P.R. Laws tit. 4, § 21a
The total organization of the Judiciary Branch shall be evaluated to determine the changes that are essential in order to achieve any of the following objectives that respond to the public interest:
(a) Review the present Judiciary Branch system in view of the experiences accrued for the past forty (40) years of service to the People.
(b) Restructure the organization and jurisdiction of the Judiciary Branch as one of the measures needed to achieve an optimum level of efficiency and effectiveness of the judicial function within the Constitution of Puerto Rico. This restructuring includes, among other matters, the dissolution and creation of courts, with the exception of the Supreme Court, as well as the revision of the terms of judges appointed for term, and the legal requirements for their appointment.
(c) Facilitate the citizens’ access to the public services rendered by the Judiciary Branch.
(d) Produce a judicial structure that shall be the basis of the principle of equal justice for all.
The above mentioned objectives constitute the public policy of this chapter, and the special procedures for reorganization stated therein, are addressed to their attainment.
History —Nov. 15, 1993, No. 88, § 3.