Pontifical Catholic University School of Law
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The Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law is settled in an area of 124 acre (0.50181064 km²) in the City of Ponce, Puerto Rico
on the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
main campus. It was established in 1961.
granted provisional accreditation on April 13, 1967, and final accreditation on August 1972. The Law School offers the course of study leading to the J.D.
degree through a three year full-time day and a four year part-time evening programs. The law school admits students for its fall (August) and spring (January) sessions. It offers two Joint Degree Programs, the J.D./M.B.A. and J.D./M.P.A. with the University graduate programs.
The School of Law houses a major research library with a collection of about 207,095 volumes and extensive computer-assisted research capabilities including Lexis/Nexis, Westlaw, and MICROJURIS.COM with wireless access to the Internet from anywhere in the law school campus. It is the home of the Revista de Derecho Puertorriqueno which is a student and faculty edited law review
published since 1961. The School of Law is noted for its Legal Service Clinic and Externship programs that offer to its students the opportunity to serve the community and the poor in need of legal services. The Legal Clinic and Externship programs provide an excellent opportunity for training our students in advocacy, administrative and judicial proceedings both at the local as well as the federal level.
Students at the School of Law enjoy all of the resources of the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
. The University offers an array of physical activities including fitness classes; weight training; jogging track; basketball and outdoor pool. It also benefits from its location in the City of Ponce, Puerto Rico
home of magnificent museums, churches, theaters and cultural attractions.
The law school has the most active national law student organizations in Puerto Rico, with local chapters of The Federalist Society, the American Bar Association
, the Federal Bar Association
and the American Association of Trial Lawyers.
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...
on the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
The Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico is a Roman Catholic university located in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It provides courses in the areas of education, business administration, arts and human studies and science, leading to Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorate Degrees. Its campus is also home...
main campus. It was established in 1961.
History
It was the first private law school established in Puerto Rico. The law school is located in the Spellman Building and was founded in 1961 by Monsignor Fremiot Torres Oliver. The law school received the accreditation from the Puerto Rico Superior Education Council of Puerto Rico on April 13, 1964. The American Bar AssociationAmerican Bar Association
The American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
granted provisional accreditation on April 13, 1967, and final accreditation on August 1972. The Law School offers the course of study leading to the J.D.
Juris Doctor
Juris Doctor is a professional doctorate and first professional graduate degree in law.The degree was first awarded by Harvard University in the United States in the late 19th century and was created as a modern version of the old European doctor of law degree Juris Doctor (see etymology and...
degree through a three year full-time day and a four year part-time evening programs. The law school admits students for its fall (August) and spring (January) sessions. It offers two Joint Degree Programs, the J.D./M.B.A. and J.D./M.P.A. with the University graduate programs.
The School of Law houses a major research library with a collection of about 207,095 volumes and extensive computer-assisted research capabilities including Lexis/Nexis, Westlaw, and MICROJURIS.COM with wireless access to the Internet from anywhere in the law school campus. It is the home of the Revista de Derecho Puertorriqueno which is a student and faculty edited law review
Law review
A law review is a scholarly journal focusing on legal issues, normally published by an organization of students at a law school or through a bar association...
published since 1961. The School of Law is noted for its Legal Service Clinic and Externship programs that offer to its students the opportunity to serve the community and the poor in need of legal services. The Legal Clinic and Externship programs provide an excellent opportunity for training our students in advocacy, administrative and judicial proceedings both at the local as well as the federal level.
Students at the School of Law enjoy all of the resources of the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico
The Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico is a Roman Catholic university located in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It provides courses in the areas of education, business administration, arts and human studies and science, leading to Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorate Degrees. Its campus is also home...
. The University offers an array of physical activities including fitness classes; weight training; jogging track; basketball and outdoor pool. It also benefits from its location in the City of Ponce, Puerto Rico
Ponce, Puerto Rico
Ponce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...
home of magnificent museums, churches, theaters and cultural attractions.
The law school has the most active national law student organizations in Puerto Rico, with local chapters of The Federalist Society, the American Bar Association
American Bar Association
The American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
, the Federal Bar Association
Federal Bar Association
The Federal Bar Association is the primary voluntary professional organization for private and government lawyers and judges practicing and sitting in federal courts in the United States.-Background:...
and the American Association of Trial Lawyers.
