“On Monday, Feb 10, the Supreme Court (SC) announced that veteran lawyer and former Supreme Court Associate Justice Serafin Cuevas has passed away,” reports ABS-CBNnews.com.
In its official Twitter account, the SC disclosed that said Cuevas passed away on Sunday evening, Feb 9. Cuevas was the SC’s 106th Associate Justice, serving from June 1, 1984 to April 16, 1986.
Among Cuevas’ most recent public appearances was when he served as the lead defense counsel in the impeachment trial of then Supreme Court Chief Justice Renato Corona.
A graduate of University of the Philippines College of Law, he was the Justice Secretary under the administration of former President Joseph Estrada. He was an associate justice during the Marcos administration.
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