Máximo Flores

Máximo Flores Zamudio ( – 22 December 1902) was a Chilean lawyer and judge who served as president of the Supreme Court in 1897.

Judicial career

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

He served as a justice of the Court of Appeals before being appointed to the Supreme Court of Chile.

In 1892, Flores became a justice of the Supreme Court.

In 1897, Flores became president of the Supreme Court, succeeding Andrés Sanhueza. He held the presidency during the government of Federico Errázuriz Echaurren and was succeeded by Leopoldo Urrutia in 1898.

Flores remained a member of the Supreme Court until his death. He died in Santiago on 22 December 1902.

Personal life

Flores was the son of Pedro Antonio Flores and Eulogia Zamudio. He married Julia Echaurren, with whom he had several children.