Article V of the Constitution of Puerto Rico

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Article V of the Constitution of Puerto Rico is the section that establishes and regulates the island’s judicial branch, including the structure, powers, and functions of its courts.

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Article V of the Constitution of Puerto Rico canonical 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf constitutional provision ⓘ
adoptedIn Constitutional Convention of Puerto Rico ⓘ
aimsTo secure an independent and impartial judiciary in Puerto Rico ⓘ
appliesTo courts of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ⓘ
authorizes Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico to create inferior courts ⓘ
Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico to determine number of judges ⓘ
constitutionalStatus supreme law within the judicial domain of Puerto Rico ⓘ
dateOfEffect 1952 ⓘ
defines appellate jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ⓘ
composition of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ⓘ
jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ⓘ
original jurisdiction of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ⓘ
power of judicial review in Puerto Rico ⓘ
ensures existence of a court of last resort in Puerto Rico ⓘ
establishes Court of First Instance of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ⓘ
intermediate appellate courts of Puerto Rico ⓘ
judicial branch of Puerto Rico ⓘ
governs administration of justice in Puerto Rico ⓘ
organization of the judicial branch of Puerto Rico ⓘ
grantsPower Supreme Court of Puerto Rico to adopt rules of court ⓘ
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico to declare laws unconstitutional ⓘ
jurisdiction Puerto Rico ⓘ
language English ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalSystem civil law and common law mixed system of Puerto Rico ⓘ
partOf Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
prohibits reduction of judicial salaries during a judge’s term ⓘ
protects independence of the judiciary of Puerto Rico ⓘ
provides for creation of lower courts by law ⓘ
regulates appointment of judges in Puerto Rico ⓘ
discipline of judges in Puerto Rico ⓘ
functions of the courts of Puerto Rico ⓘ
powers of the courts of Puerto Rico ⓘ
qualifications for judicial office in Puerto Rico ⓘ
removal of judges in Puerto Rico ⓘ
retirement of judges in Puerto Rico ⓘ
salaries of judges in Puerto Rico ⓘ
structure of the courts of Puerto Rico ⓘ
temporary assignment of judges in Puerto Rico ⓘ
tenure of judges in Puerto Rico ⓘ
relatedTo Article IV of the Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
Article VI of the Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ
requires good behavior as condition for judicial tenure ⓘ
oath of office for judges in Puerto Rico ⓘ
subject judicial branch of Puerto Rico ⓘ

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Article VII of the Constitution of Puerto Rico → relatedTo → Article V of the Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