P.R. Laws tit. 4, § 72
(a) The Judiciary Appointments Office is hereby created in the Office of the Governor itself, which shall serve as a liaison and coordination mechanism with the different bodies and officers that participate in the process of evaluation, nomination, renomination, promotion, confirmation and appointment of judges. The Office shall be directed by an Executive Director appointed by the Governor.
(b) The Governor shall appoint an Evaluating Committee which shall be attached to the Judiciary Appointments Office, with the persons with the highest personal and professional qualifications to take office as Judges of the Court of First Instance.
The Committee shall be constituted by five (5) persons appointed by the Governor. No more than two (2) of its members shall be active attorneys and at least one (1) shall not be an attorney. The Chairperson of the Committee shall be designated by the Governor. All decisions of the Committee shall be made by the affirmative vote of the majority of its members. The Committee shall establish its rules for its internal operation, including quorum, place and frequency of its meetings. The members of the Committee shall receive no salary for their functions or services, but those who are not public officials or employees shall be entitled to the payment of per diems of one hundred dollars ($100) for each day or fraction thereof that they attend the meetings of the Committee. Moreover, they may receive reimbursement of travel expenses and per diems pursuant to Department of the Treasury’s regulations to such effects.
History —Dec. 5, 1991, No. 91, § 3.