Víctor Pons
Appearance
Víctor Pons Núñez (April 5, 1935 – November 11, 1999) was a former Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico and Secretary of State of Puerto Rico from 1973 until 1974.[1]
Born in Rio Piedras, Puerto Rico, earned a juris doctor in 1959 from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law, he was appointed by Governor Rafael Hernández Colón, Pons headed the high court from 1985 until his retirement in 1992.[1]
A prominent private sector attorney, Pons managed Hernández Colón's electoral campaigns before holding public office.
Sources
- La Justicia en sus Manos, by Luis Rafael Rivera, 2007, ISBN 1-57581-884-1
References
- ^ a b "D. Víctor M. Pons". www.ramajudicial.pr (in Spanish). Retrieved 2018-03-04.