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(Ramon Avanceña)
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Finished Bachelor of Law in the University of Santo Tomas in 1898, Avanceña, expert both in criminal and civil law, was a great jurist and profound scholar whose life is devoted to the just interpretation of the law.
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He became Chief Justice of the Supreme Court from 1926, when the incumbent Manuel Araullo died, until his retirement in 1941.
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Trained in a school of thought given to philosophical disquisitions and dissertations than to the practical aspects of a controversial issue, he at times different with the thinking of his associates in the High Court.
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Still, Avanceña whenever he did, his dissents showed lucidity of exposition and brilliancy of judgment.
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He died on June 12, 1957 at the age of 85.
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Reference:  Philippine News Agency archives
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April 13, 1872: Ramon Avanceña was born in Molo, Iloilo