Miguel Trabal Cuevas at a glance
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- Superior Court Judge
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- Puerto Rico · Territorial
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Miguel Trabal Cuevas
Superior Court Judge · Puerto Rico Court of First Instance, Aguadilla Judicial Region
Biography
Professional career
- In December 2024, the Puerto Rico Senate confirmed his reappointment for another term as Superior Judge in the Court of First Instance, under Bill NM 719, to maintain judicial continuity in the lower courts
- The Judicial Evaluation Commission of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court completed its performance review of Judge Trabal Cuevas on 18 September 2024 and recommended his renomination to the position, following a detailed assessment under the Judicial Evaluation Law (Ley Núm. 9‐1‐1991)
Education
Additional information
- News reports note that Judge Trabal Cuevas has been involved in notable cases, including a 2023 habeas corpus ruling that led to the release of former Mayagüez judge María Isabel Negrón García, after Judge Abid Quiñones Portalatín ordered her detention for contempt in a civil case over a demolition order
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Puerto Rico Rules of Civil Procedure
Puerto Rico Court of First Instance, Aguadilla 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, Aguadilla 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, Aguadilla 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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