Article V of the Puerto Rico Constitution is entitled The Judiciary and consists of 13 sections.
Section 1
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Text of Section 1:
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Judicial power of Puerto Rico is vested in a Supreme Court, and such other courts as may be established by law.[1]
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Section 2
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Courts of Puerto Rico shall constitute a unified judicial system in purposes of jurisdiction, operation and administration. The Legislature, in a manner not inconsistent with this Constitution, you can create and delete courts, except the Supreme Court, and determine their competence and organization.[1]
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Section 3
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The Supreme Court is the court of last resort in Puerto Rico and consist of a chief justice and four associate justices. The number shall only may be changed by law, at the request of the Supreme Court.[1]
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Section 4
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The Supreme Court shall, under rules adopted by it, in full or divided into rooms consist of not less than three judges. No law shall be declared unconstitutional unless a majority of the total number of judges that is compound the court in accordance with this Constitution or the law.[1]
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Section 5
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Supreme Court, each of its rooms, as well as any of its judges may hear in first instance of habeas corpus and those other resources and causes determined by law.[1]
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Section 6
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The Supreme Court shall, to the courts, rules of evidence and civil and criminal procedure shall not abridge, enlarge or modify rights substantive parts. The rules so adopted shall be submitted to the Legislature at the beginning of its next regular meeting and shall govern sixty days after the completion of the session, unless disapproved by the Legislature, which will power both at that meeting and subsequently to amend, repeal or supplement any of these rules by a specific law to that effect.[1]
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Section 7
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The Supreme Court shall adopt rules for court administration which are subject to the laws relating to supplies, personnel, allocation and control of funds, and other generally applicable government laws. Judge Shall direct the administration of the courts and appoint a director Administrative, who shall hold office at the discretion of the magistrate.[1]
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Section 8
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Judges shall be appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate. The Supreme Court did not take up their office until their appointments are confirmed by the Senate and the play during good behavior. The terms of office of the other judges fixed by law and may not be shorter than the prescribed charges judge of the same or equivalent category existing on the date this takes effect Constitution. All matters relating to the appointment of such other officers and court employees shall be determined by law.[1]
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Section 9
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Nobody shall be appointed judge of the Supreme Court unless he is a citizen of the United States and Puerto Rico, has been admitted to the practice of the profession of lawyer in Puerto Rico at least ten years before the appointment and have resided in Puerto Rico during the five years immediately prior thereto.[1]
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Section 10
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The Legislature shall establish a retirement system for judges, Retirement shall be compulsory at the age of seventy.[1]
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Section 11
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Judges of the Supreme Court may be removed by the causes and by the procedure established by this Constitution in Section 21 of Article III. The judges of the other courts may be removed by the Supreme Court for the reasons and by the procedure provided by law.[1]
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Section 12
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No judge will contribute money, directly or indirectly, or organizations political parties or play positions in the same direction or participate in political campaign of any kind, nor may run for elective public office Unless there resigned his judicial office for at least six months before his nomination.[1]
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Section 13
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Changed or abolished by law or a court room or section same, the person holding a post in it continue to hold judge for the remainder of the term for which he was appointed and shall perform the functions Court assigned by the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court.[1]
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