Ramón Avanceña y Quiosay (April 13, 1872 – June 12, 1957) was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He served from 1925 to 1941, when he resigned at the beginning of the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during World War II. He was from

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Early life and career

He earned his Bachelor of Arts at Colegio de San Juan de Letran and Bachelor of Laws at University of Santo Tomas. Ramón Avanceña served as a legal adviser to the Federal State of the Visayas, the revolutionary government of provinces of Iloilo, Capiz and

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, and was chosen to negotiate with the American forces on

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during the

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. During the American Colonial Era, he was appointed as assistant attorney in the Bureau of Justice. In 1905 he was appointed auxiliary judge. He was Attorney General of the Philippines from 1914 until 1917, when he was appointed to the

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as an Associate Justice. Upon the death of

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in 1924, he succeeded as Chief Justice, but he had to wait until 1925 to be formally appointed. He was supposed to join Philippine Commonwealth President Manuel L. Quezon

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during the onset of the Japanese Occupation, but worried that he would not be together with his family, he decided to stay put. His sons, José, Alberto, and Jesús, became practicing attorneys. The Ramon Avanceña National High School in

and Ramon Avanceña High School in

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are named after him.

References

* Cruz, Isagani A. (2000). ''Res Gestae: A Brief History of the Supreme Court''. Rex Book Store, Manila {{DEFAULTSORT:Avancena, Ramon 1872 births 1957 deaths Colegio de San Juan de Letran alumni

Ramón Avanceña Ramón Avanceña y Quiosay (April 13, 1872 – June 12, 1957) was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He served from 1925 to 1941, when he resigned at the beginning of the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during Wor ...

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