Associate Justice Roberto Regala


Tenure: May 23, 1962 - December 22, 1975
Appointed by: D. Macapagal

Birthdate: June 07, 1897
Died: June 23, 1979
Place of Birth: Bacolor, Pampanga

Education:

1. Bachelor of Arts, University of the Philippines
2. Bachelor of Laws, University of the Philippines
3. Doctorate in Civil Laws, Yale University
4. Special Studies in Constitutional Law and International Law, University of Chicago, Oxford University and Sorbonne, Paris

Professional Career:

1. Technical Assistant, Department of Interior, 1926
2. Attorney and later Secretary, Public Service Commission
3. Chief Legal Research Division, Department of Justice
4. Judge, Court of 1st Instance, 1940 – 1946
5. Legal Adviser in Congress, Japanese Ocupation
6. Associate Justice, Supreme Court, May 1962

Awards:

1. Code of Kalantiao Award
2. Doctor of Laws, honoris causa by Far Eastern University
3. Awardee, National Changchi University, Republic of China