Demetrio Sodi Guergué

Demetrio Sodi Guergué
Portrait by Agustín Casasola c. 1922, nitrate photographic negative, National Museum of Photography.
Secretary of Justice
In office
March 25, 1911  May 25, 1911
PresidentPorfirio Díaz
Preceded byJustino Fernández Mondoño
Succeeded byRafael L. Hernández
President of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation
In office
1908–1910
Preceded byManuel García Méndez
Succeeded byFélix Romero
Personal details
Born
Demetrio Sodi Guergué Antuñana

(1866-10-18)October 18, 1866
Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico
DiedOctober 29, 1934(1934-10-29) (aged 68)
Mexico City, Mexico
SpouseCarmen Pallares Portillo
Children12, including
  • Demetrio
  • María Elena
  • Ernesto
  • Fernando
RelativesSodi family
Alma materInstitute of Sciences and Arts of Oaxaca (LLB)

Demetrio Sodi Guergué Antuñana (Spanish pronunciation: [deˈmetɾjo ˈsoði ɣeɾˈɣe antuˈɲana]; October 18, 1866  October 29, 1934) was a Mexican journalist, writer, jurist and politician who served as the President of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation from 1908 to 1910, and as Secretary of Justice during the presidency of Porfirio Díaz from March to May 1911. He was also the defense attorney in the trial of José de León Toral, the assassin of then president-elect Alvaro Obregón.