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Defined under the Constitution of Puerto Rico
The Judiciary of Puerto Rico is the judicial branch of the Government of Puerto Rico, comprising all the courts of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Defined
Judiciary_of_Puerto_Rico
The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico) is the highest court of Puerto Rico, having judicial authority to construe
Supreme_Court_of_Puerto_Rico
City and municipality of Puerto Rico
Spanish: [ˈponse] ) is a city and a municipality on the southern coast of Puerto Rico. The most populated city outside the San Juan metropolitan area, Ponce
Ponce,_Puerto_Rico
government of Puerto Rico encompasses the local administrative structure of the archipelago and island of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United
Government_of_Puerto_Rico
U.S. territory in the Caribbean
Puerto Rico (abbreviated PR), officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, is a self-governing Caribbean archipelago and island organized as an unincorporated
Puerto_Rico
politics of Puerto Rico take place in the framework of a democratic republic form of government that is under the jurisdiction and sovereignty of the United
Politics_of_Puerto_Rico
United States district court in Puerto Rico
District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (in case citations, D.P.R.; Spanish: Tribunal del Distrito de Puerto Rico) is the federal district court
United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Puerto_Rico
Governor of Puerto Rico since 2025
a Puerto Rican politician who is serving as the governor of Puerto Rico since 2025, having previously served as the 20th resident commissioner of Puerto
Jenniffer_González-Colón
Professional association in Puerto Rico
The Bar Association of Puerto Rico (BAPR) or Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico (CAPR) is the bar association of Puerto Rico. It is the oldest professional
Bar Association of Puerto Rico
Bar_Association_of_Puerto_Rico
Voting rights of United States citizens who live in the U.S. territory of Puerto Rico, like the voting rights of residents of other U.S. territories,
Federal voting rights in Puerto Rico
Federal_voting_rights_in_Puerto_Rico
Constitution of the commonwealth and unincorporated U.S. territory
Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Constitución del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit. 'Constitution of the Free Associated
Constitution_of_Puerto_Rico
The legal system of Puerto Rico is a mix of the civil law and the common law systems. Puerto Rico is the only current U.S. jurisdiction whose legal system
Law_of_Puerto_Rico
Unincorporated territory of the United States
Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico, lit. 'Free Associated State of Puerto Rico') is an unincorporated territory of the
Political status of Puerto Rico
Political_status_of_Puerto_Rico
list of notable people from Puerto Rico which includes people who were born in Puerto Rico (Borinquen) and people who are of full or partial Puerto Rican
List_of_Puerto_Ricans
Congress had attempted to make English the primary language in order for Puerto Rico to join the union as the 51st state, but it was brought back as the second
English language in Puerto Rico
English_language_in_Puerto_Rico
Puerto Rican judge (born 1974)
1974) is a Puerto Rican jurist serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. She previously
Gina_R._Méndez-Miró
chronology of membership on the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico begins in 1898 and is grouped below under successive chief justices. Puerto Rico portal Law
List of justices of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
List_of_justices_of_the_Supreme_Court_of_Puerto_Rico
Upper house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Senado de Puerto Rico) is the upper house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the territorial legislature of Puerto Rico
Senate_of_Puerto_Rico
Governor of Puerto Rico from 2021 to 2025
Pierluisi Urrutia (born April 26, 1959) is a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer who served as the Governor of Puerto Rico from 2021 to 2025, having previously
Pedro_Pierluisi
City and municipality in Puerto Rico
in Puerto Rico and capital of the department of the same name located in the eastern coast of the island, north of Yabucoa; south of Naguabo; east of Las
Humacao,_Puerto_Rico
Puerto Rican politician
a Puerto Rican lawyer and politician who served as a legislator in the 24th and 25th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, and as president of the
Leo_Díaz_Urbina
