Ferdinand Mercado
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Ferdinand Mercado-Ramos is a former Secretary of the Puerto Rico Department of State under Governor Sila Calderón from 2001 to 2004. His government service ended after Gov. Calderón appointed him as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
and his nomination was later withdrawn when it became apparent that he would not be confirmed by the Senate of Puerto Rico
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Mercado is one of the few Puerto Ricans who have ample, high level experience in the three branches of state government. He served as a legislative assistant, executive director of the House Government Affairs Committee and Secretary of the House of Representatives. In the judicial branch, he served as a district court judge abnd as president of the Puerto Rico Judicature Association.
An accomplished poet whose works have been published in several books, Mercado currently practices law and is a prominent political analyst for the Notiuno radio network in Puerto Rico. He is married and has two children.
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...
and his nomination was later withdrawn when it became apparent that he would not be confirmed by the Senate of Puerto Rico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...
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Mercado is one of the few Puerto Ricans who have ample, high level experience in the three branches of state government. He served as a legislative assistant, executive director of the House Government Affairs Committee and Secretary of the House of Representatives. In the judicial branch, he served as a district court judge abnd as president of the Puerto Rico Judicature Association.
An accomplished poet whose works have been published in several books, Mercado currently practices law and is a prominent political analyst for the Notiuno radio network in Puerto Rico. He is married and has two children.