Serafin R. Cuevas
Serafin R. Cuevas | |
|---|---|
| Secretary of Justice | |
| In office July 1, 1998 – February 15, 2000 | |
| President | Joseph Estrada |
| Preceded by | Silvestre Bello III |
| Succeeded by | Artemio Tuquero |
| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | |
| In office June 1, 1984 – April 16, 1986 | |
| Appointed by | Ferdinand Marcos |
| Preceded by | Conrado M. Vasquez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 25, 1928 Bacoor, Cavite, Philippine Islands |
| Died | February 9, 2014 (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 Filipino lawyer and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines appointed during the government of Ferdinand Marcos.
Early life and education
[edit]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 the University of the Philippines in 1952 and passed the bar examination the same year. He was a member of the Sigma Rho Fraternity.[2]
Career
[edit]Cuevas 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 a Judge to the Court of First Instance.
Before his appointment as an associate justice to the Supreme Court of the Philippines on May 31, 1984, he was an associate justice of the Intermediate Appellate Court.
In 2012, Justice Cuevas was the lead counsel of the defense panel against the impeachment of former Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona.[3]
Death
[edit]Justice Cuevas died on February 9, 2014.[4] He was 85 years old.[2]
References
[edit]- ^ "Associate Justice Serafin R. Cuevas". Supreme Court E-Library. 2012. Archived from the original on 19 April 2012. Retrieved 9 May 2012.
- ^ a b Suarez, K. D. (2014-02-10). "Ex-SC justice Serafin Cuevas dies". RAPPLER. Retrieved 2024-09-21.
- ^ "The Corona defense team". ABS-CBN News. January 13, 2012. Retrieved September 21, 2021.
- ^ "Former SC justice Serafin Cuevas passes away".
- 1928 births
- 2014 deaths
- Associate justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
- Secretaries of justice of the Philippines
- Deaths from liver cancer in the Philippines
- 20th-century Filipino judges
- Members of Iglesia ni Cristo
- People from Bacoor
- Estrada administration cabinet members
- University of the Philippines alumni
- Academic staff of the University of the Philippines
- 21st-century Filipino judges