Hamed G. Santaella Carlo at a glance
- Current role
- Superior Court Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Puerto Rico · Territorial
- Judicial service
- Active
Hamed G. Santaella Carlo
Superior Court Judge · Puerto Rico Court of First Instance, Ponce Judicial Region
Biography
Professional career
Education
- Legal Counsel at the Puerto Rico Office of Government Ethics (2013–2014) He holds a JD from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico and an LL.M. in Patent Law from The George Washington University Law School
Additional information
- The judge emphasized that public interest in scrutinizing prison conditions outweighs the company’s claims
- Judge Hamed G. Santaella Carlo is a Puerto Rico Trial Court judge presiding over high‐profile cases, including a recent ruling rejecting a defamation suit that sought to silence a prison‐rights organization
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Puerto Rico Rules of Civil Procedure
Puerto Rico Court of First Instance, Ponce Judicial Region
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Puerto Rico Rules of Evidence
Puerto Rico Court of First Instance, Ponce Judicial Region
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Puerto Rico Rules of Criminal Procedure
Puerto Rico Court of First Instance, Ponce Judicial Region
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 ↗ · Collected 2026-10-27Sources
Identity source checked July 27, 2026.
Biography sources checked July 27, 2026.
Poder Judicial de Puerto Rico official judicial roster
Identity source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View Poder Judicial de Puerto Rico official judicial roster ↗SUMAC, Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
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