Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico

The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico (Spanish: Jefe del Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico) is the presiding officer of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. The post of Chief Justice was created by Article V of the Constitution of Puerto Rico.[1] The constitution also established in several articles that the Chief Justice must:

• direct the administration of the courts,[2]
• appoint an administrative director,[3]
• chairman the board which revises Puerto Rico's senatorial and representative districts, and[4]
• preside at the impeachment trial of the Governor of Puerto Rico.[5]

Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Incumbent Maite Oronoz Rodríguez since February 22, 2016
Style	The Honorable diplomatic Madam President when presiding over the court
Nominator	governor of Puerto Rico
Appointer	governor of Puerto Rico with the advice and consent of the Senate
Term length	until 70 years of age
Inaugural holder	José Severo Quiñones
Formation	Foraker Act Article V of the Constitution of Puerto Rico

The Chief Justice is also typically the judge that swears in the governor upon his inaugural term.

Chief Justices

#	Portrait	Name	Took office	Left office	Appointed by	Other posts held
1		José Severo Quiñones[6]	1900	1909	William McKinley
2		José Hernández Santiago[6]	1909	1922	William H. Taft
3		Emilio del Toro Cuebas[6]	1922	1943	Warren G. Harding	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
4		Martín Travieso Nieva[6]	1944	1948	Franklin D. Roosevelt	Senator of Puerto Rico Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
5		Angel de Jesús Sánchez[6]	1948	1951	Harry S. Truman	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
6		Roberto Todd Borrás[6]	1951	1952	Harry S. Truman	Deputy Solicitor General Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
7		A. Cecil Snyder[6]	1953	1957	Luis Muñoz Marín	United States Attorney Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
8		Jaime Sifre Dávila[6]	1957	1957	Luis Muñoz Marín	Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
9		Luis Negrón Fernández[6]	1957	1972	Luis Muñoz Marín	Solicitor General Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
10		Pedro Pérez Pimentel[6]	1973	1974	Rafael Hernández Colón	District Judge Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
11		José Trías Monge[6]	1974	1985	Rafael Hernández Colón	Secretary of Justice
12		Víctor Pons Núñez[6]	1985	1992	Rafael Hernández Colón	Secretary of State
13		José Andréu García[6]	1992	2003	Rafael Hernández Colón	District Attorney Superior Court Judge Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
14		Miriam Naveira Merly[6]	2003	2004	Sila María Calderón	Solicitor General Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
15		Federico Hernández Denton[6]	2004	2014	Sila María Calderón	Secretary of Consumer Affairs Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
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. Article V, Section 1 of the Constitution of Puerto Rico (July 25, 1952)
2. Article V, Section 3 of the Constitution of Puerto Rico (July 25, 1952)
3. Article V, Section 7 of the Constitution of Puerto Rico (July 25, 1952)
4. Article III, Section 4 of the Constitution of Puerto Rico (July 25, 1952)
5. Article III, Section 21 of the Constitution of Puerto Rico (July 25, 1952)
6. "Biografías Jueces Presidentes" (in Spanish). Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Retrieved August 11, 2013.