War crime trials

John Brannon, second from left, sits with members of the Japanese defense counsel. John Brannon was a defense attorney for the International Military Tribunal of the Far East who represented Japanese war criminals in Tokyo, Japan. Names inscribed on photo are hard to read.

John Brannon stands at a lectern in an empty courtroom. Brannon was a defense attorney for the International Military Tribunal of the Far East who represented Japanese war criminals in Tokyo, Japan.

Defense Attorneys of the International Military Tribunal of the Far East gather on the front steps of a building in Tokyo, Japan. John Brannon is third from the right in the front row. All others are unidentified.

Major General Myron C. Cramer (left), representative of the United States at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East, consults with his legal advisor, Lieutenant Colonel William E. Kuder, in the General's office in the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan.

John Brannon holds documents with Japanese writing. John Brannon was a defense attorney for the International Military Tribunal of the Far East who represented Japanese war criminals in Tokyo, Japan.

Admiral James Richardson, Commander-in-Chief of the United States Fleet, testifies on the witness stand at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East during the Pearl Harbor phase of the trials of the twenty-seven accused Japanese war criminals. It was held at the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan.

Admiral James Richardson, former Commander in Chief of the United States Fleet, and members of his party stand before a map of Pearl Harbor at the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan during the International Military Tribunal of the Far East. From left to right: Lieutenant P. S. McManus, Admiral Richardson, Captain J. J. Robinson, and Commander C. T. Cole.

Elaine Fischel, right, stands next to Hideki Tojo. Fischel was a legal secretary to John Brannon who was a defense attorney during the War Crimes Trials in Japan. Tojo was Prime Minister of Japan and tried during the International Military Tribunal of the Far East.

The judges at the War Crimes Trials of the twenty-seven accused Japanese war criminals sit on the bench at the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan. Left to right: Judge Roling, Netherlands; Judge McDougall, Canada; Lord Patrick, Great Britain; Major General Myron Cramer, United States; Sir William Webb, Chief Justice, Australia; Judge Mei, China; Major General Zaryanov, Soviet Union; Judge Bernard, France; Judge Northcroft, New Zealand; and Judge Jaranilla, The Philippines. Others are unidentified.

Justice E. Stuart McDougall, Court of King's Bench, Montreal, Quebec, Canada, represented Canada at the International Military Tribunal of the Far East. McDougall is seen standing in his chambers at the War Ministry Building in Tokyo, Japan.