Lorenzo Relova
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{{Philippine name|Lorenzo Relova}}
{{Infobox judge
| honorific_prefix =
| name = Lorenzo Relova
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| order = 103rd
| office = Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
| term_start = May 14, 1982
| term_end = January 19, 1986
| appointer = Ferdinand Marcos
| predecessor =
| successor =
| office2 = Member of the Judicial and Bar Council for retired Supreme Court justices
| term_start2 = January 8, 1990
| term_end2 = July 9, 1993
| appointer2 = Corazon Aquino
| predecessor2 = Nestor Alampay
| successor2 = Jose C. Campos
| birth_date = {{Birth date|1916|01|20}}
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| death_date = {{Death date and age|2014|04|23|1916|01|20}}
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| occupation = Supreme Court judge
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Lorenzo Relova (January 20, 1916 – April 23, 2014) was a Filipino judge who served as the 103rd Associate Justice of the Supreme Court from May 14, 1982, until January 19, 1986, during the Marcos era.{{cite news|title=Marcos-time SC Justice Lorenzo Relova dies |url=http://www.rappler.com/nation/56326-retired-supreme-court-justice-lorenzo-relova-dies |work=Rappler |date=April 25, 2014 |access-date=May 11, 2014}}{{cite news|first=Jerome|last=Aning|title=Retired SC justice Lorenzo Relova; 98 |url=http://newsinfo.inquirer.net/597229/retired-sc-justice-lorenzo-relova-98 |work=Philippine Inquirer |date=April 25, 2014 |access-date=May 11, 2014}} He was the country's oldest living Supreme Court justice at the time of his death in 2014.
Early life and education
Relova was born on January 20, 1916, in Pila, Laguna, Philippines. His father, Jose Diaz Relova, was the first lawyer to practice in Pila. Uncle Regino Diaz Relova was a lieutenant colonel in the Katipunan in Laguna, Philippines.
Lorenzo Relova taught as a law professor at Ateneo Law School for more than forty years. In 2012, he was inducted into the university's Professors of Law Hall of Fame.
Death
Relova died on April 23, 2014, at the age of 98. A memorial was held at Magallanes Church in Makati.
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Category:Associate justices of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
Category:Academic staff of Ateneo de Manila University
Category:People from Laguna (province)
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