Irene Cortes

Irene Cortes
120th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
In office
February 1, 1987 – October 20, 1990
Appointed byCorazon Aquino
Preceded byJose Feria
Succeeded byHilario G. Davide Jr.
Personal details
Born(1921-10-20)October 20, 1921
Legazpi, Albay, Philippine Islands
DiedOctober 28, 1996(1996-10-28) (aged 75)
Manila, Philippines

Irene Rian Cortes (October 20, 1921 – October 28, 1996) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines and a law academic. She was also the first female dean of the University of the Philippines College of Law.

Cortes was the third woman to be appointed to the Supreme Court of the Philippines after Cecilia Muñoz-Palma and Ameurfina Melencio-Herrera.[1]

  1. ^ "SC Justice Carolina Griño-Aquino passes away". Sun.Star. 2012-12-24. Archived from the original on 2013-04-16. Retrieved 2013-01-06.