Edgardo Rivera García (born January 3, 1955) is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. He was nominated by Governor Luis Fortuño to succeed retired Justice Efraín Rivera Pérez.[1] Nominated on August 3, 2010, he was confirmed by the Senate of Puerto Rico on September 8, 2010.[2]
Edgardo Rivera García | |
|---|---|
| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico | |
| Assumed office September 1, 2010 | |
| Appointed by | Luis Fortuño |
| Preceded by | Efraín Rivera Pérez |
| Personal details | |
| Born | January 3, 1955 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Education | University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (BA, MPA, JD) |
Early life
editBorn on January 3, 1955, in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Rivera García studied at the Liceo Interamericano Castro before obtaining his B.A. at the University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus, in 1977. At the same university, he obtained a Masters in Public Administration in 1983 and a Juris Doctor in 1988. He is single and the father of three daughters.
Public service
editHe was appointed by Governor Pedro Rosselló as a district attorney in 1994, resigning in 1997 to become then-Senate President Charlie Rodriguez's Director of Legislative Affairs until 2000. That year, Rosselló nominated him to be a Superior Court Judge in the judicial region of Arecibo, Caguas and special designations in the judicial region of Utuado, a post he held until Fortuño appointed him to the Court of Appeals in 2009.
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Nominan a Rivera García como juez del Supremo". Elnuevodia.com. August 4, 2010. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
- ^ "caribbeanbusinesspr -". Caribbean Business. December 31, 1969. Archived from the original on July 26, 2011. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
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