status for Puerto Rico includes various ideas for the future of Puerto Rico, and there are differing points of view on whether Puerto Rico's political
Proposed political status for Puerto Rico
Proposed_political_status_for_Puerto_Rico
Graduate school program of University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus
of Puerto Rico School of Law is the law school of the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras, the only law school in the University of Puerto Rico System
University of Puerto Rico School of Law
University_of_Puerto_Rico_School_of_Law
2016 U.S. law and oversight board on Puerto Rico's debt crisis
The Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act (PROMESA) is a U.S. federal law enacted in 2016 that serves as a custom-made bankruptcy
Puerto Rico Oversight, Management, and Economic Stability Act
Puerto_Rico_Oversight,_Management,_and_Economic_Stability_Act
American judge (born 1965)
District of Puerto Rico. Born in 1965, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Gelpí attended high school at Academia del Perpetuo Socorro. He received a Bachelor of Arts
Gustavo_Gelpí
the Puerto Rico Bar Association in order to practice law. Law portal Puerto Rico portal Judiciary of Puerto Rico Internal Revenue Code (Puerto Rico) Law
Legal profession in Puerto Rico
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Five territories (American Samoa, Guam, the Northern Mariana Islands, Puerto Rico, and the United States Virgin Islands) are permanently inhabited, unincorporated
Territories of the United States
Territories_of_the_United_States
political status of Puerto Rico has ramifications into many spheres of Puerto Rican life, and there are limits to the level of autonomy the Puerto Rican government
Implications of Puerto Rico's political status
Implications_of_Puerto_Rico's_political_status
Puerto Rican politician
Navas de León is a Puerto Rican politician from the New Progressive Party (PNP). He served as member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001. Navas
Luis_Felipe_Navas
Component of the criminal justice system of Puerto Rico
Law enforcement in Puerto Rico is one of three major components of the criminal justice system of Puerto Rico, along with courts and corrections. Although
Law enforcement in Puerto Rico
Law_enforcement_in_Puerto_Rico
Puerto Rican politician
of Puerto Rico at the 1996 general elections representing the District of San Juan. During that term, he served as Chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee
Jorge_Santini
Voluntary association of lawyers based in Brooklyn, New York, US
Association of Puerto Rico or Colegio de Abogados de Puerto Rico, which is the bar association of Puerto Rico. The earliest predecessor of today's PRBA
Puerto_Rican_Bar_Association
American communist organization
organization's sole leader, announced the end of the YLP's presence in Puerto Rico, and renamed the organization the Puerto Rican Revolutionary Workers Organization
Puerto Rican Revolutionary Workers Organization
Puerto_Rican_Revolutionary_Workers_Organization
Puerto Rican politician (born 1957)
Complutense University of Madrid. Was appointed District judge in 1992 and later judge administrator. He was president of the Puerto Rico Judiciary Association from
Ferdinand_Mercado
Puerto Rican judge (born 1967)
is the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Arias-Marxuach graduated from Colegio San
Raúl_M._Arias-Marxuach
represented by the Governor of Puerto Rico, the Senate, the Executive Council and the judiciary would be appointed by the President of the United States, with
1900 Puerto Rican general election
1900_Puerto_Rican_general_election
Secretary of Justice of Puerto Rico (1983) Nora L. Rodríguez Matías: First female to serve as the President of the Bar Association of Puerto Rico (1988)
List of first women lawyers and judges in U.S. territories
List_of_first_women_lawyers_and_judges_in_U.S._territories
Puerto Rican politician
a Puerto Rican-American politician and attorney affiliated to the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). He served as a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from
Marco_Antonio_Rigau
Puerto Rican judge (born 1961)
(born September 15, 1961 in San Juan, Puerto Rico) is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Graduated from High School at Escuela
Erick_Kolthoff
Member of Senate of Puerto Rico
Rodríguez Negrón (born July 14, 1933, in Toa Alta, Puerto Rico) served as a member of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 1989 to 2001. From 1993 to 2001, he chaired
Enrique_Rodríguez_Negrón
Puerto Rican judge (born 1976)
1976) is a Puerto Rican jurist who serves as the 17th chief justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico since 2016. Oronoz is Puerto Rico's first openly
