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Puerto Rico Governor signs judicial reform and three additional laws

Governor Jenniffer González signed four legislative measures including judicial reform on November 3.

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On Tuesday, Puerto Rico Supreme Court President Maite Oronoz Rodríguez stated she regretted Governor Jenniffer González Colón signing Senate Bill 1096 into law. [1][2][3][4][5][7] 102 law professors from the University of Puerto Rico, Interamerican University, and Pontifical Catholic University formally requested the governor veto the bill, citing constitutional violations. [6] The reform transfers authority to appoint regional administrative judges from the Chief Justice to the full Supreme Court plenary. [8]
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  1. Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González Colón signed four legislative measures into law on 3 November. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  2. Signed Senate Bill 1096 establishes a new Puerto Rico Judicial Branch law and repeals the 2003 Judiciary Act. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  3. Maite Oronoz Rodríguez stated the new Judicial Branch Law raises unaddressed constitutional and operational concerns. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  4. On Tuesday, Puerto Rico Supreme Court President Maite Oronoz Rodríguez stated she regretted Governor Jenniffer González Colón signing Senate Bill 1096 into law. · Metro Puerto RicoPuerto Rico
  5. Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González Colón signed Senate Bill 1096, the judicial reform proposed by Senate President Thomas Rivera Schatz, into law. · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -
  6. 102 law professors from the University of Puerto Rico, Interamerican University, and Pontifical Catholic University formally requested the governor veto the bill, citing constitutional violations. · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -
  7. Supreme Court Chief Justice Maite Oronoz Rodríguez stated the reform weakens judicial branch leadership and violates the Puerto Rico Constitution. · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -
  8. The reform transfers authority to appoint regional administrative judges from the Chief Justice to the full Supreme Court plenary. · NotiCel - La verdad como es - Noticias de Puerto Rico - NOTICEL -
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