Florentino Torres

Florentino Torres
3rd Associate Justice
of the Philippine Supreme Court
In office
June 17, 1901 – April 20, 1920
Appointed byWilliam McKinley
Preceded byNewly established
Succeeded byIgnacio Villamor
1st Attorney General of the Office of the Attorney of the Supreme Court
In office
May 29, 1899 – June 4, 1901
Preceded byNewly established
Succeeded byPosition abolished
Personal details
Born
Florentino Torres y Santos

(1844-10-16)16 October 1844
Santa Cruz, Manila, Captaincy General of the Philippines
DiedApril 29, 1927(1927-04-29) (aged 82)
Manila, Philippine Islands

Florentino Torres y Santos (October 16, 1844 – April 29, 1927) was as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Prior to his appointment as an Associate Justice, he was the first Filipino to be appointed as attorney-general. He had also served as a prosecuting attorney, a prosecutor and as a judge.[1]

  1. ^ Medina, Marielle (October 16, 2015). "Did You Know". Philippine Daily Inquirer. Retrieved March 23, 2019.