Florenz Regalado

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Florenz Regalado (October 13, 1928 – July 24, 2015) was the 14th appointment[1] by President Corazon Aquino to be an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from July 29, 1988 to October 13, 1998.[2] Regalado is considered the most influential jurist and writer on Remedial Law by far, writing the most complete compendium in one volume as early as 1972.[3]

Biography

He was born on October 13, 1928 in Concepcion, Iloilo.

He graduated Far Eastern University with an Associate in Arts degree in 1949. A year later he entered San Beda College and finished magna cum laude in 1954 at San Beda College of Law, and received his Master of Laws degree from the University of Michigan in 1963.[1]

He remains the record holder for the highest average in the Philippine Bar Examinations, with his 1954 mark of 96.7%, where he was awarded the Memorial of Recognition.[4][5] The Florenz D. Regalado Memorial Award for the top students was created in his honor.[6]

He was a member of the Philippine Constitutional Commission of 1986 as vice-chairman for the Executive Branch committee[7][8] which drafted the present Constitution of the Philippines. Before becoming Associate Justice, he served as the Dean of San Beda College of Law.[1] His jottings on the stages of theft are considered the principal source in current jurisprudence in criminal law.

He died on July 24, 2015.[2][9]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Law dean named SC justice". Manila Standard. 2 August 1988. p. 1. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  2. ^ a b "Memorabilia Room, Associate Justices' List". Supreme Court E-Library. Supreme Court of the Philippines. Archived from the original on 15 August 2011. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  3. ^ Regalado, Florenz D. (1972). "Remedial Law Compendium Volume 1".
  4. ^ Torres, Tetch (2 April 2007). "(UPDATE) 2006 Bar results out Tuesday". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  5. ^ "SC lowers passing rate for new lawyers". Manila Times. 27 March 2010. Archived from the original on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  6. ^ Lazaro, Clyde Richmond B. (December 2021). "San Beda holds virtual graduation".
  7. ^ Jarius Bondoc (19 March 2010). "Be very afraid: GMA staying on". The Philippine Star. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  8. ^ Pazzibugan, Dona (20 March 2010). "JBC must submit list of nominees, says SC spokesman". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 2 January 2011.
  9. ^ "SC Justice Florenz Regalado dies at 87". Rappler. Retrieved 23 January 2016.
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