Ramón Avanceña
Ramón Avanceña | |
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Official portrait | |
| 4th Chief Justice of the Philippines | |
| In office April 1, 1925 – December 5, 1941 | |
| Appointed by | Calvin Coolidge |
| Preceded by | Manuel Araullo |
| Succeeded by | José Abad Santos |
| Attorney General of the Philippines | |
| In office July 1, 1914 – March 1, 1917 | |
| Preceded by | Ignacio Villamor |
| Succeeded by | Quintín Paredes |
| 18th Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court | |
| In office October 31, 1917 – March 31, 1925 | |
| Appointed by | Woodrow Wilson |
| Preceded by | Seat established |
| Succeeded by | Carlos Imperial |
| Vice President of the Philippines | |
| In office October 14, 1943 – January 15, 1944 | |
| President | Jose P. Laurel |
| Succeeded by | Benigno Aquino Sr. (de facto) |
| In office November 30, 1948 – December 30, 1949 | |
| President | Elpidio Quirino |
| Preceded by | Elpidio Quirino |
| Succeeded by | Fernando Lopez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Ramón Avanceña y Quiosay April 13, 1872 Molo, Iloilo, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish East Indies |
| Died | June 12, 1957 (aged 85) Pasay, Rizal, Philippines |
| Spouse | Maria Flocerfina Abad |
| Relations | Amando Avanceña (brother) |
| Children | 6 |
| Education | Colegio de San Juan de Letran (BA) University of Santo Tomas (LLB) |
| Occupation | Lawyer |
Ramón Avanceña y Quiosay (April 13, 1872 – June 12, 1957) was a Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. He served from 1925 to 1941, when he resigned at the beginning of the Japanese occupation of the Philippines during World War II. He was from Arevalo, Iloilo City.