Delfín Jaranilla
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. 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.
The Honorable Delfín Jaranilla | |
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| 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 December 24, 1883 La Paz, Iloilo, Captaincy General of the Philippines, Spanish Empire |
| Died | June 4, 1980 (aged 96) Philippines |
| Alma mater | University of Tennessee Georgetown University (LLB) |
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