retired justice Florentino Torres also died Legacy EditVictorino Mapa High School Victorino Mapa Street and the nearby V Mapa LRT Station all in Manila are named after him 4 References Edit Our Heritage and the Departed A Cemeteries Tour Presidential Museum amp Library Philippines Retrieved 27 September 2015 Victorino Montano Mapa MyHeritage Retrieved May 24 2021 Sevilla Victor J Justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines QC New Day Publishers 1984 Vol I p 16 17 17 Did you know Philippine Daily Inquirer Retrieved 22 December 2013 Bibliography Edit Cruz Isagani A 2000 Res Gestae A Brief History of the Supreme Court Rex Book Store Manila Philippine Reports Volume 49 In Memoriam Legal officesNew seat Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines1903 1913 Succeeded byManuel AraulloPreceded byCayetano Arellano Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines1920 1921Government officesPreceded byGregorio S Araneta Secretary of Finance and Justice1913 1920 Succeeded byAlberto Barretoas Secretary of FinanceSucceeded byQuintin Paredesas Secretary of Justice Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Victorino Mapa amp oldid 1125755564, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
