Abraham F. Sarmiento Sr. | |
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119th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines | |
In office January 26, 1987 – October 7, 1991 | |
Appointed by | Corazon Aquino |
Preceded by | Vicente Abad Santos |
Succeeded by | Flerida Ruth Romero |
Personal details | |
Born | Abraham Florendo Sarmiento October 8, 1921 Santa Cruz, Ilocos Sur, Philippine Islands |
Died | October 3, 2010 Prague, Czech Republic | (aged 88)
Spouse | Irene Pascual |
Children | 4, including Abraham Jr. |
Alma mater | University of the Philippines Diliman (LL.B.) |
Abraham Florendo Sarmiento Sr. (October 8, 1921 – October 3, 2010) was a Filipino jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 1987 to 1991. An active figure in the political opposition against the martial law government of President Ferdinand Marcos, he was appointed to the Court by Marcos' successor, President Corazon Aquino.