Delfín Jaranilla

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jaranilla and the second or maternal family name is Jebución.

Delfín Jaranilla y Jebución (December 24, 1883 – June 4, 1980) was a Filipino judge. He served as the Attorney General of the Philippines from 1927 to 1932, as part of the American colonial Insular Government.^[2] He was named Judge Advocate General and after the Japanese conquest of the Philippines was forced on the Bataan Death March. He served as Secretary of Justice, Agriculture, and Commerce in 1945. After holding the position of Secretary of Justice, he was appointed the 44th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines. After the conclusion of World War II, he was selected to serve as a Justice of the Philippines on the International Military Tribunal for the Far East.^[2][3]

The Honorable Delfín Jaranilla
Attorney General of Philippines
In office July 1, 1927 – June 30, 1932
Preceded by	Alex A. Reyes
Secretary of Justice, Agriculture, and Commerce
In office February 27, 1945 – July 12, 1945
President	Sergio Osmeña
44th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
In office June 6, 1945 – June 6, 1946
Appointed by	Sergio Osmeña
Preceded by	José Lopez Vito
Succeeded by	José Hontiveros
Personal details
Born	Delfín Jaranilla y Jebución (1883-12-24)December 24, 1883 La Paz, Iloilo, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire
Died	June 4, 1980(1980-06-04) (aged 96) Philippines
Alma mater	University of Tennessee Georgetown University (LLB)
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The judges at the International Military Tribunal for the Far East Ichigaya Court

Biography

Jaranilla was born in La Paz, Iloilo City to Antonio Jerous Jaranilla and Juana Jebucion. In 1903, he was dispatched to the United States under the 'Pensionado' scholarship programme and studied at Santa Ana High School. He graduated from Georgetown University in 1907 with a diploma in law.^[4]

He died on June 4, 1980, at age 96.

In popular culture

Jaranilla was portrayed by Bert Matias in the NHK miniseries Tokyo Trial (2016).

References

1. "The Tokyo War Crimes Trial A Digital Exhibition". Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
2. "Hon. Delfin J. Jaranilla, Attorney General, 1927 - 1932". Republic Of The Philippines, Office Of The Solicitor General. Archived from the original on April 30, 2013. Retrieved 29 April 2013.
3. Robert Cryer, Neil Boister, ed. (Sep 25, 2008). Documents on the Tokyo International Military Tribunal: Charter, Indictment, and Judgments, Volume 1. Vol. 1. Oxford University Press. pp. LV. ISBN 978-0199541928.
4. Transcultural Justice at the Tokyo Tribunal: The Allied Struggle for Justice, 1946-48. Brill, 2018.