Associate Justice Sabino B. Padilla


Tenure: June 25, 1946 - September 19, 1948
Appointed by: Manuel A. Roxas

Birthdate: August 21, 1894
 
Place of Birth: Manila

Education:

1. Bachelor of Arts, Ateneo de Manila (sobresaliente), 1911
2. Bachelor of Laws, University of the Philippines, 1915
3. Master of Laws, Columbia University, 1917
4. Admitted to the Philippine Bar in 1915
5. Admitted to the bar of the United States, April 14, 1919
6. Doctoris in Jure Civili, Meritissimus (Nemine Discrepante), University of Santo Tomas, 1937

Professional Career:

1. Apprentice, Bureau of Justice
2. Auxiliary Judge, Jolo, Zamboanga; Vigan, Ilocos Sur; Santa Cruz, Laguna; Nueva Ecija and Zambales, 1929
3. District Judge, Court of First Instance, Nueva Ecija and Manila, 1933
4. Associate Justice, Court of Appeals, 1936
5. Undersecretary of Justice, 1944
6. Secretary of Justice, 1949
7. Associate Justice, Supreme Court, 1946-1948; 1949-1964
8. Died, June 15, 1964

Awards:

1. Philippine Legion of Honor with the rank of Commander, 1964