Chief Justice Manuel V. Moran


Tenure: July 09, 1945 - March 20, 1951
Appointed by: Manuel L. Quezon

Birthdate: October 27, 1893
Died: August 23, 1961
Place of Birth: Binalonan, Pangasinan

Education:

1. Bachelor of Arts, Liceo de Manila, 1909
2. Bachelor of Laws, Escuela de Manila, 1913
3. Admitted to the Bar in 1913

Professional Career:

1. Auxiliary Judge, Iloilo and Pampanga
2. Judge, CFI of : Cavite, Palawan, Tarlac, and Manila
3. Associate Justice, Court of Appeals
4. Chief Justice, Supreme Court, July 9. 1945
5. Retired in 1951

Highlights:
Manuel V. Moran was the first chief justice appointed under the Republic of the Philippines and the first Philippine ambassador to Spain and the Vatican.

Books:

1. Comments on the Rules of Court. Manila: Benipayo Press, 1940.
2. Comments on the Rules of Court. 2nd ed. Manila: Modern Book Co, 1947. 3vols..
3. Comments on the Rules of Court. 3rd ed. Manila: Modern Book Co., 1950. 3vols.
4. Comments on the Rules of Court. Manila: NGM Pub., 1952. 3vols
5. Comments on the Rules of Court. Manila: Modern Book Co, 1957. 3vols.
6. Comments on the Rules of Court. Manila: NGM Pub., 1963. 6vols.
7. Comments on the Rules of Court, revised and enlarged by Francis Moran. Manila: Pasicolan Book Service, 1970. 6vols.
8. Comments on the Rules of Court, updated and enlarged by Julio Villamor. Manila: NGM Pub., 1979-80. 6vols.
9. Comments on the Rules of Court. 1995 ed. Manila: Rex Book Store, 1995. 6 vols..
10. Comments on the Rules of Court. 1996 ed. Manila: Rex Book Store, 1996. v.
11. Comments on the Rules of Court. 1997 ed. Manila: Rex Book Store, 1997. v.
12. Derecho de pruebas en las Islas Filipinas. Manila: General Printing Press, 1931.
13. Law of Evidence in the Philippine Islands. Manila: Philaw Book Supply, 1931. 632 p.
14. Law of evidence in the Philippines. Manila: Modern Book Co., 1951. 706 p.

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