Maite_Oronoz_Rodríguez
Trinidadian and Tobagonian-American judge (born 1983)
in Puerto Rico. Sooknanan served as lead counsel on behalf of Puerto Rican bondholders or vulture funds who were seeking to maximize recovery of money
Sparkle_L._Sooknanan
1978 murder of two young Puerto Rican pro-independence activists
July 25, 1978, at Cerro Maravilla, a mountain in Ponce, Puerto Rico, wherein two young Puerto Rican pro-independence activists, Carlos Enrique Soto Arriví
Cerro_Maravilla_murders
Puerto Rican judge (born 1967)
States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Antongiorgi-Jordán earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Seton
María_Antongiorgi-Jordán
Puerto Rican lawyer
includes the defense of the government of Puerto Rico against a lawsuit presented by the Puerto Rico Association of Members of the Judiciary. The Association
Margarita_Mercado_Echegaray
Puerto Rican politician (born 1963)
Laureano (born November 24, 1963) is a Puerto Rican lawyer and politician who served as a member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives from 2013 to 2020
María_Milagros_Charbonier
Puerto Rican judge
District of Puerto Rico, but her nomination was rejected by the Senate Judiciary Committee three times. In 2001, she was appointed Secretary of Justice of Puerto
Anabelle_Rodríguez
in Puerto Rico Clemente Ruiz Nazario (1921): First Puerto Rican male appointed as a judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (1952)
List of first minority male lawyers and judges in U.S. territories
List_of_first_minority_male_lawyers_and_judges_in_U.S._territories
American lawyer (born 1964)
District of Puerto Rico. He was previously an assistant United States attorney for the Middle District of Florida. Muldrow earned his Bachelor of Arts from
W._Stephen_Muldrow
American political activist (born 1979)
problems in Puerto Rico. Archila pointed in particular to Bank of Santander as an example of economic debt pressures on Puerto Rico in the wake of Hurricane
Ana_María_Archila
Puerto Rican journalist (born 1952)
University of Puerto Rico School of Law, where he served as associate editor of the UPR Law Review from 1976 to 1977, he was the editor of Breakthrough
Luis_Dávila_Colón
Puerto Rican judge (born 1945)
district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Domínguez received a Bachelor of Arts degree
Daniel_R._Domínguez
Puerto Rican judge (born 1956)
district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Delgado Hernández was born in 1956, in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He received
Pedro_Delgado_Hernández
Puerto Rican judge
a Puerto Rican retired Superior Court Judge who was the first Afro-Puerto Rican member of the islands' judiciary. He was appointed by Puerto Rico Governor
Erick_Kolthoff-Benners
Puerto Rican judge (born 1974)
of Law. She began her professional career as a legal officer at the Puerto Rico Court of Appeals, where she discovered her vocation for the judiciary
Camille_Rivera_Pérez
US federal law
Organizations (RICO) Act is a United States federal law that provides for extended criminal penalties and a civil cause of action for acts performed as part of an
Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act
Racketeer_Influenced_and_Corrupt_Organizations_Act
American judge
Judiciary Career - Michigan alumnus, Volume 59, p. 100 "PUERTO RICO HERALD: Naveira Becomes First Female Chief Justice Of The Supreme Court". Puerto Rico
Jaime_Sifre_Dávila
Puerto Rican lawyer and politician (born 1986)
Albelo (born March 25, 1986) is a former member of the 29th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico. Natal is currently affiliated with the Citizen's
Manuel_Natal_Albelo
Constituent polity of the United States
preference of becoming a U.S. state. Puerto Rico, an unincorporated U.S. territory, refers to itself as the "Commonwealth of Puerto Rico" in the English
U.S._state
American judge (born 1946)
Fuentes was born on February 16, 1946, in Humacao, Puerto Rico; he moved with his family from Puerto Rico to New York in 1950, according to a May 16, 2000
Julio_M._Fuentes
Puerto Rican judge (born 1955)
District of Puerto Rico. Delgado-Colón was born in Lares, Puerto Rico. She received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Puerto Rico in 1977
Aida_Delgado-Colón
Lower house of the 19th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
The 31st House of Representatives of Puerto Rico was the lower house of the 19th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico and met from January 2, 2021 to January
31st House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
31st_House_of_Representatives_of_Puerto_Rico
