Associate Justice Jose P. Laurel


Tenure: February 1936 - 1942
Appointed by: Quezon

Birthdate: March 09, 1891
Died: November 06, 1959
Place of Birth: Tanauan, Batangas

Education:

1. Elementary : Tanauan, Batangas
2. Secondary : old Manila High School (now Araullo High School), 1911
3. Bachelor of Laws, University of the Philippines, 1915 (salutatorian)
4. 2nd Place, Bar Exam, 1915
5. Master of Laws, Escuela de Derecho, 1918
6. Doctor of Civil Law, Yale University, 1920
7. Doctor of Philosophy, University of the Philippines
8. Doctor of Laws (honoris causa), Tokyo Imperial University

Professional Career:

1. Part-time Laborer, Bureau of Forestry
2. Clerk, Code Committee
3. Head, Legal Division of the Executive Bureau, 1918
4. Chief, Executive Bureau, 1922
5. Undersecretary then later Secretary of Interior, 1922
6. Associate Justice, Supreme Court, November 15, 1935
7. Acting Chief Justice of the Philippines, December 8, 1941
8. President of the Japanese-made “Republic of the Philippines

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