Jesus Barrera

Jesus G. Barrera (1896–1988) was a member of the Supreme Court of the Philippines from 1959-1966.

He was born in Concepcion, Tarlac. His father, Mariano Barrera, served as a member of the Philippine Congress.

Barrera received his law degree from the University of the Philippines in 1921 and then entered private law practice. He later received a master of law degree from the University of Santo Tomas. He was first appointed a judge in 1938. In the late 1940s Barrera was a key figure who attempted to convince Rojas to negotiate a peace with the Huk rebels.

In 1956 while serving as undersecretary of justice in the Philippines Barrera stated that the situation with regards to US military personnel off base, where they were generally tried by Philippine authorities when accused of a crime was workable, but that the situation on the US military bases where actions were not under Philippine criminal jurisdiction needed to change. He was the chair of the subcommittee negotiating the issue of jurisdiction during the 1956 US/Philippine talks trying to renegotiate the status of the US military areas in the Philippines. Berrara was also the secretary of justice for the Philippines in 1958.

In 1971 Barrera was a member of the Philippines Constitutional Convention and a contender for the presidency of the convention.

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