Federico Hernández Denton (Born April 12, 1944) is the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Hernández received his Law Degree from Harvard University in 1969. He began his career as Legal Advisor to the President of the University of Puerto Rico. In many countries such as Canada and the United States the Chief Justice is the name for the presiding officer on a senior court such as the United States Supreme Court, the Supreme Court of Canada or provincial or state supreme courts. ... The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico is the highest court of Puerto Rico having the ultimate judicial authority within Puerto Rico to interpret and decide questions of state law. ... Harvard University is a private university in Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA and a member of the Ivy League. ... 1969 was a common year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1969 calendar). ... The University of Puerto Rico (UPR) is the university system of Puerto Rico. ...

Supreme Court Justice

Hernández Denton was appointed to the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico by Governor Rafael Hernández Colón in 1985. After the Senate of Puerto Rico ratified his nomination he took the oath of office on June 14, 1985. The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico is the highest court of Puerto Rico having the ultimate judicial authority within Puerto Rico to interpret and decide questions of state law. ... Rafael Hernández Colón (born October 24, 1936) is a native of Ponce, Puerto Rico, who was the fourth democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico for 12 years ( 1973- 1977, 1985- 1993). ... 1985 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

After Chief Justice Miriam Naveira resigned her postion in 2004, Puerto Rico Governor Sila M. Calderón appointed Hernández Denton Chief Justice. He was ratified by the Senate and officially began his term on August 9, 2004. 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sila María Calderón Serra (born September 23, 1942) was the seventh Democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico from 2001 to 2005. ...

Federico Hernández Denton is a member of the American Bar Association. The American Bar Association (ABA) is a voluntary bar association of lawyers which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. ...

External links

• Hernández Denton biography at the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico website (http://www.tribunalpr.org/sistema/supremo/biodenton.html) - in Spanish.