Claudio Teehankee
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Claudio Teehankee PLH |
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| 16th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | |
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In office April 2, 1987 – April 18, 1988 |
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| Nominated by | Corazon Aquino |
| Preceded by | Ramon Aquino |
| Succeeded by | Pedro Yap |
| 82nd Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | |
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In office December 17, 1969 – April 1, 1987 |
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| Nominated by | Ferdinand E. Marcos |
| Preceded by | Eugenio Angeles |
| Succeeded by | Andres Narvasa |
| Secretary of Justice | |
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In office August 5, 1967 – December 16, 1969 |
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| President | Ferdinand E. Marcos |
| Preceded by | Jose Yulo |
| Succeeded by | Juan Ponce Enrile |
| Personal details | |
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Claudio Teehankee April 18, 1918 Manila, Philippine Islands |
| Died | November 27, 1989 (aged 71) New York City, New York, United States |
| Resting place | Heroes' Cemetery |
| Nationality | Filipino |
| Children | 9, including Claudio Teehankee, Jr. |
| Alma mater | Ateneo de Manila |
Claudio Teehankee, PLH (April 18, 1918 – November 27, 1989) was the 16th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 1987 to 1988.
He was also the most senior associate justice and chairman of the First Division of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.
Teehankee was born on April 18, 1918 in Manila, Philippines.
His son Claudio Teehankee, Jr was convicted in 1995 of murder, homicide and attempted murder in the Hultman–Chapman case
His father, José Tee Han Kee, immigrated to the Philippines in 1901 from Fujian province in China. He was a close associate and friend of Sun Yat-Sen, and was active in the struggle to liberate China from the Qing (Manchu) dynasty.
Teehankee was married to Pilar D. Javier with whom he had nine children. He received his A.B. summa cum laude in 1938 and LL.B. summa cum laude in 1940 from the Ateneo de Manila. He also garnered first place in the 1940 bar examinations with an average of 94.35 percent.
He became Secretary of Justice under the Marcos administration in 1967 before being appointed as associate justice in 1968.
After his retirement, he was appointed as the Philippine Ambassador to the United Nations, where he died of cancer in Manhattan, New York on November 27, 1989. He is interred at the Libingan ng mga Bayani.
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