Mildred Gail Pabón Charneco (born November 27, 1957) is a Puerto Rican judge serving as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico after being appointed to the post on February 4, 2009, by Governor Luis Fortuño. Graduated at the University of Puerto Rico, where he obtained the degree of Bachelor of Science with the highest honors. In 1983 she earned her juris doctor from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law. She filled the vacancy created by the death of Associate Justice Jaime Fuster in 2007. Pabón is the fourth woman to serve on the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico.
Mildred Pabón | |
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| Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico | |
| Assumed office 2009 | |
| Appointed by | Luis Fortuño |
| Preceded by | Jaime Fuster |
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| Born | November 27, 1957 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Education | University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras (BS, JD) |
Prior to serving as associate justice, Pabón served for over nine years as a judge at the Puerto Rico Circuit Court of Appeals and as legislative counsel to Governor Pedro Rosselló. Prior to that, Pabón worked as a staff attorney at the Office of Legislative Services of Puerto Rico and in private practice.
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