# 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]

## What this stands on

1. Puerto Rico Governor Jenniffer González Colón signed four legislative measures into law on 3 November. (Metro Puerto Rico, News)
2. Signed Senate Bill 1096 establishes a new Puerto Rico Judicial Branch law and repeals the 2003 Judiciary Act. (Metro Puerto Rico, News)
3. Maite Oronoz Rodríguez stated the new Judicial Branch Law raises unaddressed constitutional and operational concerns. (Metro Puerto Rico, News)
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 Rico, News)
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 -, News)
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 -, News)
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 -, News)
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 -, News)

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