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- Serafin R. Cuevas (25 June 1928 – 9 February 2014) was a Filipino lawyer and a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines appointed.
- He was a member of the Sigma Rho Fraternity.
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A book detailing the life of one of the brightest minds in Philippine Bar launched
“Forester of Nations & The Last Resort” reveals the significant events that shaped the life of lawyer Estelito Mendoza whose brilliant career started when he was tapped by former President Ferdinand Marcos to join his government initially as Solicitor General.
Written by the late Adrian E. Cristobal and former Senator Francisco S. Tatad, Mendoza’s biography also illuminates a critical half-century of Philippine political and economic history, which includes details about the Martial Law years and the impeachment trial of former president Joseph “Erap” Estrada, among others.
The title “Forester of Nations” is from the play, “The Man for All Seasons,” where the lawyer St. Thomas More declared that he could not “navigate the currents and eddies of right and wrong ...but in the thickets of the law ...I am a forester ... where no man alive could follow me...”
Quite aptly, Mendoza’s career goes deep into the forest of th
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Serafin R. Cuevas
Serafin R. Cuevas (25 June 1928 – 9 February 2014) was a Filipinolawyer and a former Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines appointed during dictator Ferdinand Marcos.
Early life and education
[change | change source]Serafin R. Cuevas was born on 25 June 1928 in Bacoor Cavite.[1] He went to Las Piñas Elementary School in his elementary education and to the University of Manila in his secondary education. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from the University of the Philippines in 1952 and passed the Bar examination the same year.
Career
[change | change source]He started his career as a professorial lecturer at the College of Law of the University of the Philippines and at the Institute of Law of the Far Eastern University. Afterwards, he became an Assistant Fiscal of the City of Manila and then as Judge to the Court of First Instance.
Before his appoinment as an Associate Justice to the Supreme Court of the Philippines on May 31, 1984, he was Associate Justice to the Intermediate Appellate Court.
Death
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Serafin R. Cuevas
Filipino judge and Supreme Court Associate Justice (1928–2014)
The Honorable Serafin R. Cuevas | |
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| In office July 1, 1998 – February 15, 2000 | |
| President | Joseph Estrada |
| Preceded by | Silvestre Bello III |
| Succeeded by | Artemio Tuquero |
| In office June 1, 1984 – April 16, 1986 | |
| Appointed by | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Preceded by | Conrado M. Vasquez |
| Born | (1928-06-25)June 25, 1928 Bacoor, Cavite, Philippine Islands |
| Died | February 9, 2014(2014-02-09) (aged 85) |
| Alma mater | University of the Philippines Diliman (LL.B) |
| Profession | Lawyer, jurist |
Serafin R.Cuevas (June 25, 1928 – February 9, 2014) was a Filipinolawyer and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines appointed during the government of Ferdinand Marcos.
Early life and education
Cuevas was born on June 25, 1928, in Bacoor, Cavite.[1] He went to Las Piñas Elementary School for his elementary education and to the University of Manila for his secondary education. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree from th
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