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Judicial Career

He graduated his Bachelor of Laws from the University of the Philippines in 1919, and placed second in the Bar Examinations that same year. Starting out as a law clerk, he was promoted to solicitor General in 1932 and Undersecretary of Justice under Governor-General (later U.S. Supreme Court Justice) Frank Murphy in 1933. Later on appointed in 1936 to the Court of Appeals, he became an associate Justice in 1945. He left the Supreme Court in 1948 to become secretary of Justice Under President Elpidio Quirino, but was reinstated a few months later. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C. The Supreme Court Building, Washington, D.C., (large image) The Supreme Court of the United States, located in Washington, D.C., is the highest court (see supreme court) in the United States; that is, it has ultimate judicial authority within the United States... For the Australian rules footballer, see Frank Murphy (footballer). ... {{Infobox President | name = Elpidio Quirino | image = EQuirino. ...

References

• Cruz, Isagani A. (2000). Res Gestae: A Brief History of the Supreme Court. Rex Book Store, Manila