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# Ginny Vélez Carreras

Puerto Rico Court of First Instance, Ponce Judicial Region · Municipal Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Puerto Rico Court of First Instance, Ponce Judicial Region
- State: Puerto Rico
- Role: Municipal Court Judge
- Service status: active
- Last verified: 2026-07-27

## Summary

Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge.

## Before you appear

- Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed.
- Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance.
- Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding.

## Sources

- [Official profile](https://poderjudicial.pr/directorio-del-poder-judicial/directorio-telefonico-jueces-y-juezas-por-region-judicial/)
- [Official roster](https://poderjudicial.pr/directorio-del-poder-judicial/directorio-telefonico-jueces-y-juezas-por-region-judicial/)
- [Poder Judicial de Puerto Rico official judicial roster](https://poderjudicial.pr/directorio-del-poder-judicial/directorio-telefonico-jueces-y-juezas-por-region-judicial/)
- [SUMAC, Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos](https://poderjudicial.pr/tribunal-electronico/sumac/)

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## Biography

### Professional career


### Education


### Additional information

- On March 20, 2026, the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico dismissed all four judicial ethics charges against Municipal Judge Ginny M. Vélez Carreras, ruling that the Office of Court Administration failed to meet its burden of proof and ordering the complaint archived
- AD‐2024‐0001 (2026 TSPR 29), arose from a tragic domestic violence case in Yauco, Puerto Rico.
- 2 of Act 99‐2009 for such offenders, but Judge Vélez Carreras did not impose it
- The matter, In re: Ginny M. Vélez Carreras, No.
- The defendant, a repeat offender under Act 54, killed the complaining witness (the judge’s mother) and her brother two weeks after the case.
- At the time, electronic monitoring (grillete) was mandatory under Art.
- Chief Justice Oronoz Rodríguez and Justice Colón Pérez dissented, arguing the judge’s conduct showed grave lack of diligence and competence in handling a sensitive domestic violence case
- Justice Colón Pérez emphasized that the judge’s failure to impose mandatory monitoring in a high‐risk case reflected a serious breach of duty, and warned that the majority’s ruling could set a precedent rewarding negligence in matters of public safety



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Puerto Rico Rules of Civil Procedure](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-e1a946fa94dc63b269e66596) — Civil actions in the Court of First Instance; preserve the publisher’s March 2023 compilation date. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://poderjudicial.pr/Documentos/SecretariadoConf/Reglas-de-Proc-Civil.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [Puerto Rico Rules of Evidence](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-b6a81b92ac872aa69bfa799a) — Evidence in applicable trial proceedings; Rule 103 exceptions apply; preserve the source compilation date. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://poderjudicial.pr/Documentos/SecretariadoConf/Reglas-Evidencia-2009.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.
- [Puerto Rico Rules of Criminal Procedure](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-19d13cae29e2b090cdd12e85) — Criminal proceedings in the Court of First Instance; preserve the source compilation date. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://poderjudicial.pr/Documentos/Leyes-Reglamentos/Reglamentos//Reglas-de-Procedimiento-Criminal.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.