Notable faculty
- Rafael Hernández ColónRafael Hernández ColónRafael Hernández Colón is a Puerto Rican politician who served as the fourth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico for three non-consecutive terms, from 1973 to 1977 and from 1985 to 1993. An experienced politician, Hernández holds the record for being the youngest Governor of Puerto Rico,...
- Former Governor of Puerto Rico - Pedro Ortiz Alvarez - Alumni, Former Secretary of Consumer Affairs, former legal counsel to former Gov. Aníbal Acevedo ViláAníbal Acevedo ViláAníbal Salvador Acevedo Vilá is a Puerto Rican politician and lawyer. He served as the eighth Governor of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, a Commonwealth of the United States, from 2005 to 2009. He is a Harvard University alumnus and a graduate of the University of Puerto Rico School of Law,...
- Héctor Luis AcevedoHéctor Luis AcevedoHéctor Luis Acevedo is a politician from Río Piedras, San Juan, Puerto Rico. He is the son of Héctor N. Acevedo and Toñita, both public servants...
- Former Secretary of State and Mayor of San Juan - Javier Echevarria Vargas- Alumni and former Secretary of Consumer Affairs
- Jose Alberto Morales - Alumni, former Dean, former President of the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico, and former candidate for mayor of Ponce.
- Ivan Ayala Cadiz- Alumni, former Secretary of Consumer Affairs and Superior Court Judge
- Charles Cuprill OppenheimerCharles Cuprill OppenheimerCharles Cuprill Oppenheimer was a Rotary District Governor for Puerto Rico and a retired Major general in the Puerto Rico National Guard...
- Past Rotary District Governor, Retired Mayor General, Puerto Rico National Guard. Served 3 times as Dean of the Law School. One of the Founders of Ponce School of Medicine. Two time president of Phi Sigma AlphaPhi Sigma AlphaPhi Sigma Alpha Fraternity commonly known as La Sigma, is a Puerto Rican fraternity established originally as the Sigma Delta Alpha Fraternity on October 22, 1928 at the University of Puerto Rico by 12 students and a professor...
and "Hermano Emeritus" Medal holder of the Fraternity. - Hector R. Cuprill - Alumni, former Chairman Ponce Municipal Legislature, former member Ponce School of Medicine Board of Trustees. Founder and faculty advisor of Delta Theta Phi Law Fraternity - Torruella Chapter, the Federal Bar Student Chapter (first nationwide) and the Federalist Society - Charles Cuprill Chapter (first in PR).
Notable alumni
- Efraín Rivera PérezEfraín Rivera PérezEfraín Rivera Pérez was a former Associate Justice on the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. He held the position from 2000 to 2010.-Career:...
- Associate Judge of the Supreme Court of Puerto RicoSupreme Court of Puerto RicoThe Supreme Court of Puerto Rico is the highest court of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, having judicial authority within Puerto Rico to interpret and decide questions of Commonwealth law. As the highest body of the judicial branch of the Puerto Rican government, it is analogous to one of the... - Aida Delgado - United States magistrate judgeUnited States magistrate judgeIn the United States federal courts, magistrate judges are appointed to assist United States district court judges in the performance of their duties...
and then district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto RicoUnited States District Court for the District of Puerto RicoThe United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The court is based in San Juan. The main building is the Clemente Ruiz Nazario U.S. Courthouse located in the Hato Rey district of San Juan... - Antonio Fas AlzamoraAntonio Fas AlzamoraAntonio "Tony" Fas Alzamora is a Puerto Rican politician and Senator. He is currently the longest-serving member of the Puerto Rico Legislative Assembly, having served as Senator since 1976...
- Puerto Rico Senator, former President of the Senate of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. - Carmelo Ríos Santiago - Senator NPP/Bayamón
- Jennifer GonzálezJennifer GonzálezJenniffer A. González Colón is a Puerto Rican politician who serves as the Speaker of the House of Representatives of Puerto Rico, a commonwealth with the United States. She is affiliated with the pro-statehood New Progressive Party of Puerto Rico and the United States Republican Party...
