▁ 1 9 1 7 , ▁U . S . ▁President ▁Wood row ▁Wilson ▁appointed ▁Mal col m ▁to ▁sit ▁on ▁the ▁Philipp ine ▁Supreme ▁Court . ▁At ▁age ▁ 3 5 , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁young est ▁person ▁ever ▁appointed ▁as ▁Justice ▁to ▁the ▁High ▁Court . ▁He ▁would ▁serve ▁in ▁the ▁Court ▁until ▁ 1 9 3 6 , ▁when ▁he ▁was ▁forced ▁to ▁ret ire ▁upon ▁the ▁en act ment ▁of ▁the ▁ 1 9 3 5 ▁Constitution , ▁which ▁limited ▁Supreme ▁Court ▁membership ▁to ▁Filip inos . ▁Upon ▁his ▁ret irement ▁after ▁ 1 9 ▁years , ▁Mal col m ▁had ▁written ▁ 3 , 3 4 0 ▁opinions ▁for ▁the ▁Court . ▁ ▁Several ▁of ▁Mal col m ' s ▁opinions ▁for ▁the ▁Court ▁remain ▁influ ential ▁to ▁date . ▁In ▁Villa vic en cio ▁v . ▁L uk ban , ▁ 3 9 ▁Phil . ▁ 7 7 8 ▁( 1 9 1 9 ), ▁he ▁spoke ▁for ▁the ▁Court ▁in ▁grant ing ▁the ▁writ ▁of ▁habe as ▁cor pus ▁to ▁counter ▁the ▁deport ation ▁of ▁prost it utes ▁to ▁Mind ana o ▁as ▁ordered ▁by ▁Man ila ▁mayor ▁Just o ▁L uk ban . ▁In ▁Villa fl or ▁v . ▁Sum mers , ▁ 4 1 ▁Phil . ▁ 6 2 ▁( 1 9 2 0 ), ▁Mal col m ▁wrote ▁that ▁a ▁jud icial ▁order ▁comp elling ▁a ▁woman ▁to ▁submit ▁to ▁a ▁physical ▁exam ination ▁to ▁determine ▁if ▁she ▁was ▁pre gn ant ▁did