Florentino Torres

Florentino Torres Santos (born Florentino de los Santos; October 16, 1844 – April 29, 1927) was an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. Prior to his appointment as an Associate Justice, he was the first Filipino to be appointed as attorney-general. He had also served as a prosecuting attorney, a prosecutor and as a judge.

Early life Baptismal record of Florentino Torres Santos, issued at the Minor Basilica of Our Lady of the Pillar on October 18, 1844. Torres was born on October 16, 1844, to Tranquilino de los Santos and Luciana Livianting y Maxima in Santa Cruz, Manila, and was of Chinese mestizo descent. His father died in a ship mishap when he was still young; his mother died during the cholera epidemic of 1882.

Education and career Torres obtained his Bachelor of Philosophy in Colegio de San Juan de Letran. He obtained his Bachelor of Canon Law and Bachelor of Civil Law at the University of Santo Tomas in 1866 and 1868, respectively. He held such position until his resignation on April 22, 1920. He resigned believing that he was bypassed, being the most senior, after Mapa succeeded Arellano as Chief Justice.

Florentino Torres High School in Tondo, Manila was renamed after Torres in 1930.