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The HonorableConrado M. Vasquez
102nd Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
In office
May 14, 1982 – September 3, 1983
Appointed byFerdinand Marcos
Preceded byRamon C. Fernandez
Succeeded byBuenaventura S. De la Fuente
1st Ombudsman of the Philippines
In office
May 12, 1988 – May 12, 1995
PresidentCorazon Aquino
Fidel V. Ramos
Preceded byPosition established
Succeeded byAniano A. Desierto
Personal details
Born(1913-09-03)September 3, 1913
Biñan, Laguna, Philippine Islands
DiedSeptember 19, 2006(2006-09-19) (aged 93)

Conrado M. Vasquez (September 3, 1913 – September 19, 2006) was the first Ombudsman of the Philippines and an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.

Early career

Vasquez earned his law degree from the University of the Philippines, graduating valedictorian of his class in 1937. After a brief stint in private practice, he first joined the government service as a lawyer with the Department of Justice. Beginning in 1954, he would serve as a trial court judge in Batangas and Manila until his elevation to the Court of Appeals in 1973. During that time, Vasquez would also teach law in several Manila law schools.

Associate Justice, then Ombudsman

At the age of 68, Vasquez was appointed by President Ferdinand Marcos as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines on May 14, 1982. He served on the Court for less than two years and was obliged to retire upon reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70 on September 3, 1983.

Retirement

Vasquez was taken out of retirement from government service during the term of President Corazon Aquino. The 1987 Constitution had created the Office of the Ombudsman with jurisdiction in the investigation and discipline of public officials and government employees. In May 1988, President Aquino appointed the 74-year-old Vasquez because of the Zaldivar doctrine of the Supreme Court. He would serve out the full 7-year term, finally retiring from public life in 1995. His daughter Leonora, served in the executive branch under various capacities during the administrations of Presidents Fidel Ramos and Joseph Estrada.

Death

Vasquez died on September 19, 2006, sixteen days after his 93rd birthday. At the time of his death, he was the oldest surviving former Justice of the Supreme Court.

Awards

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References

  1. "Our Story". Knights of Rizal. Archived from the original on 2021-06-15.
  • Sevilla, Victor J. (1985). Justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines Vol. III. Quezon City, Philippines: New Day Publishers. pp. 173–174. ISBN 971-10-0139-X.
Ombudsman of the Philippines
Preceded byRamon C. Fernandez Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
1982–1983 		Succeeded byBuenaventura S. De la Fuente
Preceded byPost Created Ombudsman of the Republic of the Philippines
1988–1995 		Succeeded byAniano A. Desierto
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