- President of House of Representatives of Puerto RicoHouse of Representatives of Puerto RicoThe House of Representatives of Puerto Rico is the lower house of the Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico, the territorial legislature of Puerto Rico... - José Emilio González Velázquez - Senator NPP/Arecibo
- Deborah SeilhamerDeborah SeilhamerDebora Seilhamer is a female volleyball player from Puerto Rico, who played as a libero for the Women's National Team at the 2008 Olympic Qualification Tournament in Japan. There the team ended up in eighth and last place, having received a wild card for the event after Peru and Kenya withdrew...
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Student organizations
- Student CouncilStudent councilStudent council is a curricular or extra-curricular activity for students within elementary and secondary schools around the world. Present in most public and private K-12 school systems across the United States, Canada and Australia these bodies are alternatively entitled student council, student...
- Federal Bar AssociationFederal Bar AssociationThe Federal Bar Association is the primary voluntary professional organization for private and government lawyers and judges practicing and sitting in federal courts in the United States.-Background:...
- Phi Alpha DeltaPhi Alpha DeltaΦAΔ , or P.A.D., is the largest co-ed professional law fraternity in the United States of America. Phi Alpha Delta has members who are university students, law school students, lawyers, judges, senators, and even presidents. It was founded in 1902 and today has over 300,000 initiated members...
Law Fraternity - Phi Sigma AlphaPhi Sigma AlphaPhi Sigma Alpha Fraternity commonly known as La Sigma, is a Puerto Rican fraternity established originally as the Sigma Delta Alpha Fraternity on October 22, 1928 at the University of Puerto Rico by 12 students and a professor...
Fraternity - Nu Sigma BetaNu Sigma BetaNu Sigma Beta Fraternity is a non-profit Puerto Rican fraternity. It was established in 1937 at the University of Puerto Rico by several young students from diverse backgrounds....
Fraternity - American Bar AssociationAmerican Bar AssociationThe American Bar Association , founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States. The ABA's most important stated activities are the setting of academic standards for law schools, and the formulation...
- Organización Pro-Derecho de la Mujer - Pro-female Rights Organization
- The Federalist Society
- Phi Eta Mu Fraternity
- Delta Theta PhiDelta Theta PhiDelta Theta Phi is a professional law fraternity and a member of the Professional Fraternity Association. The smallest of the three internationally recognized law fraternities , Delta Theta Phi is the only one of the three major law fraternities to charter chapters in the United States at...
Law Fraternity International - Educca
- Prima Facie - Student NewspaperStudent newspaperA student newspaper is a newspaper run by students of a university, high school, middle school, or other school. These papers traditionally cover local and, primarily, school or university news....
- Tuna de la Escuela de Derecho - University Tuna
- Asociacion de Notarios de Puerto Rico / Capítulo Estudiantil
- Association of Trial Lawyers of America
- American Association of Trial Lawyers.
- APMA-Asociación para la Prevención del Maltrato de Animales
- Sports & Entertainment Law Students Association
- Revista de Derecho Puertorriqueño
See also
- Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto RicoPontifical Catholic University of Puerto RicoThe Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico is a Roman Catholic university located in Ponce, Puerto Rico. It provides courses in the areas of education, business administration, arts and human studies and science, leading to Bachelor's, Master's and Doctorate Degrees. Its campus is also home...
- Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico at MayagüezPontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico at MayagüezThe Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez is a university located in the city of Mayagüez, Puerto Rico. It is part of the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico....
- Ponce School of MedicinePonce School of MedicinePonce School of Medicine is a private medical school located in the city of Ponce in Puerto Rico, U.S. The school is accredited by the Liaison Committee on Medical Education , and classified as a United States Medical School...
- Ponce, Puerto RicoPonce, Puerto RicoPonce is both a city and a municipality in the southern part of Puerto Rico. The city is the seat of the municipal government.The city of Ponce, the fourth most populated in Puerto Rico, and the most populated outside of the San Juan metropolitan area, is named for Juan Ponce de León y Loayza, the...
External links
- Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law (Spanish language)
- Revista de Derecho Puertorriqueno (Law Review)(Spanish language)