- Victorino Mapa
Infobox Philippine Supreme Court Chief Justice
name=Victorino Mapa
order=2nd
term start=July 1 ,1920
term end=October 31 ,1921
predecessor=Cayetano Arellano
successor=Manuel Araullo
nominator=William McKinley
date of birth= birth date|1855|2|25|mf=y
place of birth=Kalibo, Aklan
date of death= death date and age|1927|4|12|1855|2|25|mf=y
place of death=Manila Victorino Mapa (
February 25 ,1855 -April 12 ,1927 ) was the secondChief Justice of the Philippines .Career
He graduated his Bachelor of Laws and Jurisprudence from the
University of Santo Tomas at the age of 25.He was chosen as one of the Associate Justices of the newly created Supreme court in 1901, together with
Cayetano Arellano and Florentino Torres. He then left the Supreme Court to be Secretary of Justice in 1913. He was called to be Chief Justice in 1920, upon Arellano's retirement.His tenure was brief, as his frail health forced him to retire early.
He died April 12, 1927. On April 29, or 17 days later, his fellow retired Justice, Florentino Torres, also died.They were both given necrological services by the Supreme Court.
Victorino Mapa High School in Manila is named after him.References
* Cruz, Isagani A. (2000). "Res Gestae: A Brief History of the Supreme Court". Rex Book Store, Manila
*Philippine Reports, Volume 49 (In Memoriam)
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