Edgardo Rivera García
Encyclopedia
Edgardo Rivera García is an Associate Justice
of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
. He was nominated by Governor
Luis Fortuño
to succeed retired Justice Efraín Rivera Pérez
. Nominated on August 3, 2010, he was confirmed by the Senate of Puerto Rico
on September 8, 2010.
, Rivera García studied at the Liceo Interamericano Castro before obtaining his B.A. at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras campus, in 1977. At the same university, he obtained a Masters in Public Administration in 1983 and a Juris Doctor in 1988. He is single and the father of three daughters.
as a district attorney in 1994, resigning in 1997 to become then-Senate President Charlie Rodriguez
's Director of Legislative Affairs until 2000. That year, Rosselló nominated him to be a Superior Court Judge, a post he held until Fortuño appointed him to the Court of Appeals in 2009. He is the most junior Associate Justice on the Supreme Court.
Associate Justice
Associate Justice or Associate Judge is the title for a member of a judicial panel who is not the Chief Justice in some jurisdictions. The title "Associate Justice" is used for members of the United States Supreme Court and some state supreme courts, and for some other courts in Commonwealth...
of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico is the highest court of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, having judicial authority within Puerto Rico to interpret and decide questions of Commonwealth law. As the highest body of the judicial branch of the Puerto Rican government, it is analogous to one of the...
. He was nominated by Governor
Governor of Puerto Rico
The Governor of Puerto Rico is the Head of Government of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Since 1948, the Governor has been elected by the people of Puerto Rico...
Luis Fortuño
Luis Fortuño
Luis Guillermo Fortuño Burset is the governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a territory of the United States of America. Fortuño is also the president of the New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico , a member of the Republican National Committee, and will be president of the Council of State...
to succeed retired Justice Efraín Rivera Pérez
Efraín Rivera Pérez
Efraín Rivera Pérez was a former Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. He held the position from 2000 to 2010.-Career:...
. Nominated on August 3, 2010, he was confirmed by the Senate of Puerto Rico
Senate of Puerto Rico
The Senate of Puerto Rico is the upper house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the territorial legislature of Puerto Rico. The Senate is composed of 27 senators, representing eight constituent senatorial districts across the commonwealth, with two senators elected per district; an...
on September 8, 2010.
Early life
Born on January 3, 1955 in San Juan, Puerto RicoSan Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
, Rivera García studied at the Liceo Interamericano Castro before obtaining his B.A. at the University of Puerto Rico, Rio Piedras campus, in 1977. At the same university, he obtained a Masters in Public Administration in 1983 and a Juris Doctor in 1988. He is single and the father of three daughters.
Public service
He was appointed by Governor Pedro RossellóPedro Rosselló
Pedro Juan Rosselló González, M.D., , is a Puerto Rican physician and politician who served as the sixth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 1993 to 2001...
as a district attorney in 1994, resigning in 1997 to become then-Senate President Charlie Rodriguez
Charlie Rodríguez
Charles "Charlie" Rodríguez is a New York City-born Puerto Rican politician affiliated with the New Progressive Party . He served as the eleventh President of the Senate of Puerto Rico from 1997 until 2000.-Early life:...
's Director of Legislative Affairs until 2000. That year, Rosselló nominated him to be a Superior Court Judge, a post he held until Fortuño appointed him to the Court of Appeals in 2009. He is the most junior Associate Justice on the Supreme Court.