Víctor Pons
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Víctor Pons was a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
and Secretary of State of Puerto Rico
.
Appointed by Governor Rafael Hernández Colón
, Pons headed the high court from 1985 until 1992, succeeding Chief Justice José Trías Monge
.
A prominent private sector attorney, Pons managed Hernández Colón's electoral campaigns before holding public office.
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 Secretary of State of Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
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Appointed by Governor Rafael Hernández Colón
Rafael Hernández Colón
Rafael Hernández Colón is a Puerto Rican politician who served as the fourth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for three non-consecutive terms, from 1973 to 1977 and from 1985 to 1993. An experienced politician, Hernández holds the record for being the youngest Governor of Puerto Rico,...
, Pons headed the high court from 1985 until 1992, succeeding Chief Justice José Trías Monge
José Trías Monge
José Trías Monge was a lawyer and judge in Puerto Rico. He served as Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico from 1974 to 1985. He was appointed, without any prior court service, by Gov...
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A prominent private sector attorney, Pons managed Hernández Colón's electoral campaigns before holding public office.
Sources
- La Justicia en sus Manos, by Luis Rafael Rivera, 2007, ISBN 1-57581-884-1