Gustavo Sepúlveda

Gustavo Sepúlveda Lagos (31 July 1859 – 28 July 1933) was a Chilean lawyer and judge who served as president of the Supreme Court from 1927 to 1929.

Early life

Sepúlveda was born in Chillán on 31 July 1859. He studied at the Liceo de Concepción and subsequently studied law. He qualified as a lawyer in 1884.

He married Elena Munita Martín.

Judicial career

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

In 1927, he was appointed a justice of the Supreme Court of Chile. That same year, he became president of the court.

Sepúlveda served as president of the Supreme Court during the government of Carlos Ibáñez del Campo and remained in office until 1929, when he was succeeded by Dagoberto Lagos.

He left the Supreme Court in 1929. Sepúlveda died in Santiago on 28 July 1933.