Cesar Bengzon

César Bengzon (May 29, 1896 – September 3, 1992) was the Chief Justice of the Philippines from April 28, 1961 until May 29, 1966. In November 1966, a few months after his retirement, he became the first Filipino to be appointed to the International Court of Justice. Bengzon earned his Bachelor of Arts degree from the Ateneo de Manila in 1915. He graduated his Bachelor of Laws from the University of the Philippines in 1919, and placed second in the Bar Examinations that same year. Starting out as a law clerk, he was promoted to solicitor General in 1932 and Undersecretary of Justice under Governor-General (later U.S. Supreme Court Justice) Frank Murphy in 1933. Later on he was appointed in 1936 to the Court of Appeals, he became an...