José Antônio Pimenta Bueno

José Antônio Pimenta Bueno, Marquis of São Vicente, (4 December 1803 – 19 February 1878) was a Brazilian magistrate, diplomat and politician. He served as Prime Minister of Brazil from 1870 to 1871.

Public life He entered public service in the province of São Paulo at the age of twenty-one. After graduating from the Juridical Academy of São Paulo, he was appointed to the magistracy of the province. He was the judge of the court of appeals of Maranhão in 1844 and of the main court in August 1847, before being appointed to the Supreme Court of Justice.

He was married to Balbina Henriqueta de Faria e Albuquerque.

Works Teses para a oposição à Cadeira de Substituto (1843) Apontamentos sobre as formalidades do Processo Civil (1850) Apontamentos sobre o processo Criminal Brasileiro (1857) Direito Público Brasileiro e Análise da Constituição do Império (1857) Direito internacional privado e aplicação de seus princípios com referência às Leis Particulares do Brasil (1863) Considerações relativas ao beneplácito e recurso à Coroa em matéria de culto (1873)