Chief Justice of Puerto Rico

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The Chief Justice of Puerto Rico is the head of the island’s judicial branch and presiding officer of its Supreme Court, responsible for overseeing the administration of justice and the court system.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf chief justice
judicial office
public office
appliesToJurisdiction Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
appointedBy Governor of Puerto Rico
appointedForTerm until mandatory retirement age
branchOfGovernment Judicial branch
confirmedBy Senate of Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
constitutes part of the government of Puerto Rico
country Puerto Rico
hasAuthorityOver rules of court for Puerto Rico
hasJurisdictionOver court system of Puerto Rico
hasRank highest judicial officer in Puerto Rico
hasResponsibility administrative leadership of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
representing the judiciary of Puerto Rico in official functions
supervision of court budgets and administration in Puerto Rico
headOf Judicial Branch of Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
inception 20th century
languageOfWorkOrName English
Spanish
legalSystem United States territorial law
civil law system
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity San Juan, Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
mandatoryRetirementAge 70
memberOf Supreme Court of Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
nativeLabel Juez Presidente de Puerto Rico
officeHoldersInclude Andréu García NERFINISHED
Federico Hernández Denton NERFINISHED
José Trías Monge NERFINISHED
Liana Fiol Matta NERFINISHED
Maite Oronoz Rodríguez NERFINISHED
officeType head of court
head of judiciary
oversees judicial administration in Puerto Rico
lower courts of Puerto Rico
partOf Judicial Branch of Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
playsRoleIn case assignment in the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
judicial discipline in Puerto Rico
presidesOver Supreme Court of Puerto Rico NERFINISHED
responsibleFor administration of justice in Puerto Rico
administration of the court system of Puerto Rico
seat Supreme Court of Puerto Rico Building NERFINISHED
style Honorable
subordinateTo Constitution of Puerto Rico NERFINISHED

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Supreme Court includesPosition Chief Justice of Puerto Rico
subject surface form: Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Rama Judicial de Puerto Rico headOfGovernment Chief Justice of Puerto Rico
this entity surface form: Juez Presidente del Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico