Eduardo Castillo Vicuña

Eduardo Castillo Vicuña (25 May 1861 – 11 November 1930) was a Chilean lawyer, judge and politician who served as president of the Supreme Court in 1916.

Early life and education

Castillo was born in Santiago on 25 May 1861, the son of Ángel Castillo Zorraquín and Sara Vicuña Guerrero. He studied at the Colegio San Ignacio from 1871 to 1876 and later attended the Faculty of Law and Political Sciences of the University of Chile. He was admitted to the bar on 28 July 1882.

Judicial career

Castillo pursued a career in the Chilean judiciary. On 11 January 1890, he was appointed rapporteur of the Court of Appeals of Santiago. On 22 January 1896, he became judge of the Fourth Civil Court of Santiago, and between 1899 and 1901 he served as acting prosecutor of the Court of Appeals of Santiago.

In 1901, Castillo was appointed an acting justice of the Court of Appeals of Santiago, becoming a permanent member of the court on 13 March 1903. He served as president of the Court of Appeals in 1908.

In October 1911, he became acting prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Chile. On 11 April 1912, he was appointed a justice of the Supreme Court.

Between 1914 and 1915, while serving on the Supreme Court, Castillo was commissioned to inspect the Court of Appeals of Tacna and the courts under its jurisdiction.

In 1916, Castillo became president of the Supreme Court, succeeding Eleazar Donoso. He held the presidency during the government of Juan Luis Sanfuentes and was succeeded by Carlos Varas Herrera in 1917.

Castillo retired from the Supreme Court on 16 September 1921.

Political career

Castillo was a member of the Liberal Party. He served as a substitute deputy for Nacimiento during the 1888–1891 legislative period.

Later life and death

In 1922, Castillo was appointed managing director of the Sociedad Protección Mutua de Empleados Públicos, a position he held until 1926. He died in Santiago on 11 November 1930.