Miriam Naveira de Merly (Born July 28, 1934 in Santurce, Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican jurist who served in the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico from 1985 to 2004. Events 1540 - Thomas Cromwell is executed at the order of Henry VIII of England on charges of Treason. Year 1934 ( MCMXXXIV) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display full 1934 calendar of the Gregorian calendar. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} JURIST is an online legal news service hosted by the University of Pittsburgh School of Law, written by founder Professor Bernard Hibbitts and a staff of more than The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico is the highest Court of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, having the ultimate judicial authority within Puerto Rico to interpret Naveira was the first female ever to serve on the court as well as the first, and only, female Chief Justice (2003-2004). Female (♀ is the Sex of an Organism, or a part of an organism which produces ova (egg cells The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English
Biography
Naveira was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico in 1934. Puerto Rico (ˌpwertoˈriko officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico ("Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico" {{lang-en|"Associated Free State of Puerto Rico"}} She obtained her Bachelor's Degree in Chemistry from the College of Mount Saint Vincent and her Law degree from the University of Puerto Rico. Chemistry (from Egyptian kēme (chem meaning "earth") is the Science concerned with the composition structure and properties The College of Mount Saint Vincent is a Catholic Liberal arts college located in the Riverdale section of The Bronx, New York Founded in 1903 the University of Puerto Rico ( Universidad de Puerto Rico in Spanish, UPR) is the oldest and largest University system in
Naveira was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1985 by then Governor Rafael Hernández Colón becoming the first woman on that court. Rafael Hernández Colón (born October 24, 1936 in Ponce Puerto Rico) is a Puerto Rican Politician who was the fourth Governor of During her tenure, Naveira was known as a pragmatic and moderate justice.
After the retirement of Chief Justice José Andreu García in 2003, Governor Sila Calderón elevated Justice Naveira to the post of Chief Justice. José A Andreu García (born September 18, 1937) is a Puerto Rican Jurist who served as Chief Justice of Puerto Rico from 1992 to 2003 Year 2003 ( MMIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. Sila María Calderón Serra (born September 23, 1942) was the seventh Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 2001 to 2005 However, her tenure lasted only seven months since the Constitution of Puerto Rico states that Supreme Court Justices must retire at the age of seventy. The Constitution of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico is the controlling government document of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. She was succeeded by her colleague Federico Hernández Denton. Federico Hernández Denton (born April 12, 1944) is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico.
| Preceded by Carlos Irrizarry Yunqué |
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico 1985-2003 |
Succeeded by Liana Fiol Matta |
| Preceded by José Andreu García |
Chief Justice of Puerto Rico 2003-2004 |
Succeeded by Federico Hernández Denton |
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