List of Puerto Ricans - Judges and Law Enforcement

Judges and Law Enforcement

• José Andreu García, PR Chief Justice
  Former PR Chief Justice and sports official.
• José A. Cabranes, 2nd Circuit Court of Appeals Judge
  First Puerto Rican to serve as a federal judge in the continental United States, mentioned as possible U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice.Jose A. Diaz, Administrative Law Judge, N.Y.S.D.M.V.(1985–2001).
• Albert Diaz, 4th Circuit Court of Appeals Judge
  First Puerto Rican and first Hispanic Judge to serve the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. Diaz was an Appellate Judge for the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals.
• Nicholas Estavillo, NYPD Chief of Patrol (Ret.)
  In 2002, Estavillo became the first Puerto Rican and the first Hispanic in the history of the NYPD to reach the three-star rank of Chief of Patrol.
• Luis Estrella Martínez, youngest Associate Justice, at 39, of the current 9-member Puerto Rico Supreme Court
• Faith Evans, U.S. Marshal
  Hawaiian-Puerto Rican, first woman to be named U.S. Marshal.
• Julio M. Fuentes, 3rd Circuit Court of Appeals Judge
  First Puerto Rican and first Hispanic Judge to serve the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.
• Gustavo Gelpí, U.S. District Judge
  Youngest United States District Judge (2006–present).
• Alejandro González Malave, Undercover police officer
  controversial undercover police officer.
• Federico Hernández Denton, Chief Justice of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court
  Puerto Rico's first Consumer Affairs Secretary, current Chief Justice of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court.
• Dora Irizarry, Federal District Judge
  First female Hispanic state judge in New York.
• Erick Kolthoff, Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
  Is the first Puerto Rican of African descent to be named Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
• Irma Lozada, New York City Transit Police
  Lozada was the first female police officer to die in the line of duty in New York City.
• Victor Marrero, Circuit Judge
• José Meléndez-Pérez, INS officer
  INS Officer who was named in 9/11 Commission Report; denied entry to terrorist in August 2001.
• Roberto Rivera-Soto, New Jersey State Supreme Court Justice
  First Puerto Rican and Latino New Jersey State Supreme Court Justice.
• Benito Romano,United States Attorney in New York
  First Puerto Rican to hold the United States Attorney's post in New York on an interim basis.
• Clemente Ruiz Nazario, U.S. Federal Judge of Puerto Rico
  First Puerto Rican U.S. Federal Judge of Puerto Rico.
• Vanessa Ruiz, Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals
  Associate Judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals, the highest court for the District of Columbia.
• Joe Sánchez, Former New York City police officer
  Sánchez is a highly decorated former New York City police officer and author whose books give an insight as to the corruption within the department."
• A. Cecil Snyder, Chief Justice and U.S. Attorney in Puerto Rico
  Controversial Chief Justice and U.S. Attorney in Puerto Rico.
• Sonia Sotomayor, U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice
  First Puerto Rican woman to serve as an (2d Cir.) U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judge and to be nominated and confirmed as U.S. Supreme Court Associate Justice
• Pedro Toledo, Puerto Rico Police Superintendent
  Retired FBI senior agent and longest-serving state police superintendent.
• Juan R. Torruella, 1st Circuit Court of Appeals Judge
  First Puerto Rican to serve as Chief Judge of the First Circuit Court of Appeals.
• José Trías Monge, Chief Justice
  Former Chief Justice, Attorney General of Puerto Rico and author.
• Carmen Consuelo Vargas, Puerto Rican Federal District Judge
  First female Puerto Rican federal district judge and Chief Judge.