Associate Justice Luis P. Torres


Tenure: August 20, 1949 - April 01, 1950
Appointed by: Elpidio Quirino

Birthdate: April 08, 1880
 
Place of Birth: Quiapo, Manila

Education:

1. Colegio de la Immaculada Concepcion
2. Bachelor of Arts, Ateneo de Manila, 1896
3. Medicine and Law, University of Santo Tomas
4. George Washington University
5. Admitted to the bar, 1906

Professional Career:

1. Clerk, War Department, U.S.
2. Clerk, Office of the Reporter, Supreme Court, 1906-1908
3. Law Clerk, Bureau of Justice, 1908
4. Assistant Attorney, till 1918
5. Municipal Judge, Municipal Court of Manila, 1918
6. City Fiscal, Manila, 1920
7. Undersecretary of Justice, 1923
8. Judge, Court of First Instance, 1931
9. Secretary of Justice 1932
10. Commissioner, Public Service Commission, 1933-1936
11. Technical Assistant, Office of the President, 1936
12. Chief, Immigration Division, Bureau of Labor, 1938
13. Judge Advocate General, 1939
14. Justice, Court of Appeals, 1946
15. Presiding Justice, Court of Appeals, 1948
16. Associate Justice, Supreme Court, 1949
17. Mayor, City of Baguio, 1950
18. Chairman, Integrity Board, 1954
19. Died, January 9, 1956

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