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JOSE YULO
24 September 1894 to 2 October 1976
Jose Yulo was the Chief Justice of the Japanese Occupation during World War II. He was the only Speaker of the House of Representatives of the Philippines to be subsequently appointed as Chief Justice.
In his early career Yulo became distinguished as one of the best corporation lawyers in the Philippines and was subsequently appointed:
- Secretary of Justice, 1934-1938
- Speaker of the Philippine House of Representatives, 1938-1941
- Chief Justice of the Philippines, 1942-1945
- Secretary of Justice 1966-1967.
Following World War II, he was the Liberal Party Candidate for president in 1957 but lost to Carlos Garcia.
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