Angel de Jesús Sánchez (August 9, 1891 in
Ciales, Puerto Rico – April 30, 1951) was a Puerto Rican
jurist
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who served as the fifth
chief justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico from 1948 till 1951.
After graduating from the
Central High School in
Santurce, Puerto Rico in 1910 went to
Cornell Law School
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in
Ithaca, New York, to study the law. He started practicing as a lawyer in 1913. Was appointed municipal judge in
Juana Díaz, Puerto Rico in 1915. Served also as municipal judge in
Coamo, Puerto Rico and
San Juan, Puerto Rico. After a few years in private practice. He was appointed to the
United States bankruptcy court where he spent twelve years.
After serving as district judge in
San Juan, Puerto Rico, Angel de Jesús Sánchez was nominated as
Associate Justice of the
Supreme Court of Puerto Rico in 1938 by president
Harry S. Truman. In 1948 was appointed as the
5th Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico also by president Truman. Held that position until his death on April 30, 1951, at age 59.
References
http://www.ramajudicial.pr/sistema/supremo/presidentes/dejesus-new.htm
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1891 births
1951 deaths
Chief Justices of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Cornell Law School alumni
People from Ciales, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican judges
20th-century American judges
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