Ameurfina Melencio-Herrera

Ameurfina Melencio-Herrera (born Ameurfina Aguinaldo Melencio; 11 May 1922 – 12 October 2020) was a Filipino lawyer who served as an Associate Justice of the Philippine Supreme Court from 1979 to 1992. She was the second woman appointed to the Supreme Court, filling the vacancy left by the retirement of the first female Supreme Court Justice, Cecilia Muñoz-Palma.

In this Philippine name for married women, the birth middle name or maternal family name is Aguinaldo, the birth surname or paternal family name is Melencio, and the marital name is Herrera.
The Honorable
Ameurfina Melencio-Herrera
98th Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
In office
17 January 1979 – 11 May 1992
Appointed byFerdinand Marcos
Preceded byCecilia Muñoz-Palma
Succeeded byJose Melo
Personal details
Born
Ameurfina Aguinaldo Melencio

(1922-05-11)11 May 1922
Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, Philippine Islands
Died12 October 2020(2020-10-12) (aged 98)
Cabanatuan, Nueva Ecija, Philippines
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