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In this Philippine name, the middle name or maternal family name is Arceta and the surname or paternal family name is Fernandez.

Estanislao Arceta Fernandez, Jr. (March 28, 1910 – July 28, 1982)[1] was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. In college, he distinguished himself as a debater and orator. In the practice of law, he earned wide reputation for championing "lost cases", including a criminal case in Supreme Court of the United States.[2]

Early life and career

Fernandez was born in Liliw, Laguna. He studied law at the University of the Philippines College of Law and graduated in 1933, where he was a member of the Upsilon Sigma Phi fraternity. He passed the bar examinations in 1935.

Political career

In the 1946, Fernandez ran for representative of the Laguna's 2nd district under the banner of the Liberal Party and won. He initially lost his re-election bid in 1949 to Juan Baes but his victory was affirmed in 1951 after winning his electoral protest.[3] He ran for senator in 1957 but lost. He was elected senator in 1959. He was appointed to the Supreme Court of the Philippines on October 19, 1973, as Associate Justice and served until retirement age.

In the Batasan, he was a member of the following committees: Foreign Affairs, Justice Human Rights and Good Government, Public Highways, Revision of laws, and Codes and Constitutional Amendments.

He was elected Regional Mambabatas Pambansa from Region IV-A in 1978 under the Banner of Kilusang Bagong Lipunan.

Personal life

Fernandez was married to Soledad Camello-Fernandez. He is of relation to Danilo Fernandez, who is the grandson of his first cousin and incumbent representative of Santa Rosa, Laguna.[4]

Fernandez is buried at Loyola Memorial Park.

Gallery

  • Fernandez Camello mausoleum
    Fernandez Camello mausoleum
  • Fernandez tomb
    Fernandez tomb
  • Soledad Camello tomb
    Soledad Camello tomb
  • Fernadez's family graves
    Fernadez's family graves


References

  1. ^ "Estanislao Arceta Fernandez, Jr". Geni.com. Retrieved August 1, 2022.
  2. ^ "List of Senators - Senate of the Philippines". Archived from the original on September 14, 2006. Retrieved September 16, 2006.
  3. ^ "Roster of Philippine Legislators (1907-2019)" (PDF). Amazon AWS. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  4. ^ "A matter of constituent interest". Philippines Graphic. October 28, 2018. Retrieved September 19, 2023.

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