Gregorio Perfecto | |
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48th Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court | |
In office June 6, 1945 – August 17, 1949 | |
Appointed by | Sergio Osmeña |
Preceded by | None[1] |
Succeeded by | Felix Angelo Bautista |
Member of the Philippine National Assembly from Manila's 1st District | |
In office November 15, 1935 – December 30, 1941 | |
Preceded by | Francisco Varona |
Succeeded by | District dissolved (Position next held by Engracio Clemeña) |
Member of the Philippine House of Representatives from Manila's 1st District | |
In office 1922–1928 | |
Preceded by | Juan Nolasco |
Succeeded by | Francisco Varona |
Personal details | |
Born | Mandurriao, Iloilo, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish East Indies | November 28, 1891
Died | August 17, 1949 Manila, Philippines | (aged 57)
Gregorio Milian Perfecto (November 28, 1891 – August 17, 1949[2]) was a Filipino journalist, politician and jurist who served as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 1945 to 1949. A controversial figure who was described as an "apostle of liberal causes",[3] Perfecto was notable for his libertarian views, his colorful writing style, and the frequency of his dissenting opinions while on the Supreme Court.