Ramón Avanceña

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Ramón Avanceña

Monument to Avanceña in the Supreme Court of the Philippines
4th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
In office April 1, 1925 – December 24, 1941
Appointed by	Calvin Coolidge
Preceded by	Manuel Araullo
Succeeded by	José Abad Santos
Attorney General of the Philippines
In office 1914–1917
Preceded by	Ignacio Villamor
Succeeded by	Quintin Paredes
Personal details
Born	(1872-04-13)April 13, 1872
Died	June 12, 1957(1957-06-12) (aged 85)

Ramón Avanceña (April 13, 1872 - June 12, 1957) was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He served from 1925-1941, when he resigned during the nearing of the Japanese Occupation.

Career

Ramón Avanceña served as a legal adviser to the Revolutionary government of Iloilo, Capiz and Antique, and was chosen to negotiate with the American forces in Panay during the final days of the Philippine Revolution. He earned his Bachelor of Arts in Colegio de San Juan de Letran and Bachelor of Laws in University of Santo Tomas.

During the American rule, he was appointed as assistant attorney in the Bureau of Justice and he was promoted to auxiliary judge in 1905. He was attorney-general from 1914 to 1917, when he was appointed to the Supreme Court as an Associate Justice. Upon the death of Manuel Araullo in 1924, he succeeded as Chief Justice, but he had to wait until 1925 to be formally appointed.

He was supposed to join Quezon in exile during the onset of the Japanese Occupation, but worried that he would not be together with his family, he decided to stay put.

His sons, José and Alberto and Jesús, became practicing attorneys.

The Ramon Avanceña High School in Manila and Iloilo are named after him.

References

Cruz, Isagani A. (2000). Res Gestae: A Brief History of the Supreme Court. Rex Book Store, Manila

Legal offices
Preceded by Manuel Araullo	Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines 1924–1941	Succeeded by José Abad Santos

v t e Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines

Cayetano Arellano Victorino Mapa Manuel Araullo Ramón Avanceña José Abad Santos José Yulo Manuel Moran Ricardo Paras César Bengzon Roberto Concepcion Querube Makalintal Fred Ruiz Castro Enrique Fernando Felix Makasiar Ramon Aquino Claudio Teehankee, Sr. Pedro Yap Marcelo Fernan Andres Narvasa Hilario Davide, Jr. Artemio Panganiban Reynato Puno Renato Corona Maria Lourdes Sereno

Persondata
Name	Avancena, Ramon
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Date of birth	April 13, 1872
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Date of death	June 12, 1957
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