Demetrio Sodi Guergué
Demetrio Sodi Guergué | |
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Portrait by Agustín Casasola c. 1922, nitrate photographic negative, National Museum of Photography. | |
| Secretary of Justice | |
| In office March 25, 1911 – May 25, 1911 | |
| President | Porfirio Díaz |
| Preceded by | Justino Fernández Mondoño |
| Succeeded by | Rafael L. Hernández |
| President of the Supreme Court of Justice of the Nation | |
| In office 1908–1910 | |
| Preceded by | Manuel García Méndez |
| Succeeded by | Félix Romero |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Demetrio Sodi Guergué Antuñana October 18, 1866 Oaxaca City, Oaxaca, Mexico |
| Died | October 29, 1934 (aged 68) Mexico City, Mexico |
| Spouse | Carmen Pallares Portillo |
| Children | 12, including
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| Relatives | Sodi family |
| Alma mater | Institute 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.