Borinquen Alfredo Marrero Ríos (August 8, 1898 – December 3, 1962) was a Puerto Rican

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. He served for 10 years as an Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Judge Borinquen Marrero Rios
Born on August 5, 1899, in

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, he obtained his bachelor's degree and law degrees at the

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. While a law student, he worked as a Spanish and English language correspondent. Worked in the legal private practice until 1947 when he was appointed to the Puerto Rican Supreme Court by President

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in 1947 until his retirement in 1957. He died on 3 December 1962, in Madrid, Spain, at the age of 63.

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*La Justicia en sus Manos by Luis Rafael Rivera, 1898 births 1962 deaths 20th-century American judges Associate Justices of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico Fordham University School of Law alumni People from Naguabo, Puerto Rico Puerto Rican judges {{US-state-judge-stub