Chief Justice of The Philippine Supreme Court - List of Chief Justices

List of Chief Justices

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# Name Began Ended Tenure Appointed by
1 Cayetano Arellano
 Jun 11, 1901 Apr 1, 1920 18 years, 9 months, 22 days William McKinley
2 Victorino Mapa
 Jul 1, 1920 Oct 31, 1921 1 year, 3 months, 25 days Woodrow Wilson
3 Manuel Araullo
 Nov 1, 1921 Jul 26, 1924 2 years, 8 months, 26 days Warren G. Harding
4 Ramón Avanceña
 Apr 1, 1925 Dec 24, 1941 16 years, 8 months, 24 days Calvin Coolidge
5 José Abad Santos1
 Dec 24, 1941 May 2, 1942 4 months, 9 days Manuel L. Quezon
6 José Yulo
 Feb 5, 1942 Jul 9, 1945 3 years, 5 months, 5 days Japanese Military Administration
7 Manuel Moran
 Jul 9, 1945 Mar 20, 1951 5 years, 7 months, 12 days Sergio Osmeña
8 Ricardo Paras
 Apr 2, 1951 Feb 17, 1961 9 years, 10 months, 16 days Elpidio Quirino
9 César Bengzon
 Apr 28, 1961 May 29, 1966 5 years, 1 month, 2 days Carlos P. Garcia
10 Roberto Concepcion
 Jun 17, 1966 Apr 18, 1973 6 years, 10 months, 2 days Ferdinand Marcos
11 Querube Makalintal
 Oct 31, 1973 Dec 22, 1975 2 years, 1 month, 23 days
12 Fred Ruiz Castro
 Jan 2, 1976 Apr 19, 1979 3 years, 3 months, 18 days Ferdinand Marcos
13 Enrique Fernando
 Jul 2, 1979 Jul 24, 1985 6 years, 23 days
14 Felix Makasiar
 Jul 25, 1985 Nov 19, 1985 3 months, 26 days
15 Ramon Aquino
 Nov 20, 1985 Mar 6, 1986 3 months, 15 days
16 Claudio Teehankee, Sr.
 Apr 2, 1986 Apr 18, 1988 2 years, 17 days Corazon Aquino
17 Pedro Yap
 Apr 19, 1988 Jun 30, 1988 2 months, 12 days
18 Marcelo Fernan
 Jul 1, 1988 Dec 6, 1991 3 years, 5 months, 25 days
19 Andres Narvasa
 Dec 8, 1991 Nov 30, 1998 6 years, 11 months, 23 days
20 Hilario Davide, Jr.
 Nov 30, 1998 Dec 20, 2005 7 years, 21 days Joseph Estrada
21 Artemio Panganiban
 Dec 20, 2005 Dec 7, 2006 11 months, 18 days Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
22 Reynato Puno
 Dec 8, 2006 May 17, 2010 3 years, 5 months, 10 days Gloria Macapagal-Arroyo
23 Renato Corona2
 May 17, 2010 May 29, 2012 2 years, 13 days
24 Maria Lourdes Sereno
 Aug 25, 2012 Incumbent Benigno Aquino III
^1 José Abad Santos was unable to preside over the Supreme Court due to the outbreak of World War II.
^2 Renato Corona was impeached on Dec 12, 2011 and convicted on May 29, 2012, removing him from office. Antonio Carpio, the most senior Associate Justice, was Acting Chief Justice from May 30, 2012 to Aug 25, 2012, when Maria Lourdes Sereno was sworn into office by President Benigno Aquino III.

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