Carlos Varas Herrera

Carlos Varas Herrera (10 February 1851 – 7 April 1923) was a Chilean lawyer and judge who served twice as president of the Supreme Court, in 1907 and 1917.

Judicial career

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

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

In 1907, Varas became president of the Supreme Court for the first time, succeeding Leoncio Rodríguez. He held the presidency during the government of Pedro Montt and was succeeded by Leopoldo Urrutia.

A decade later, in 1917, he served a second term as president of the Supreme Court, succeeding Eduardo Castillo Vicuña. He held the presidency during the government of Juan Luis Sanfuentes and was succeeded by Luis Silva Silva in 1918.

He left the Supreme Court in 1922.

Varas died on 7 April 1923.