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# Mari N. Aparicio Laspina

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

## Profile

- Court: Puerto Rico Court of First Instance, Ponce 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


### Education


### Additional information

- Mari Nilda Aparicio Laspina was among the 27 judges and judges appointed in 2017 who took their oath before the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, including 23 new appointments to the First Instance Court and 4 to the Court of Appeals.
- Listed as a Superior Judge in the official Puerto Rico judicial directory
- Mari Nilda Aparicio Laspina is a Superior Judge of the Puerto Rico judicial system, appointed to the Tribunal de Primera Instancia (First Instance Court) and recognized for her legal expertise and professional integrity



## 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.