Ramón Avanceña

Ramón Avanceña
Official portrait
4th Chief Justice of the Philippines
In office
April 1, 1925  December 5, 1941
Appointed byCalvin Coolidge
Preceded byManuel Araullo
Succeeded byJosé Abad Santos
Attorney General of the Philippines
In office
July 1, 1914  March 1, 1917
Preceded byIgnacio Villamor
Succeeded byQuintín Paredes
18th Associate Justice
of the Philippine Supreme Court
In office
October 31, 1917  March 31, 1925
Appointed byWoodrow Wilson
Preceded bySeat established
Succeeded byCarlos Imperial
Vice President of the Philippines
In office
October 14, 1943  January 15, 1944
PresidentJose P. Laurel
Succeeded byBenigno Aquino Sr. (de facto)
In office
November 30, 1948  December 30, 1949
PresidentElpidio Quirino
Preceded byElpidio Quirino
Succeeded byFernando Lopez
Personal details
Born
Ramón Avanceña y Quiosay

(1872-04-13)April 13, 1872
Molo, Iloilo, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish East Indies
DiedJune 12, 1957(1957-06-12) (aged 85)
Pasay, Rizal, Philippines
SpouseMaria Flocerfina Abad
RelationsAmando Avanceña (brother)
Children6
EducationColegio de San Juan de Letran (BA)
University of Santo Tomas (LLB)
OccupationLawyer

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.