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NM 44

Honorable Jueza Camille Rivera Pérez como Jueza Asociada del Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico

2025-2028 Session

Senate confirms Hon. Camille Rivera Pérez as Associate Justice of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court; governor notified, advancing toward commission and oath.

Notificado al Gobernador
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Bill Summary · NM 44

Summary — NM 44

Title: Honorable Jueza Camille Rivera Pérez como Jueza Asociada del Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico
Classification: Appointment
Introduced: January 16, 2025
Current status: Notificado al Gobernador (notified to the Governor)

Purpose and intent

NM 44 is an appointment resolution to place Hon. Jueza Camille Rivera Pérez in the position of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. The measure documents the nomination, consideration, and confirmation process carried out by the Senate and effects the formal advancement of the nominee toward service on the Court.

Key provisions and actions

  • Official nomination recorded: 2025-01-16.
  • Referred to Senate committee(s) for review on the day of nomination.
  • Public hearing (vista pública) held on 2025-02-02 in the Salón Leopoldo Figueroa Carreras.
  • Committee issued a first report on 2025-02-03 recommending confirmation.
  • That same day the matter was referred to the Senate Rules and Calendar Committee, placed on the Senate’s Special Orders calendar, and the Senate voted to confirm the nomination (2025-02-03).
  • The Senate’s confirmation was subsequently notified to the Governor on 2025-02-03 (status: Notificado al Gobernador).

The resolution itself is procedural: it confirms the Senate’s consent to the nominee and completes the legislative branch’s role in the appointment process.

Who is affected

  • The nominee, Hon. Jueza Camille Rivera Pérez, by receiving Senate confirmation and advancing toward formal appointment/commissioning.
  • The Supreme Court of Puerto Rico — its membership, internal seniority, and future decision-making will be affected by the addition of a new Associate Justice.
  • The broader legal community and parties in cases before the Court may experience indirect effects as the Court’s composition can influence jurisprudential outcomes and administrative workload distribution.

Procedural and timeline notes

  • With Senate confirmation and notification to the Governor completed, the remaining steps are administrative/formal (issuance of the judicial commission, swearing-in, and assumption of duties) as required under applicable law.
  • This measure is an appointment action rather than a substantive statute; its primary effect is personnel change within the judiciary.

If you need, I can produce a timeline graphic or draft a short explainer of the remaining formal steps for a judicial appointee in Puerto Rico.

Compiled from official sources — confirm details with the bill’s official record.

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