José Abad Santos
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| 5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | |
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In office December 24, 1941 – May 7, 1942 |
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| Appointed by | Manuel L. Quezon |
| Preceded by | Ramón Avanceña |
| Succeeded by | José Yulo |
| 28th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | |
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In office June 18, 1936 – December 23, 1941 |
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| Nominated by | Herbert Hoover |
| Preceded by | Norberto Romuáldez |
| Succeeded by | Ricardo Paras |
| Secretary of Justice | |
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In office December 5, 1938 – July 16, 1941 |
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| President | Manuel L. Quezon |
| Preceded by | Jose Yulo |
| Succeeded by | Teofilo Sison |
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In office September 1, 1928 – June 18, 1932 |
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| Appointed by |
Governor-General Henry L. Stimson Governor-General Dwight F. Davis Governor-General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Luis Torres |
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In office April 26, 1922 – July 17, 1923 |
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| Appointed by | Governor-General Leonard Wood |
| Preceded by | Quintin Paredes |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
José Abad Santos y Basco February 19, 1886 San Fernando, Pampanga, Captaincy General of the Philippines |
| Died | May 7, 1942 (aged 56) Executed by firing squad Malabang, Lanao, (now. Lanao del Sur), Commonwealth of the Philippines |
| Resting place | Unknown |
| Spouse(s) | Amanda Teopaco |
| Children | José Abad Santos, Jr. (nicknamed Pepito) Luz Abad Santos Amanda Abad Santos Osmundo Abad Santos Victoria Abad Santos |
| Alma mater |
Santa Clara College, CA Northwestern University, IL George Washington University, Washington, D.C. |
| Religion | Methodist |
José Abad Santos y Basco (February 19, 1886 – May 7, 1942) was the fifth Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He briefly served as the Acting President of the Commonwealth of the Philippines and Acting-Commander in Chief of the Armed Forces of the Philippines during World War II, in behalf of President Quezon after the government went in exile to the United States. After about two months, he was killed by the Japanese forces for refusing to cooperate during their occupation of the country.
José Abad Santos was born in San Fernando, Pampanga to Vicente Abad Santos and Toribia Basco. His brother, Pedro, would eventually emerge as a leading socialist leader during the Commonwealth era. In 1904, he was sent to the United States as a government pensioner. He finished a pre-law course at the Santa Clara College in Santa Clara, California; his Bachelor of Laws at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois; and his Masters of Laws at George Washington University in 1909. He was admitted to the Philippine Bar in 1911 and later served as Assistant Attorney at the Bureau of Justice from 1913 to 1917 .
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