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# Luz Idalia Cruz Rodríguez

Puerto Rico Court of First Instance, Caguas Judicial Region · Superior Court Judge

## Profile

- Court: Puerto Rico Court of First Instance, Caguas Judicial Region
- State: Puerto Rico
- Role: Superior 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

- Cruz (Case No. casd-3:2019-cr-03603) shows a judgment signed by Judge Michael M. Anello in the Southern District of California, this does not indicate that Luz Idalia Cruz Rodríguez was the presiding judge in that U.S. federal case.

### Education



### Additional information

- Public records: Available via the Puerto Rico Judicial Power’s judge directory and legal databases
- Luz Idalia Cruz Rodríguez has held the role of a judge in the Sala Superior de Caguas and in other regional judicial contexts.
- Her professional profile on lists her as an abogada (lawyer) at Rama Judicial in Puerto Rico, indicating her active role in the judicial branch



## 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.