Eleazar Donoso

Eleazar Francisco del Rosario Donoso Vildósola (3 October 1846 – 2 September 1919) was a Chilean lawyer and judge who served as president of the Supreme Court in 1915.

Early life and education

Donoso was born in Santiago on 3 October 1846. He studied at the Instituto Nacional and later at the University of Chile. He was admitted to the bar on 10 July 1868.

Judicial career

Donoso pursued a career in the Chilean judiciary, holding several judicial positions before reaching the country's highest court.

In 1912, he was appointed a justice of the Supreme Court of Chile.

In 1915, Donoso became president of the Supreme Court, succeeding Gabriel Gaete. He held the presidency during the government of Ramón Barros Luco and was succeeded by Eduardo Castillo Vicuña.

Later that year, Congress considered legislation granting Donoso additional credited service for the purposes of his retirement. He retired from the Supreme Court in 1915.

Donoso died in Santiago on 2 September 1919.