Raúl Arnaldo Candelario López at a glance
- Current role
- Associate Justice
- Jurisdiction
- Puerto Rico · Territorial
- Judicial service
- Active
Raúl Arnaldo Candelario López
Associate Justice · Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Biography
Professional career
- Puerto Rican jurist who became Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico on January 16, 2025, appointed by Governor Jenniffer González-Colón
- On January 16, 2025, Governor Jenniffer González-Colón nominated him as Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, a position confirmed by the Senate through NM 45
Education
- obtained a Bachelor of Arts and Social Sciences in Political Science and Public Administration from the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico in 1988, later receiving his Juris Doctor in 1992 from the same university’s School of Law During his studies, he was recognized with the Who’s Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges distinction, the Judge Alex H. Hotchkiss Award, and is a member of the Phi Eta Mu fraternity
Additional information
- Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Candelario López is the fifth of eight siblings
- He completed secondary school at Colegio Ponceño
Published courtroom rules
Shared court rules
Puerto Rico Supreme Court Rules
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Supreme Court only; dated 2011 compilation with later amendments listed by publisher. 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.
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Poder Judicial de Puerto Rico official judicial roster
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