Roberto Feliberti Cintrón
{{Short description|Puerto Rican judge (born 1963)}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2020}}
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{{Infobox officeholder
|office = Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
|appointer = Luis Fortuño
|term_start = May 25, 2011
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|predecessor = Seat established
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|office1 = Judge of the Puerto Rico Court of Appeals
|term_start1 = 2009
|term_end1 = 2011
|appointer1 = Luis Fortuño
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|birth_date = {{birth date and age|1963|4|7}}
|birth_place = San Juan, Puerto Rico
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|education = Purdue University (BS)
University of Puerto Rico School of Law (JD)
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Roberto Feliberti Cintrón (born April 7, 1963) is a Puerto Rican jurist who serves as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico.
Early years and education
Feliberti Cintrón was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico. He was the second of four children born to Emiliano Feliberti Martínez and Hilda Cintrón Brandes. Thanks to a U.S. Navy scholarship, he was able to attend Purdue University, where he earned a Bachelor of Science in Mathematics. During his time in the Navy attended the Naval Justice School. He later graduated from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law in 1991.{{cite web|url=http://www.ramajudicial.pr/sistema/supremo/biofeliberti.htm/|title=Hon. Roberto Feliberti Cintrón, Juez Asociado|language=Spanish|accessdate=2016-02-25|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160303130720/http://www.ramajudicial.pr/sistema/supremo/biofeliberti.htm|archivedate=3 March 2016}}
Professional experience
After graduating from Purdue, he was commissioned in the United States Navy. He was a Legal Officer at the Roosevelt Roads Naval Station in Ceiba, Puerto Rico, where he remained for four years of service from 1986 to 1989.{{cite news |url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticias/policia-tribunales/nota/robertofeliberticintronyluisestrellanominadosaltribunalsupremo-503067/ |title=Roberto Feliberti Cintrón y Luis Estrella nominados al Tribunal Supremo |newspaper=Primera Hora |language=Spanish |date=2011-05-09 |accessdate=2016-02-25}} After completing law school, Feliberti Cintrón began his legal career as a law clerk for the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Later, he worked at a private firm in Puerto Rico, specializing in commercial litigation, where he remained for 16 years and eventually became a partner.
Judicial career
= Court of appeals =
On December 1, 2009, Feliberti Cintrón took a seat on the Puerto Rico Court of Appeals after being nominated by Governor Luis Fortuño.
= Appointment to Supreme Court =
Governor Fortuño nominated Feliberti Cintrón to a newly created seat on the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico on May 9, 2011. He was sworn in on May 25, 2011 with fellow Associate Justice Luis Estrella Martínez.{{cite news |url=http://www.primerahora.com/noticias/policia-tribunales/nota/robertofeliberticintronyluisestrellajuramentanaltribunalsupremo-509362/ |title=Roberto Feliberti Cintrón y Luis Estrella juramentan al Tribunal Supremo |newspaper=Primera Hora |language=Spanish |date=2011-05-25 |accessdate=2016-02-25}}
Personal life
References
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External links
- [http://www.ramajudicial.pr/sistema/supremo/biofeliberti.htm Biography of Roberto Feliberti Cintrón]
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Category:Associate justices of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Category:Purdue University alumni
Category:Puerto Rican United States Navy personnel