Supreme Court of Puerto Rico

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The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico is the highest judicial authority in Puerto Rico, responsible for interpreting the territory’s constitution and laws and overseeing its court system.

Aliases (4)

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	court → judicial body → supreme court →
appliesToJurisdiction	Puerto Rico →
appointmentBy	Governor of Puerto Rico →
appointmentsRequire	advice and consent of the Senate of Puerto Rico →
building	Puerto Rico Supreme Court Building →
country	Puerto Rico →
decidesOn	appeals from lower courts of Puerto Rico → constitutionality of laws of Puerto Rico → rules of court for Puerto Rico →
established	1952 →
establishedBy	Constitution of Puerto Rico →
handles	disciplinary proceedings against attorneys in Puerto Rico → disciplinary proceedings against judges in Puerto Rico → extraordinary writs in Puerto Rico →
hasAuthorityOver	Court of Appeals of Puerto Rico → Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico →
hasPart	Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico → Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico →
hasPosition	Associate Justice → Chief Justice →
headquartersLocation	San Juan, Puerto Rico →
interprets	Constitution of Puerto Rico → Puerto Rico Rules of Civil Procedure → Puerto Rico Rules of Criminal Procedure → laws of Puerto Rico →
jurisdiction	Puerto Rico →
languageOfWork	English → Spanish →
legalSystem	civil law → common law influences →
locatedIn	Old San Juan →
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity	Puerto Rico → San Juan →
locatedOn	Paseo Covadonga →
location	San Juan, Puerto Rico →
mandatoryRetirementAge	70 →
numberOfPositions	9 →
oversees	Judicial Branch of Puerto Rico → court system of Puerto Rico →
partOf	Government of Puerto Rico → Judicial Branch of Puerto Rico →
power	judicial review →
precededBy	Supreme Court of Puerto Rico under the Foraker Act → Supreme Court of Puerto Rico under the Jones–Shafroth Act →
role	court of last resort → final interpreter of the Constitution of Puerto Rico → final interpreter of the laws of Puerto Rico → highest judicial authority in Puerto Rico →
termLength	until mandatory retirement age →

Referenced by (27)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Court of Appeals of Puerto Rico → Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico →	appealsTo
Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico → Judicial Branch of Puerto Rico →	governingBody
Judicial Branch of Puerto Rico → Puerto Rico →	highestCourt
Government of Puerto Rico → Puerto Rico →	judicialBody
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ("Supreme Court of Puerto Rico under the Foraker Act") → Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ("Supreme Court of Puerto Rico under the Jones–Shafroth Act") →	precededBy
Puerto Rico Rules of Civil Procedure →	appliesTo
Article V – The Judicial Branch ("Supreme Court of Puerto Rico to oversee judicial administration") →	authorizes
Puerto Rico Penal Code →	bindingOn
Constitution of Puerto Rico →	createsBody
Article VI – General Provisions →	enforcedBy
Article V – The Judicial Branch →	establishes
Article V – The Judicial Branch →	grantsPowerTo
Judicial Branch of Puerto Rico →	hasPart
Puerto Rico Supreme Court Building →	houses
Puerto Rico Rules of Civil Procedure →	interpretedBy
Court of Appeals of Puerto Rico →	isLowerCourtThan
San Juan →	isSeatOf
Puerto Rico Rules of Evidence →	promulgatedBy
Article V – The Judicial Branch ("Supreme Court of Puerto Rico as court of last resort") →	recognizes
Municipal Court of Puerto Rico →	subjectToReviewBy
Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico →	supervisedBy
Court of Appeals of Puerto Rico →	supervisingCourt