In 1971, Gov. Ferré, after withdrawing two nominations that the opposition-led Senate was going to reject, appointed Martínez as Associate Justice. Negotiations with the Senate led to his confirmation, assuming his post on the bench on June 12, 1971. After Luis Negrón Fernández resigned on September 15, 1972 after a second stint as Chief Justice, Ferré nominated Martínez for Chief Justice but the Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico majority in the Senate rejected his elevation to the court's top post. Less than a year later, Martínez resigned from the bench and returned to private practice.
héctor, martínez, muñoz, december, 1924, november, 1991, first, member, supreme, court, puerto, rico, appointed, governor, luis, ferré, confirmed, opposition, controlled, senate, puerto, rico, presided, rafael, hernández, colón, associate, justice, supreme, co. Hector Martinez Munoz December 14 1924 November 14 1991 was the first member of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico appointed by Governor Luis A Ferre and confirmed by an opposition controlled Senate of Puerto Rico presided by Rafael Hernandez Colon Hector Martinez MunozAssociate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto RicoIn office June 12 1971 1973Preceded byLuis Blanco LugoSucceeded byAntonio Negron GarciaPersonal detailsBorn 1924 12 14 December 14 1924San Juan Puerto RicoDiedNovember 14 1991 1991 11 14 aged 66 San Juan Puerto RicoEducationVirginia State University BA University of Puerto Rico School of Law JD ProfessionJudgeBorn in San Juan Puerto Rico Martinez obtained a B A from Virginia State University and a law degree in 1951 from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law During twenty years he practiced law in the private sector but served ad honorem on the State Board of Education as a Bar examiner and on the Legislative Committee of the Puerto Rico Bar Association In 1971 Gov Ferre after withdrawing two nominations that the opposition led Senate was going to reject appointed Martinez as Associate Justice Negotiations with the Senate led to his confirmation assuming his post on the bench on June 12 1971 After Luis Negron Fernandez resigned on September 15 1972 after a second stint as Chief Justice Ferre nominated Martinez for Chief Justice but the Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico majority in the Senate rejected his elevation to the court s top post Less than a year later Martinez resigned from the bench and returned to private practice In the late 1970s Governor Carlos Romero Barcelo appointed him to several ad honorem posts including the Governor s Judicial Nominations Advisory Committee and the Puerto Rico Council on Higher Education Justice Hector Martinez Munoz died in San Juan at the age of 66 Sources editLa Justicia en sus Manos by Luis Rafael Rivera ISBN 1 57581 884 1Legal officesPreceded byLuis Blanco Lugo Associate Justice to the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico1971 1973 Succeeded byAntonio Negron Garcia nbsp This biography of a state judge in the United States is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte nbsp This Puerto Rican biographical article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hector Martinez Munoz amp oldid 1213409735, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
