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]

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Delfín Jaranilla
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Attorney General of Philippines
In office
July 1, 1927  June 30, 1932
Preceded byAlex A. Reyes
Secretary of Justice, Agriculture, and Commerce
In office
February 27, 1945  July 12, 1945
PresidentSergio Osmeña
44th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
In office
June 6, 1945  June 6, 1946
Appointed bySergio Osmeña
Preceded byJosé Lopez Vito
Succeeded byJosé Hontiveros
Personal details
Born
Delfín Jaranilla y Jebución

(1883-12-24)December 24, 1883
La Paz, Iloilo, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire
DiedJune 4, 1980(1980-06-04) (aged 96)
Philippines
Alma materUniversity of Tennessee
Georgetown University (LLB)
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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.

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

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