José Bernales Mancheño

José Bernales Mancheño (1855 – 9 July 1926) was a Chilean lawyer and judge who served as president of the Supreme Court in 1911.

Early life

Bernales was born in Santiago in 1855. He was the son of lawyer and judge José Bernales Urmeneta and Delfina Mancheño Elizalde. His father also served as a justice and president of the Supreme Court.

Judicial career

Bernales pursued a career in the Chilean judiciary. In 1889, he became a judge in Santiago.

In 1896, Bernales was appointed a justice of the Court of Appeals of Santiago. He subsequently reached the country's highest court, becoming a justice of the Supreme Court of Chile in 1907.

In 1911, Bernales became president of the Supreme Court, succeeding Enrique Foster. He held the presidency during the government of Ramón Barros Luco and was succeeded by Luis Vial in 1912.

Bernales left the Supreme Court in 1913.

He died in Santiago on 9 July 1926.