Supreme Court

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The Supreme Court is the highest judicial authority in Puerto Rico, serving as the final arbiter of legal disputes and interpreter of the territory’s constitution and laws.

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Supreme Court canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf court
judicial body
supreme court
appealsTo Supreme Court of the United States
appealTypeToUSSupremeCourt certiorari
appointmentBy Governor of Puerto Rico
appointmentsRequire advice and consent of the Senate of Puerto Rico
branchOf Judicial Branch of Puerto Rico
buildingType courthouse
canDeclare laws unconstitutional under the Constitution of Puerto Rico
canExercise judicial review
canReview decisions of lower courts of Puerto Rico
constitutionalStatus Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
surface form: constitutional court of Puerto Rico
country Puerto Rico
United States of America
surface form: United States
establishedBy Constitution of Puerto Rico
governs judicial administration in Puerto Rico
hasJurisdictionOver administrative law in Puerto Rico
civil law in Puerto Rico
constitutional law in Puerto Rico
criminal law in Puerto Rico
hasNumberOfJudges 9
hasPower admit attorneys to the bar of Puerto Rico
discipline attorneys in Puerto Rico
promulgate rules of court for Puerto Rico
regulate the practice of law in Puerto Rico
hears appeals on questions of Puerto Rico law
constitutional challenges under the Constitution of Puerto Rico
includesPosition Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Chief Justice of Puerto Rico
interprets Constitution of Puerto Rico
statutes of Puerto Rico
jurisdiction Puerto Rico
language English
Spanish
legalAuthorityFrom Constitution of Puerto Rico
legalNature territorial supreme court of the United States
legalSystem civil law system with common law influences
locatedIn Puerto Rico
San Juan
mandatoryRetirementAge 70
oversees Court of Appeals of Puerto Rico
Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico
partOf Government of Puerto Rico
surface form: government of Puerto Rico
positionInHierarchy highest court in Puerto Rico
role court of last resort in Puerto Rico
final arbiter of legal disputes in Puerto Rico
interpreter of the Constitution of Puerto Rico
interpreter of the laws of Puerto Rico
termLength life tenure until mandatory retirement age

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