Vicente Aguirre Vargas

José Vicente Gustavo Aguirre Vargas (2 November 1850 – 14 January 1914) was a Chilean lawyer, judge and politician who served as president of the Supreme Court in 1905.

Early life and education

Aguirre was born in Santiago on 2 November 1850. He studied at the Instituto Nacional and later studied law at the University of Chile. He was admitted to the bar on 12 November 1875.

Judicial career

Aguirre pursued a career in the Chilean judiciary. In 1898, he was appointed prosecutor of the Supreme Court of Chile, a position he held until 1903.

In 1903, he was appointed a justice of the Supreme Court.

In 1905, Aguirre became president of the Supreme Court, succeeding Gabriel Gaete. He held the presidency during the government of Germán Riesco and was succeeded by Leoncio Rodríguez in 1906.

In 1912, Congress authorized the president of the republic to commission Aguirre to travel to Europe to study judicial services and report on them upon his return. He retained his judicial position while carrying out the commission.

Aguirre left the Supreme Court in 1912.

He died in Bern, Switzerland, on 14 January 1914.