Puerto Rican politician (born 1973)
member of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico from 2005 to 2012, and of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 2012 to 2013. In December 2012, after
Liza_Fernández_Rodríguez
Puerto Rican politician
and a former at-large senator in the Puerto Rico Senate. Calixto Calero Juarbe was born in Isabela, Puerto Rico. He earned a bachelor's degree in Business
Calixto_Calero_Juarbe
U.S. federal judge in Puerto Rico (1933–2020)
District Court for the District of Puerto Rico from 1974 to 1984. He was also a competitive sailor, competing for the Puerto Rican team at the Summer Olympic
Juan_R._Torruella
Puerto Rican lawyer (1877–1946)
Colón Díaz (August 23, 1877, in Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico – September 16, 1946, in Ponce, Puerto Rico) was a Puerto Rican lawyer, businessperson, public official
Felipe_Colón_Díaz
Puerto Rican politician
finishes graduate studies with a Master's in Puerto Rican History at the Center for Advanced Studies of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean. In March 1998, he completes
Jorge_de_Castro_Font
U.S. federal judge in Puerto Rico
is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Cerezo is the first Latina to serve on a
Carmen_Consuelo_Cerezo
Puerto Rican judge (born 1944)
United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, García-Gregory received an
Jay_A._García-Gregory
New Deal. Retrieved 2026-02-21. History of the Federal Judiciary: Historic Federal Courthouses: Ponce, Puerto Rico. Retrieved 23 May 2013. "Jose V. Toledo
List of United States post offices in territories
List_of_United_States_post_offices_in_territories
American professional association
States Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, Guam, American Samoa and the Northern Marianas Islands. It is headed by a board composed of its four officers, the
Conference_of_Chief_Justices
Puerto Rican judge (born 1977)
confirmation hearing on June 22, 2016 at the Senate of Puerto Rico he was praised by the Judiciary Committee Chairman, Senator Miguel Pereira Castillo
Angel_Colón-Pérez
Current United States federal appellate court
following districts: District of Maine District of Massachusetts District of New Hampshire District of Puerto Rico District of Rhode Island The court is based
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_First_Circuit
Puerto Rican politician
19, 1965) is a Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party (PPD). He was member of the Puerto Rico House of Representatives
Charlie_Hernández
National government of the United States
the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, and a resident commissioner from Puerto Rico. Unlike the U.S. Senate, all members of the U.S. House must
Federal government of the United States
Federal_government_of_the_United_States
Dominican-American judge (born 1963)
for the District of Puerto Rico and a former United States magistrate judge of the same court. Carreño-Coll earned her Bachelor of Arts, cum laude, from
Silvia_Carreño-Coll
Title 11 of the United States Code to treat Puerto Rico as a State for purposes of chapter 9 of such title relating to the adjustment of debts of municipalities
H.R._870_(114th_Congress)
Puerto Rican judge (born 1968)
district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. She previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court
Camille_Vélez-Rivé
Post-1891 U.S. appellate circuit courts
The United States courts of appeals are the intermediate appellate courts of the U.S. federal judiciary. They hear appeals in cases from the U.S. district
United States courts of appeals
United_States_courts_of_appeals
of the 2010 census, Holyoke, Massachusetts had the largest Puerto Rican population, per capita, of any city in the United States outside Puerto Rico proper
Puerto Ricans in Holyoke, Massachusetts
Puerto_Ricans_in_Holyoke,_Massachusetts
Puerto Rican political scientist
Juan, Puerto Rico, on June 23, 1951, the only son of Dominga "Minga" Cordero and Angel Manuel "Mel" Falcón. He lived in New York City since the age of six
Angelo_Falcón
First human inhabitants of the Caribbean
distinguish the Taíno from the neo-Taíno nations of Cuba, Puerto Rico, and Hispaniola, and the Lucayan of the Bahamas and Jamaica. Linguistically or culturally
Indigenous peoples of the Caribbean
Indigenous_peoples_of_the_Caribbean
Puerto Rican judge (born 1955)
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York. Irizarry was born on January 26, 1955, in San Sebastian, Puerto Rico, and
Dora_Irizarry
(Confirmation Raul M. Arias-Marxuach, of Puerto Rico, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico)". United States Senate. May 2, 2019.
