List of Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico

This is a list of people that have held the post of Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico.

# Portrait Name Took office Left office Appointed by Other posts held
1 José Severo Quiñones[1] 1900 1909 William McKinley
2 José Hernández Santiago[1] 1909 1922 William H. Taft
3 Emilio del Toro Cuebas[1] 1922 1943 Warren G. Harding
  • Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
4 Martín Travieso Nieva[1] 1944 1948 Franklin D. Roosevelt
5 Angel de Jesús Sánchez[1] 1948 1951 Harry S. Truman
  • Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
6 Roberto Todd Borrás[1] 1951 1952 Harry S. Truman
  • Deputy Solicitor General
  • Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
7 A. Cecil Snyder[1] 1953 1957 Luis Muñoz Marín
8 Jaime Sifre Dávila[1] 1957 1957 Luis Muñoz Marín
  • Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
9 Luis Negrón Fernández[1] 1957 1972 Luis Muñoz Marín
  • Solicitor General
  • Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
10 Pedro Pérez Pimentel[1] 1973 1974 Rafael Hernández Colón
  • District Judge
  • Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
11 José Trías Monge[1] 1974 1985 Rafael Hernández Colón
12 Víctor Pons Núñez[1] 1985 1992 Rafael Hernández Colón
13 José Andréu García[1] 1992 2003 Rafael Hernández Colón
  • District Attorney
  • Superior Court Judge
  • Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
14 Miriam Naveira Merly[1] 2003 2004 Sila María Calderón
  • Solicitor General
  • Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
15 Federico Hernández Denton[1] 2004 2014 Sila María Calderón
16 Liana Fiol Matta 2014 2016 Alejandro García Padilla
  • Administrator, Puerto Rico Court of Appeals
  • Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
17 Maite Oronoz Rodríguez 2016 present Alejandro García Padilla
  • Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico

References
  1. "Biografías Jueces Presidentes" (in Spanish). Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Retrieved August 11, 2013.
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