Maite Oronoz Rodríguez

Maite Oronoz Rodríguez (born 1976) is a Puerto Rican jurist and Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Oronoz Rodríguez is the fifth woman, as well as the first openly gay person to serve on Puerto Rico's highest court.

Early years and education

Oronoz Rodríguez studied in the prestigious Academia San José High School in Villa Caparra later she earned her bachelor's degree at Villanova University, then studied law at the University of Puerto Rico, finally getting an L.L.M. at Columbia University. She was an editor of the University of Puerto Rico Law Review, and subsequently clerked for Federico Hernández Denton, then Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico.

Professional experience

Starting in 2001, Oronoz Rodríguez worked in private practice, particularly in the fields of labor law, contracts, and constitutional law. From 2005 to 2008, she served as Deputy Solicitor General of Puerto Rico. She rejoined private practice in 2009, doing civil and commercial litigation. In 2013, she was nominated to head the Office of Legal Affairs of the city of San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Supreme Court

On June 4, 2014, Gov. Alejandro García Padilla nominated Oronoz Rodríguez to the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, following Associate Justice Liana Fiol Matta's nomination as Chief Justice. She was confirmed by the Senate on June 23, 2014. She was finally sworn in on July 15, 2014.

During her swearing in, Oronoz Rodríguez firmly declared that her "commitment will always be with those who demand justice, regardless of race, color, gender, nationality, social origin or condition, sexual orientation or identity, or political or religious ideals."

External links

http://aldia.microjuris.com/2014/07/15/juramenta-nueva-jueza-asociada-hon-maite-oronoz/