Estanislao Fernandez

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The Honourable
Estanislao A. Fernandez, Jr.
Regional Assemblyman from Region IV-A
In office
June 12, 1978 – June 5, 1984
88th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
In office
October 19, 1973 – March 28, 1975
Nominated byFerdinand Marcos
Preceded byJ. B. L. Reyes
Succeeded byRuperto Martin
Minority leader of the Senate of the Philippines[1]
In office
January 22, 1962 – December 30, 1965
PresidentDiosdado Macapagal
Preceded byFerdinand Marcos
Succeeded byAmbrosio Padilla
Senator of the Philippines
In office
December 30, 1959 – December 30, 1965
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Laguna's 2nd district
In office
December 27, 1951 – December 30, 1953
Preceded byJuan Baes
Succeeded byWenceslao Lagumbay
In office
July 9, 1945 – December 30, 1949
Preceded byCrisanto Guysayko
Succeeded byJuan Baes
Personal details
Born(1910-03-28)March 28, 1910
Liliw, Laguna, Philippine Islands
DiedJuly 28, 1982(1982-07-28) (aged 72)
Manila, Philippines
NationalityFilipino
Political partyKBL (1978-1984)
Other political
affiliations		Nacionalista (1941-1946)
Liberal (1946-1978)
Spouse(s)Soledad Camello
Alma materUniversity of the Philippines College of Law
OccupationLawyer

Estanislao A. Fernandez, Jr. (March 28, 1910 – July 28, 1982) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. In college, he distinguished himself as a debater and orator. In the practice of law, he earned wide reputation for championing "lost cases", including a criminal case in Supreme Court of the United States. Married to Soledad Camello-Fernandez.[2]

Early life and career[]

Fernandez was born in Liliw, Laguna. He studied law at the University of the Philippines College of Law and graduated in 1933, where he was a member of the Upsilon Sigma Phi fraternity. He passed the bar examinations in 1935.

Political career[]

In the Philippine national elections of 1941 Fernandez ran for representative of the Laguna's' Second District under the banner of Nacionalista and won. He was re-elected in 1946 and 1949 under the banner of Liberal. He ran for senator in the 1957 elections but lost. He was elected senator in 1959. He was appointed to the Supreme Court of the Philippines on October 19, 1973 as Associate Justice and served until retirement age.

In the Batasan, he was a member of the following committees: Foreign Affairs, Justice Human Rights and Good Government, Public Highways, Revision of laws, and Codes and Constitutional Amendments.

He was elected Regional Mambabatas Pambansa from Region IV-A in 1978 under the Banner of Kilusang Bagong Lipunan

References[]

  1. ^ 5th Congress of the Philippines#Senate
  2. ^ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2006-09-14. Retrieved 2006-09-16.CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)

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