Ramón Diokno

Ramón M. Diokno
63rd Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines
In office
February 10, 1954  April 21, 1954
Appointed byRamon Magsaysay
Succeeded byJBL Reyes
Senator of the Philippines
In office
May 25, 1946  December 30, 1949
Member of the House of Representatives of the Philippine Islands from Batangas's 1st district
In office
February 18, 1933  September 16, 1935
Preceded byAntonio de las Alas
Succeeded byNatialio López (as Assemblyman)
In office
October 16, 1916  June 3, 1919
Preceded byGalicano Apacible
Succeeded byVicente Lontoc
Personal details
Born
Ramón Diokno y Marasigan

(1886-03-28)March 28, 1886
Taal, Batangas, Captaincy General of the Philippines
DiedApril 21, 1954(1954-04-21) (aged 68)
Baguio, Philippines
Political partyNacionalista (1916-1954)
Spouse(s)Martha Fello
Leonor Wright
Children13, including José
Alma materColegio de San Antonio de Padua

Ramón Diokno y Marasigan (March 28, 1886 April 21, 1954) was a Filipino statesman, jurist, Associate Justice, and one of the foremost nationalists of his generation. He fought the American Parity Rights Amendment and was one of four senators to be ousted so that the amendment may be ratified. He later became Associate Justice under Ramon Magsaysay but had the shortest term when he died two months and eleven days later. Diokno is known as the very first Government Corporate Counsel (Office of the GCC) in history from 1935 to December 1941 when the war began. Justice Diokno is famous for writing the ponencia in the Resolution for the In Re: Albino Cunanan, et al.