List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump
List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Donald_Trump
Branch of government in Mexico
Judiciary of Mexico, officially the Judicial Power of the Federation (Spanish: Poder Judicial de la Federación; PJF), is one of the three branches of
Judiciary_of_Mexico
Lower house of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico
The 30th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico is the lower house of the 18th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico and met from January 2, 2017, to January
30th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
30th_House_of_Representatives_of_Puerto_Rico
American politician
in the Georgia House of Representatives. Lopez was born and raised in Puerto Rico. She graduated from the University of Puerto Rico with a B. A. in 1999
Zulma_Lopez
territorial courts. Each of the 50 states has between one and four district courts, and the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico each has a district court
List of United States district and territorial courts
List_of_United_States_district_and_territorial_courts
American judge (born 1960)
Puerto Rico portal Biography portal List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists List of first minority male lawyers and judges in New York List of Puerto
Albert_Diaz_(judge)
The judiciary of El Salvador comprises a number of courts in a hierarchy. The highest court is the Supreme Court of El Salvador, consisting of 4 different
Judiciary_of_El_Salvador
Historic building in Ponce, Puerto Rico
Ponce." Puerto Rico Ilustrado. 5 November 1930. pp. 13,91. History of the Federal Judiciary: Historic Federal Courthouses: Ponce, Puerto Rico. Retrieved
Luis A. Ferré United States Courthouse and Post Office Building
Luis_A._Ferré_United_States_Courthouse_and_Post_Office_Building
Law to allow U.S. Supreme Court discretion in certiorari for most types of cases
The Judiciary Act of 1925 (43 Stat. 936), also known as the Judge's Bill or Certiorari Act, was an act of the United States Congress that sought to reduce
Judiciary_Act_of_1925
US state judiciary
The judiciary of Iowa is a branch of the Government of Iowa that interprets and applies the laws of Iowa, to ensure equal justice under law, and to provide
Judiciary_of_Iowa
Voluntary professional organization
country and in Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Local chapters provide benefits, including: Networking opportunities with federal judiciary and other
Federal_Bar_Association
The judiciary of Trinidad and Tobago is a branch of the Government of Trinidad and Tobago that interprets and applies the laws of Trinidad and Tobago
Judiciary of Trinidad and Tobago
Judiciary_of_Trinidad_and_Tobago
Index of articles associated with the same name
Courts of Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Puerto Rico) United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts Judiciary of Massachusetts
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Session of the Puerto Rico Legislature
The 29th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico is the lower house of the 17th Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico and will meet from January 14, 2013
29th House of Representatives of Puerto Rico
29th_House_of_Representatives_of_Puerto_Rico
American judge (born 1968)
born on May 16, 1968, in Brooklyn, New York. Bissoon's father was from Puerto Rico and her mother from Trinidad. When Bissoon was four years old, her father
Cathy_Bissoon
colonias, Cuba, Puerto-Rico y Filipinas, estados hispano-americanos y Portugal [Yearbook of Commerce, Industry, Judiciary and Administration of Spain, its
Timeline_of_Camagüey
Puerto Rican activist
achieve independence for Puerto Rico. At their trial proceedings, some of the arrested declared their status as prisoners of war, and refused to participate
Edwin_Cortes
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Girl/Female
Latin
Mother of Asopus.
Boy/Male
Spanish
Born fourth.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Ray of Light
Male
Italian
Italian form of Latin Hubertus, UBERTO means "bright heart/spirit."Â
Boy/Male
Spanish
From the city.
Male
Celtic
, great justiciary, or functionary.
Boy/Male
Shakespearean
King Henry IV, Part 1' Earl of March. Scroop.
Boy/Male
Greek
Rock.
Male
Italian
Italian form of Latin Petrus, PIETRO means "rock, stone."
Boy/Male
Muslim
Deserving, Well wishing
Boy/Male
Australian, Chinese, Danish, French, German, Greek, Italian, Swiss
Rock
Male
Italian
Italian form of Latin Petrus, PIERO means "rock, stone."
Male
Spanish
Spanish name derived from Latin juniperus, JUNÃPERO means "juniper tree."
Boy/Male
Italian
noble.
Biblical
Ecclesiasticus or the Sirach = Joshua, Joshua, saviour, or whose help is Jehovah Jehovah, I am; the eternal living one Jehovah, self-subsisting
Boy/Male
Teutonic
Intelligent.
Male
Spanish
Spanish form of Latin Robertus, RUPERTO means "bright fame."
Girl/Female
Hindu, Indian, Telugu
Judicial
Boy/Male
Teutonic
Intelligent.
Male
Chamoru
, free, unbound.
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