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# Maritere Brignoni Martir

Puerto Rico Court of Appeals · Appellate Judge

## Profile

- Court: Puerto Rico Court of Appeals
- State: Puerto Rico
- Role: Appellate 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/tribunal-apelaciones/jueces-del-tribunal-de-apelaciones/)
- [Official roster](https://poderjudicial.pr/tribunal-apelaciones/jueces-del-tribunal-de-apelaciones/)
- [Poder Judicial de Puerto Rico official judicial roster](https://poderjudicial.pr/tribunal-apelaciones/jueces-del-tribunal-de-apelaciones/)
- [SUMAC, Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos](https://poderjudicial.pr/tribunal-electronico/sumac/)

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## Biography

### Professional career

- Associate Justice – Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, appointed by Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced in December 2020

### Education

- University of Puerto Rico School of Law — J.D.

### Additional information

- In 2020, Governor Wanda Vázquez Garced nominated her to the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, a position confirmed by the Legislature
- earned her Bachelor’s degree in Education from the Faculty of Education at the University of Puerto Rico at Río Piedras in 1988, receiving the Medalla Antonia Sáez for outstanding achievement in the teaching of the native language
- Public service roles: Advisor to the Governor on public safety Executive Director of the Governor’s Office of Judicial and Executive Appointments Member of the Commission on the Right to Trial by Jury Director of the Office of Investigations and Processing for Juvenile and Family Affairs at the Puerto Rico Department of Justice
- Class president during her second year of law school



## Published courtroom rules

### Shared court rules

- [Puerto Rico Court of Appeals Rules](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-2d3f86c5a291e385b2569fe5) — Court of Appeals only; publisher lists amendments through December 19, 2025. Shared court context only; case-type restrictions, exceptions, later amendments and case orders apply. This is not a personal preference or a complete rules inventory. [Official source](https://poderjudicial.pr/Documentos/Leyes-Reglamentos/Leyes/apelaciones.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.