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The University of the East College of Law or UE Law is the law school of the
University of the East The University of the East ( fil, Pamantasan ng Silangan), also known as UE, is a leading private university located in Manila, Philippines. Founded in 1946, business tycoon Lucio Tan acquired the university in 1990. UE was once labeled as the ...
, a private, non-sectarian university in
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.


History

The UE College of Law was established in July 1950. Dr. Francisco T. Dalupan Sr., then the University President, temporarily assumed the position of the first Dean of the college. Justice Roman Ozaeta, a former Senior Associate Justice of the
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and Secretary of Justice under Presidents
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and
Elpidio Quirino Elpidio Rivera Quirino (born Elpidio Quirino y Rivera; ; November 16, 1890 – February 29, 1956) was a Filipino lawyer and politician who served as the sixth president of the Philippines from 1948 to 1953. A lawyer by profession, Quirino enter ...
, was appointed Dean in SY 1951–1952. Through rigid discipline, Dean Ozaeta steered the college to an enviable position: enrollment grew and a complete law curriculum was offered, with prominent members of the Bench and Bar as faculty members. He promoted scholarship and encouraged academic proficiency in Law. Dean Ozaeta was succeeded by Ruperto G. Martin in 1956 and by Rodolfo Palma on July 1, 1966, when Dean Martin was elevated to the
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as Associate Justice. When he retired on March 31, 1984, Dean Palma was succeeded by Agustin O. Benitez and later by Celedonio E. Tiongson until the appointment of Dante O. Tinga on April 1, 1989. Dean Tinga was succeeded in turn by former Justice Undersecretary Artemio G. Tuquero on May 1, 1993. Before he could complete his four-year term, Dean Tuquero was appointed Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals and later on became the Secretary of Justice during the term of former President
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. Carlos M. Ortega, an authority on Criminal and Remedial Law, took over as Dean on May 2, 1996. Dean Ortega was promoted to the position of Vice President for Academic Affairs effective July 1, 2000. Amado D. Valdez took over as Dean until his appointment as Government Corporate Counsel in April 2001. Justice Reynaldo L. Suarez, former Senior Deputy Court Administrator of the Supreme Court, assumed the deanship from May 16, 2001 to May 16, 2004. Dean Antonio R. Tupaz, a former member of the
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and Minister of State for Local Government, took over from 2004 to 2006. Dean Valdez was reappointed dean in 2006 and served until 2014 when Mayor Joseph Estrada appointed him as chairman of
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. Dean Willard B. Riano, former Dean of the San Sebastian College – Recoletos College of Law, was then appointed dean in 2015. However, he only served until December 2016, having been selected as an examiner for Remedial Law in the 2017 Bar Examinations. Justice Tinga was yet again called to fill the void left by Dean Riano, serving in the interim from 2017 to 2018. In 2018, former FEU Institute of Law Associate Dean, Atty. Viviana M. Paguirigan, was then appointed as Dean Riano's successor, becoming UE College of Law's first female dean.


Programs

The college has the following programs: *''Juris Doctor'' (J.D.) - a standard four-year law degree program covering all subjects in the
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s. *Bar Refresher Course (two semesters) - a special review program for law graduates in preparation for the annual Bar Examinations.


Notable alumni

The college has produced the following alumni: * Justice Lucas P. Bersamin – Ll.B. 1973; Retired Chief Justice of the
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; 9th Placer, 1973 Bar Exams * Justice Japar B. Dimaampao – Ll.B. 1987; youngest appointed Associate Justice of the
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; professor of law and author *
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– Ll.B. 1974; Commissioner,
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*
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– Ll.B. 1963; former
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of the Philippines; former
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; former Director of the National Bureau of Investigation; ''Honoris Causa'', Doctor of Laws (2001) * Romulo Macalintal – Private Practitioner and Election Law Expert * Justice Rodolfo G. Palattao – Ll.B. 1963; former Dean,
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College of Law; former Associate Justice,
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* Justice Normandie B. Pizarro – Ll.B. 1974; former Associate Justice of the Court of Appeals * Judge Benjamin Pozon – Judge, Regional Trial Court of Makati; presiding judge who presided over the
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* Persida Rueda-Acosta – Ll.B. 1987; Chief Public Attorney of the Philippines; 4th Placer, 1989 Philippine Bar Examinations * Justice Dante O. Tinga – Ll.B. 1974; retired Associate Justice of the
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; served as a three-term
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of Taguig-Pateros district; former Dean of the University of the East College of Law and Polytechnic University of the Philippines College of Law; 15th Placer, 1974 Bar Exams *
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– Ll.B. 1992; Legal counsel for former
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, husband of former President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo; Managing Partner of the Topacio Law Office *Amado Valdez – Ll.B. 1969; former Dean, UE College of Law and PLM College of Law; former Chairman,
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''Honoris Causa''

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– Former
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; ''Honoris Causa'', Doctor of Laws (1957)Honoris causa list, University of the East, 2007. *
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– Former President, Republic of the Philippines; ''Honoris Causa'', Doctor of Laws (1967)''Honoris causa list, The University of the East 2006 Diamond Jubilee Awards Commemorative Book, University of the East, 2007. *
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– Filipino diplomat, politician, journalist and author; co-founder of the
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; served eight Philippine presidents from President Manuel Quezon to President Ferdinand Marcos as a cabinet member or as the country’s representative to the
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and to the
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; ''Honoris Causa'', Doctor of Laws (1969)


Bar Topnotchers


See also

* Associate Justice Dante O. Tinga of the
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University of the EastUniversity of the East College of Law
{{DEFAULTSORT:East Law, University of the Law, College of Law schools in the Philippines Educational institutions established in 1950 1950 establishments in the Philippines