What is Ameurfina Melencio-Herrera?
'''Ameurfina Aguinaldo Melencio-Herrera''' (11 May 1922 &ndash; 12 October 2020) was a [[Filipino people|Filipino]] judge. She served as an [[Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of the Philippines|Associate Justice]] of the [[Supreme Court of the Philippines|Philippine Supreme Court]] from 1979 until her retirement in 1992. She was the second woman appointed to the Supreme Court,<ref name=sunstar>{{cite news|title=SC Justice Carolina Griño-Aquino passes away|url=http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2012/12/24/sc-justice-carolina-grino-aquino-passes-away-259936|work=[[Sun.Star]]|date=24 December 2012|access-date=6 January 2013|archive-date=16 April 2013|archive-url=https://archive.today/20130416135717/http://www.sunstar.com.ph/breaking-news/2012/12/24/sc-justice-carolina-grino-aquino-passes-away-259936|url-status=dead}}</ref> filling the vacancy left by the retirement of the first female Supreme Court Justice, [[Cecilia Muñoz-Palma]]. Melencio-Herrera died in [[Cabanatuan]] on 12 October 2020, aged 98.<ref>[https://www.rappler.com/nation/ex-supreme-court-justice-ameurfina-herrera-death Ex-SC Justice Ameurfina Melencio-Herrera dies]</ref> ==References== {{reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Melencio-Herrera, Ameurfina Aguinaldo}} [[Category:1922 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Filipino judges]] [[Category:People from Nueva Ecija]] {{bio-stub}}