César Bengzon

César Bengzon
9th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
In office April 28, 1961 – May 29, 1966
Appointed by	Carlos P. Garcia
Preceded by	Ricardo Paras
Succeeded by	Roberto Concepcion
Personal details
Born	May 29, 1896 Camiling, Tarlac
Died	September 3, 1992(1992-09-03) (aged 96)

César Bengzon (May 29, 1896 – September 3, 1992) was the Chief Justice of the Philippines from April 28, 1961 until May 29, 1966. In November 1966, a few months after his retirement, he became the first Filipino to be appointed to the International Court of Justice.

Judicial career

Bengzon earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the Ateneo de Manila in 1915. He graduated his Bachelor of Laws from the University of the Philippines in 1919, and placed second in the Bar Examinations that same year. Starting out as a law clerk, he was promoted to solicitor General in 1932 and Undersecretary of Justice under Governor-General (later U.S. Supreme Court Justice) Frank Murphy in 1933. Later on he was appointed in 1936 to the Court of Appeals, he became an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court in 1945. He left the Supreme Court in 1948 to become Secretary of Justice under President Elpidio Quirino, but was reinstated a few months later.

References

• Cruz, Isagani A. (2000). Res Gestae: A Brief History of the Supreme Court. Rex Book Store, Manila

Preceded by Ricardo Paras

Chief Justice of the Philippines 1961-1966

Succeeded by Roberto Concepción

Persondata
Name	Bengzon, Cesar
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Date of birth	May 29, 1896
Place of birth	Camiling, Tarlac
Date of death	September 3, 1992
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