Jose Yusay Feria (January 11, 1917 – May 8, 2008) was a

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of the

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from 1986 to 1987. He was among the first appointees to the Supreme Court of

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Biography

Jose Y. Feria was born in

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. His father, Felicisimo R. Feria, would serve as a Justice of the Supreme Court during the 1940s and 1950s. Jose Y. Feria earned his undergraduate degree in Commerce from the De La Salle College in 1936, and his

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degree from the

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in 1940. He taught law at the Lilian College of Law (1936–1940). He then joined the faculty of the

College of Law (1940–1984). He became known for several textbooks he authored on

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. He would also lecture at the Instituto de Derecho Processal, Colegio de Abogados in Madrid, Spain. In 1960, he was elected to the municipal council of

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. He was also a lecturer at the

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Law Center. In 1971, Jose Y. Feria was elected as a delegate to the Constitutional Convention, representing the First District of Rizal. From 1978 to 1980, he was elected as President of the

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. In 1979, he was appointed Dean of the University of Santo Tomas Faculty of Law, and he served in that capacity until 1985. Jose Y. Feria was appointed to the Supreme Court by President Aquino in April 1986. He served as an associate justice of the Court until he reached the mandatory retirement age of 70 on January 11, 1987. Upon his retirement, he rejoined private practice. He authored books on Civil Procedure, Provisional Remedies & Special Civil Action and several articles on Constitutional Law, an Annotation on the Judiciary Reorganization Act, Interim Rules of Court, and the 1985 Rules on Criminal Procedure. Justice Jose Y. Feria died in

on May 8, 2008. He left behind his wife Concepcion and his four children: Maria Martha F. Carcereny, Felicisimo Jose A. Feria, Ma. Lucia F. Reyes-Cuerva, and Jose A. Feria Jr., along with 18 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Feria, Jose Y. Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines University of Santo Tomas alumni 20th-century Filipino judges People from Pasay 1917 births 2008 deaths De La Salle University alumni University of Santo Tomas faculty University of the Philippines faculty