Luis Estrella-Martínez (born November 17, 1971) is an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Confirmed by the Senate on May 11, 2011, he took office on May 25, 2011, at the age of 39 and could serve for over 30 years until his mandatory retirement age of 70 on November 17, 2041.

Early years

A high school graduate of Academia Santa Teresita, an alma mater he shares with former Governor Pedro Rosselló and Governor Fortuño's

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Marcos Rodríguez Ema, he earned his ''Magna Cum Laude'' bachelor's degree at the University of Puerto Rico's main campus at Río Piedras while working part-time as a data entry operator, bussing tables, as well as being active in student government, where he was elected as his faculty's representative to the General Student Council, where he served as Vice President. Estrella also graduated ''Magna Cum Laude'' from its law school, where he was an editor of the UPR Law Review, as well as a member of the campus' Academic Senate, representing the law school's students.

Professional life

After a stint as a law clerk to Puerto Rico Court of Appeals Judge Gilberto Gierbolini, where he met two appellate judges with whom he would subsequently serve on the Supreme Court, Justices

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, and as a legislative assistant to then Senator

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and Representative Pedro Figueroa, he opened his own law office in

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, where he lives, where he specialized in Administrative Law for over 10 years. Senate of Puerto Rico President

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shepherded his confirmation through a committee hearing and a floor vote on May 11, 2011. The New Progressive Party majority voted in his favor while the Popular Democratic Party senators voted against the nomination.

Private life

Estrella, an active marathon runner, is married to a fellow attorney, Maribel Ramos, with whom he has two daughters, all of whom live in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.

Honors and recognitions

*Miguel Velázquez Debate Competition, UPR Law School, 1996, before a jury composed of Federal District Judge Daniel R. Domínguez, Justice

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, Appellate Judge Lady Alfonso de Cumpiano, Prof. Miguel Velázquez and then Representative, and future Governor,

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. *Benicio Sánchez Castaño Award to the graduating law student with the highest Criminal Law average, Puerto Rico Bar Association, 1996.

Publication

"Codificación de la Pena de Restitución en Puerto Rico", an article in the UPR Law Review, 1996

Sources

Statement by Luis F. Estrella Martínez, Associate Justice nominee, Judicial and Public Safety Committee, Senate of Puerto Rico, May 11, 2011

References

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