| Victor Nunes Leal | |
|---|---|
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| Justice of the Supreme Federal Court | |
| In office 7 December 1960 – 16 January 1969 | |
| President | Juscelino Kubitschek |
| Preceded by | Francisco de Paula Rocha Lagoa |
| Succeeded by | Seat abolished |
| Chief of Staff to the Presidency | |
| In office 5 November 1956 – 10 August 1959 | |
| President | Juscelino Kubitschek |
| Preceded by | Álvaro Lins |
| Succeeded by | [José Sette Câmara Filho |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1914-11-11)11 November 1914 Carangola, Minas Gerais, Brazil |
| Died | 17 May 1985(1985-05-17) (aged 70) Rio de Janeiro, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil |
| Alma mater | National Faculty of Law |
Victor Nunes Leal (11 November 1914 – 17 May 1985) was a Brazilian jurist, Minister of the Supreme Federal Court and professor at the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro (UFRJ).
He graduated from the National Faculty of Law of the Federal University of Rio de Janeiro, then known as the University of Brazil, in 1936.
He helped draft the Brazilian Code of Civil Procedure (Portuguese:Código de Processo Civil) of 1939.
Early life
Leal was born on 11 November 1914 in the Brazilian municipality of Carangola, Minas Gerais, to Nascimento Nunes Leal and Angelina de Oliveira Leal.
He completed his secondary education in Carangola and Juiz de Fora, after which he moved to Rio de Janeiro to attend the National Faculty of Law. While still a university student, he worked on the team which helped draft the 1939 Brazilian Code of Civil Procedure, was chief editor of Rádio Tupi [pt] and edited the newspapers Diário da Noite, Diário de Notícias and O Jornal.
References
- ^ "Ministros :: STF - Supremo Tribunal Federal". www.stf.jus.br. Retrieved 16 December 2015.
- "Hermes Lima: pragmatismo e inspiração democrática no Supremo Tribunal Federal". Estado da Arte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- "O STF entre tanques e togas". Estado da Arte (in Brazilian Portuguese). Retrieved 2019-10-25.
- ^ "Victor Nunes Leal (1914-1985)". Thomas E. Skidmore Collection. Brown University. Retrieved 16 February 2019.
- ^ Abreu, Alzira Alves de. "Leal, Vitor Nunes". Dicionário Histórico-Biográfico Brasileiro. Centro de Pesquisa e Documentação de História Contemporânea do Brasil. Retrieved 17 February 2019.
| Political offices | ||
|---|---|---|
| Preceded byÁlvaro Lins | Chief of Staff of the Presidency 1956–59 |
Succeeded byJosé Sette Câmara Filho |
| Legal offices | ||
| Preceded byFrancisco de Paula Rocha Lagoa | Justice of the Supreme Federal Court 1960–69 |
Seat abolished by AI-5 |