John Silva was an active lawyer in Genoa City, first representing Derek Stuart when he was charged with raping Christine Blair. He was portrayed by John Castellanos from July 1989 to April 2004.
History
John arrived in town in 1989 when he served as Derek Stuart's lawyer when on trial for date raping Christine Blair. Eventually, John Silva became the town's most active lawyer, mostly working on cases with new lawyer Christine. Silva represented residents of the town in various cases, from drug charges, sexual harassment, murders, divorces to custody battles. He primarily worked for the Newman and Abbott families. His personal life wasn't fully explored, but he did have a brief relationship with Nina Webster and an affair with Jill Foster Abbott before leaving Genoa City for good.
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