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Paras made a frugal approach in order to survive and maintain the efficiency of service during the post-war years. He advocated the elimination of the case backlog, and encouraged speedy adjudication and deliberation of the cases. His dedication to such advocacy paid off, when there was no more
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Chief justices of the
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278:(February 17, 1891 – October 10, 1984) was the
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University of the Philippines College of Law alumni
298:in 1913, and placed second (after future president
16:Chief Justice of the Philippines from 1951 to 1961
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351:Res Gestae: A Brief History of the Supreme Court
35: and the surname or paternal family name is
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282:from April 2, 1951 until February 17, 1961.
361:House of Representatives of the Philippines
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139:December 28, 1941 â April 2, 1951
84:April 2, 1951 â February 17, 1961
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328:of the Supreme Court from 1986 to 1992.
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324:His son, Edgardo L. Paras, became an
316:backlog upon his retirement in 1961.
1103:University of the Philippines alumni
257:University of the Philippines Manila
230:Captaincy General of the Philippines
178:June 3, 1919 â June 6, 1922
158:Philippine House of Representatives
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72:Chief Justice of the Philippines
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1098:20th-century Filipino judges
216:Ricardo ParĂĄs Jr. y Mercader
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599:Teresita Leonardo-de Castro
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276:Ricardo Mercader ParĂĄs Jr.
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331:According to Justice
593:Maria Lourdes Sereno
51:Ricardo M. ParĂĄs Jr.
1118:Governors of Quezon
337:People v. Hernandez
614:Alexander Gesmundo
577:Artemio Panganiban
572:Hilario Davide Jr.
527:Querube Makalintal
522:Roberto Concepcion
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207:Personal details
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900:D. E. Suarez
890:D. E. Suarez
880:D. E. Suarez
869:3rd district
859:D. C. Suarez
841:Punzalan Jr.
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761:W.M. Enverga
753:W.M. Enverga
693:1st district
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582:Reynato Puno
547:Ramon Aquino
511:
507:Manuel Moran
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406:Manuel Moran
383:2nd District
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194:Succeeded by
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166:2nd district
145:Appointed by
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114:Succeeded by
107:Manuel Moran
90:Appointed by
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1088:1984 deaths
1083:1891 births
844:L. Punzalan
717:San AgustĂn
184:Preceded by
102:Preceded by
29:family name
25:middle name
1062:Categories
940:Tañada III
932:Tañada Sr.
928:M. Lavides
909:Arrogancia
829:Guinto Jr.
818:F. Lavides
808:Guinto Sr.
744:W. Enverga
738:M. Enverga
639:indicates
417:1951â1961
387:1919â1922
344:References
226:Marinduque
1029:1984â1986
1021:Villariba
1009:1978-1984
990:1943â1944
970:1898-1899
962:(defunct)
905:A. Suarez
895:A. Suarez
885:A. Suarez
855:V. Alcala
852:I. Alcala
848:P. Alcala
793:del Mundo
732:F. Suarez
557:Pedro Yap
502:José Yulo
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253:Education
174:In office
135:In office
80:In office
1041:Quintana
996:Enriquez
979:Espinosa
960:At-large
950:K.M. Tan
832:Caliwara
815:Argosino
726:Castillo
642:de facto
70:8th
33:Mercader
19:In this
1038:Marquez
1035:Bolaños
1018:Tumagay
982:Teodoro
876:Marquez
838:Tagarao
741:Escueta
714:Ălvarez
464:of the
379:Tayabas
162:Tayabas
1044:Santos
1015:G. Tan
1000:MoratĂł
976:Alandy
945:A. Tan
925:Santos
835:G. Tan
822:MoratĂł
812:Boncan
748:Nantes
723:Angara
720:Millar
711:Millar
701:Quezon
644:tenure
637:Italic
320:Trivia
286:Career
246:Manila
23:, the
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800:Paras
796:Nieva
790:Nieva
735:Umali
729:InsĂșa
708:Recto
705:PĂ©rez
160:from
125:36th
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787:Gala
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