P.R. Laws tit. 4, § 73j

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§ 73j. Judiciary Evaluation Commission—Evaluations; frequency

Detailed evaluations shall be performed every three (3) years in the case of Superior Court judges, every four (4) years in the case of District Court judges, and in the case of Municipal judges, every three (3) years and at the end of their term. These shall be structured sequentially by the Commission to meet the above mentioned terms.

The evaluation of work, productivity and judiciary load shall be performed annually but shall be implemented sequentially in such a way that during the first year, fifty percent (50%) of all Superior Court judges shall be evaluated, the second year, one hundred percent (100%) of the Superior Court judges and the third year, one hundred percent (100%) of the Superior Court judges and fifty percent (50%) of those of the District Court, and the fourth year, all of the judges of the Court of First Instance.

History —Dec. 5, 1991, No. 91, § 14.