Jose Portugal Perez (December 14, 1946 – August 12, 2021)[1] was a Filipino lawyer who was appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines in 2009.
He completed his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from University of the Philippines in 1967 wherein he was one of its top 10 graduates.
[1][3] Fresh from graduation, Perez started working at the Supreme Court of the Philippines as Technical Assistant in 1971.
[3][4] Following the retirement of Associate Justice Leonardo A. Quisumbing on November 6, 2009, Perez was appointed by President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo as her 14th appointee to the court.
[2] In 2012, Perez was nominated by the Asia Pacific Bar Association for appointment to the Chief Justice position vacated by Renato Corona.