Claudio Teehankee

Claudio Teehankee
鄭建祥
16th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
In office
April 2, 1986 – April 18, 1988
Nominated byCorazon Aquino
Preceded byRamon Aquino
Succeeded byPedro L. Yap
82nd Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
In office
December 17, 1968 – April 1, 1987
Nominated byFerdinand E. Marcos
Preceded byEugenio Angeles
Succeeded byAndres Narvasa
35th Secretary of Justice
In office
August 5, 1967 – December 16, 1968
PresidentFerdinand E. Marcos
Preceded byJose Yulo
Succeeded byJuan Ponce Enrile
Personal details
Born
Claudio Ong Teehankee

(1918-04-18)April 18, 1918
Binondo, Manila, Philippine Islands
DiedNovember 27, 1989(1989-11-27) (aged 71)
New York City, New York, U.S.
Resting placeLibingan ng mga Bayani, Taguig
NationalityFilipino
Spouse(s)Pilar Angeles Duldulao Javier-Teehankee
(m. 1939)
Children9
Alma materAteneo de Manila University (BA, LL.B.)
ProfessionJurist, ambassador, lawyer
NicknameDingdong[1]
Chinese name
Traditional Chinese
Simplified Chinese
Transcriptions
Standard Mandarin
Hanyu PinyinZhèng Jiànxiáng
Southern Min
Hokkien POJTī kiàn-siông

Claudio Ong Teehankee, CCLH (simplified Chinese: 郑建祥; traditional Chinese: 鄭建祥; April 18, 1918 – November 27, 1989) was the 16th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 1987 to 1988.

He was also the most senior associate justice and chairman of the First Division of the Supreme Court of the Philippines.

  1. ^ Panganiban, Artemio V. (November 27, 2014). "Chief Justice Teehankee Remembered".