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NM 257

Lcda. Yaritza Enid González Rosado como Jueza Municipal del Tribunal de Primera Instancia.

2025-2028 Session

Names Lcda. Yaritza Enid González Rosado as Municipal Judge of the Court of First Instance; appointment confirmed.

Notificado a la Gobernadora
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Bill Summary · NM 257

Summary — NM 257

Title: Lcda. Yaritza Enid González Rosado como Jueza Municipal del Tribunal de Primera Instancia
Classification: Appointment
Introduced: 18 August 2025
Status: Notificado a la Gobernadora (Notified to the Governor) — Senate confirmed 10 November 2025

Purpose and intent

NM 257 is an appointment measure that nominates and obtains legislative confirmation for Lcda. Yaritza Enid González Rosado to serve as a Municipal Judge (Jueza Municipal) of the Tribunal de Primera Instancia (Court of First Instance). The bill’s sole purpose is to effect the judicial appointment; it does not propose statutory amendments, appropriations, or substantive changes to court procedure.

Key provisions

  • Officially names Lcda. Yaritza Enid González Rosado to the position of Municipal Judge of the Court of First Instance.
  • Does not attach salary, tenure, or jurisdictional changes to the appointment within the text provided.
  • No policy or structural changes to the judicial system are contained in the bill language supplied.

Who is affected

  • Primary: Lcda. Yaritza Enid González Rosado (the appointee).
  • Judicial system: staffing and caseload distribution within the Municipal Courts of the Tribunal de Primera Instancia may be affected by the addition or replacement of a judge.
  • Court users: litigants, attorneys, municipalities, and agencies appearing before the municipal court where the judge will serve may experience changes in case assignment, scheduling, or capacity.
  • Fiscal impact: none indicated in the bill text; routine salary and administrative costs would be handled through existing judicial budget lines unless otherwise specified elsewhere.

Procedural history and timeline

  • 2025-08-18: Nomination filed and referred to committee(s).
  • 2025-11-10: Committee issued first report recommending confirmation.
  • 2025-11-10: Referred to the Senate Rules and Calendar Committee; placed on the Senate Special Orders Calendar.
  • 2025-11-10: Confirmed by the Senate.
  • 2025-11-10: Notification sent to the Governor (Notificado a la Gobernadora).

Next steps / practical effect

With Senate confirmation and notification to the Governor completed, customary administrative steps remain (for example: issuance of commission, administration of oath, and assumption of duties) according to applicable judicial appointment procedures. The appointment takes practical effect once those administrative requirements are fulfilled.

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

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