Enrique Fernando
| Enrique M. Fernando | |
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| 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | |
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In office July 2, 1979 – July 24, 1985 |
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| Appointed by | Ferdinand E. Marcos |
| Preceded by | Fred Ruiz Castro |
| Succeeded by | Felix Makasiar |
| 80th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | |
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In office June 30, 1967 – July 1, 1979 |
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| Appointed by | Ferdinand E. Marcos |
| Preceded by | Jesus Barrera |
| Succeeded by | Efren Plana |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 25, 1915 Malate, Manila, Philippine Islands |
| Died | October 13, 2004 (aged 89) Manila, Philippines |
| Spouse(s) | Emma Quisumbing-Fernando |
Enrique Medina Fernando (July 25, 1915 – October 13, 2004) was the 13th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. A noted constitutionalist and law professor, he served in the Supreme Court for 18 years, including 6 years as Chief Justice.
Fernando was born in Malate, Manila. He obtained his Bachelor of Laws degree at the University of the Philippines College of Law, graduating magna cum laude in 1938. Shortly after admission to the bar, he joined the faculty of his alma mater, where he taught as a full-time member of the faculty until 1953, and as a professorial lecturer for decades afterwards. He was eventually appointed as the George A. Malcolm Professor of Constitutional Law. Later, he would also teach constitutional law at the Lyceum of the Philippines. Fernando was feared for his rather tyrannical manner in the classroom, yet many of his law students would emerge as Supreme Court justices or prominent practitioners in their own right.
In 1947, he was admitted by the Yale Law School as the first Filipino Sterling Fellow, earning his Master of Law degree the following year.
Fernando was appointed as a Code Commissioner in 1953 and served in that capacity until 1964. In the 1950s, he served as a Presidential adviser to Presidents Ramon Magsaysay and Carlos P. Garcia. He likewise engaged in an extensive private practice prior to his appointment to the Supreme Court. Among his law partners was Senator Lorenzo Tañada, with whom he would co-author a popular hornbook on constitutional law. In his lifetime, Fernando would author several books on constitutional and administrative law.
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