Judiciary of Puerto Rico

The Judiciary of Puerto Rico is the judicial branch of the Government of Puerto Rico, comprising all the courts of the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. Defined under the Constitution of Puerto Rico, it consists of one Supreme Court, one Court of Appeals, and the Court of First Instance, which is composed of 13 Superior Courts and 78 Municipal Courts, one for each municipality. Federally, the archipelago and island is under the jurisdiction of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, which appeals cases to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.

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