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Supreme Court of Puerto Rico (Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico)

Appointed by governor9 justices· TSPR

Chief: The Governor appoints (and the Senate confirms) one of the justices as Chief Justice (Juez/Jueza Presidente); serves until mandatory retirement at age 70..

Justices
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  • Maite D. Oronoz RodríguezChief Justice · since 2016
  • Rafael L. Martínez Torressince 2009
  • Mildred G. Pabón Charnecosince 2009
  • Erick V. Kolthoff Caraballosince 2009
  • Roberto Feliberti Cintrónsince 2011
  • Luis F. Estrella Martínezsince 2011
  • Ángel Colón Pérezsince 2016
  • Camille Rivera Pérezsince 2025
  • Raúl Arnaldo Candelario Lópezsince 2025

Roster as of 2026-06-13.

Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico (Constitución del Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico)

Adopted 1952. Its declaration of rights sits in Article II (Bill of Rights / Carta de Derechos). This court has the final word on what the Puerto Rico constitution means.

Primacy, interprets its own constitution first

How a state reads its own rights provisions relative to the federal floor, lockstep vs departure.

State-court structure and selection methods are from official and reference sources; the justice roster is point-in-time. Civibrief carries each state's highest court (lower state courts are out of scope for now).