Organic Act of the Judiciary of Puerto Rico

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judicial statute law of Puerto Rico organic law

The Organic Act of the Judiciary of Puerto Rico is the foundational law that structures, organizes, and regulates the operation and jurisdiction of Puerto Rico’s court system.

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Observed surface forms (1)

Surface form	Occurrences
Judiciary Act of Puerto Rico	1

Statements (39)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	judicial statute ⓘ law of Puerto Rico ⓘ organic law ⓘ
aimsTo	clarify jurisdictional boundaries among Puerto Rico courts ⓘ ensure orderly functioning of the Puerto Rico judiciary ⓘ provide statutory framework for the Puerto Rico court system ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	Puerto Rico ⓘ
basedOn	Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ surface form: Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
country	United States territory of Puerto Rico ⓘ
defines	administration of the courts of Puerto Rico ⓘ jurisdiction of the courts of Puerto Rico ⓘ powers of the courts of Puerto Rico ⓘ structure of the courts of Puerto Rico ⓘ
enforcedIn	Puerto Rico ⓘ surface form: Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
establishes	Supreme Court of Puerto Rico as court of last resort ⓘ intermediate appellate courts of Puerto Rico ⓘ trial courts of Puerto Rico ⓘ
governs	administrative authority of the Chief Justice of Puerto Rico ⓘ administrative office of the courts of Puerto Rico ⓘ allocation of subject‑matter jurisdiction among Puerto Rico courts ⓘ appointment of court personnel in Puerto Rico ⓘ composition of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ⓘ internal procedures of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ⓘ judicial districts of Puerto Rico ⓘ organization of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ⓘ venues of Puerto Rico courts ⓘ
hasLegalEffectOn	administrative supervision of judges in Puerto Rico ⓘ case assignment in Puerto Rico courts ⓘ hierarchy of Puerto Rico courts ⓘ operation of Puerto Rico courts ⓘ
language	English ⓘ Spanish ⓘ
legalSystem	civil law influenced system of Puerto Rico ⓘ
partOf	legal system of Puerto Rico ⓘ
regulates	Judicial Branch of Puerto Rico ⓘ court system of Puerto Rico ⓘ
subject	judicial administration ⓘ judicial organization ⓘ jurisdictional rules ⓘ

Referenced by (2)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico → governedBy → Organic Act of the Judiciary of Puerto Rico ⓘ

Municipal Court of Puerto Rico → governedBy → Organic Act of the Judiciary of Puerto Rico ⓘ

this entity surface form: Judiciary Act of Puerto Rico