Pedro C. Hernández Zumaeta at a glance
- Current role
- Superior Court Judge
- Jurisdiction
- Puerto Rico · Territorial
- Judicial service
- Active
Pedro C. Hernández Zumaeta
Superior Court Judge · Puerto Rico Court of First Instance, Ponce Judicial Region
Biography
Professional career
- Litigation Attorney in the Department of Justice (2008–2009)
- Pedro Hernández Zumaeta is a Puerto Rico superior judge, with a background in the Department of Justice and legal practice, currently assigned to cases in the First Instance Court and recognized in official judicial announcements
Education
Additional information
- Pedro Hernández Zumaeta was sworn in on September 6, 2024 as one of the 15 superior judges before the Puerto Rico Supreme Court.
- Pedro Hernández Zumaeta is a judge of the Puerto Rico Judicial Branch, recently sworn in as a superior judge of the Puerto Rico Judicial System
- His appointment is part of the court’s annual swearing‐in ceremony, which also included other judges at the appellate and municipal levels
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
View Poder Judicial de Puerto Rico official judicial roster ↗SUMAC, Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos
Statewide source · HTML · Source checked July 27, 2026
View SUMAC, Sistema Unificado de Manejo y Administración de Casos ↗