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 ⓘ
appointedBy Governor of Puerto Rico ⓘ
appointedForTerm until mandatory retirement age ⓘ
branchOfGovernment Judicial branch ⓘ
confirmedBy Senate of Puerto Rico ⓘ
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 ⓘ
inception 20th century ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
Spanish ⓘ
legalSystem United States territorial law ⓘ
civil law system ⓘ
locatedInTheAdministrativeTerritorialEntity San Juan, Puerto Rico ⓘ
mandatoryRetirementAge 70 ⓘ
memberOf Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ⓘ
nativeLabel Juez Presidente de Puerto Rico ⓘ
officeHoldersInclude Andréu García ⓘ
Federico Hernández Denton ⓘ
José Trías Monge ⓘ
Liana Fiol Matta ⓘ
Maite Oronoz Rodríguez ⓘ
officeType head of court ⓘ
head of judiciary ⓘ
oversees judicial administration in Puerto Rico ⓘ
lower courts of Puerto Rico ⓘ
partOf Judicial Branch of Puerto Rico ⓘ
playsRoleIn case assignment in the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ⓘ
judicial discipline in Puerto Rico ⓘ
presidesOver Supreme Court of Puerto Rico ⓘ
responsibleFor administration of justice in Puerto Rico ⓘ
administration of the court system of Puerto Rico ⓘ
seat Supreme Court of Puerto Rico Building ⓘ
style Honorable ⓘ
subordinateTo Constitution of Puerto Rico ⓘ

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Supreme Court of Puerto Rico → includesPosition → Chief Justice of Puerto Rico ⓘ
subject linked to: Supreme Court
Rama Judicial de Puerto Rico → headOfGovernment → Juez Presidente del Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico ⓘ
linked to: Chief Justice of Puerto Rico