Pedro Yap
The Honorable Pedro López Yap | |
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17th Chief Justice of the Philippines | |
In office April 19, 1988 – June 30, 1988 | |
Appointed by | Corazon Aquino |
Preceded by | Claudio Teehankee Sr. |
Succeeded by | Marcelo Fernan |
110th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | |
In office April 8, 1986 – April 18, 1988 | |
Appointed by | Corazon Aquino |
Preceded by | Ramon Aquino |
Succeeded by | Leo Medialdea |
Commissioner of the Presidential Commission on Good Government | |
In office February 28, 1986 – April 8, 1986 | |
Personal details | |
Born | San Isidro, Leyte, Philippine Islands | July 1, 1918
Died | November 20, 2003 California, United States | (aged 85)
Pedro López Yap (July 1, 1918 – November 20, 2003) was the
Early life
Yap was born in San Isidro, Leyte, in July 1918 to an ethnic
Chief Justice Yap is among the first Visayans (although he was of Chinese descent) to be sent to the United States for further studies in law. He then enrolled at New York University (NYU) earning a Master of Laws specializing in International Law. He later obtained a Doctor of Juridical Science also at NYU, thus starting his career as a diplomat.[1]
Career
As a trial lawyer, Yap worked as a Partner at
Yap began his governmental career as a diplomat and served as the United Nations Human Rights Commission secretary. He was one of the delegates representing the 2nd District of Cebu in the 1971-73 Constitutional Convention. He was one of the 16 delegates who refused to sign the 1973 Philippine Constitution. However, he was able to include an article on socio-economic rights in the proposed draft before martial law was declared and revised to extend Marcos's rule. He was appointed to the Presidential Commission on Good Government in 1986 before being appointed associate justice.[3]
In 1988, Yap became the Chief Justice, replacing
Further reading
- Cruz, Isagani A. (2000). Res Gestae: A Brief History of the Supreme Court. Rex Book Store, Manila