Janice M. Bernal Maldonado at a glance
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- Superior Court Judge
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- Puerto Rico · Territorial
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Janice M. Bernal Maldonado
Superior Court Judge · Puerto Rico Court of First Instance, Ponce Judicial Region
Biography
Professional career
- Judge Bernal Maldonado was juramentada (sworn in) as a Superior Court Judge by the Tribunal Supremo de Puerto Rico on January 31, 2023, alongside other newly appointed judges
- In her official message, the Tribunal Supremo emphasized the judges’ role as guardians of the rule of law and the defense of justice and truth
Education
Additional information
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
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Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
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