Jorge Díaz Reverón is a Puerto Rican judge. He was the first
First Gentleman of Puerto Rico and husband of
Wanda Vázquez Garced
Wanda Emilia Vázquez Garced (born July 9, 1960) is a Puerto Rican politician and attorney who served as the 188th Governor of Puerto Rico from 2019 to 2021. Prior to her tenure as governor, she served as the 19th Secretary of Justice from 2 ...
. At the time, Díaz Reverón was a
superior court
In common law systems, a superior court is a court of general jurisdiction over civil and criminal legal cases. A superior court is "superior" in relation to a court with limited jurisdiction (see small claims court), which is restricted to civil ...
judge in
Caguas
Caguas (, ) is a city and municipality in central eastern Puerto Rico. Located in the eponymous Caguas Valley between the Sierra de Cayey and Sierra de Luquillo of the Central Mountain Range, it is bordered by San Juan and Trujillo Alto to ...
.
Career
Díaz Reverón graduated in 1987 from the
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law
The Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, Faculty of Law () is the school of law of the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico, a private co-educational corporation accredited by the Middle States Association of Colleges and Schools (Commissi ...
. He began serving as a judge in December 2009 under the administration of Governor
Luis Fortuño
Luis Guillermo Fortuño Burset (born 31 October 1960) is a Puerto Ricans, Puerto Rican politician who served as the governor of Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States, from 2009 to 2013.
Fortuño served as the first Secre ...
.
He was a
superior court
In common law systems, a superior court is a court of general jurisdiction over civil and criminal legal cases. A superior court is "superior" in relation to a court with limited jurisdiction (see small claims court), which is restricted to civil ...
trial judge in criminal matters at
Caguas, Puerto Rico
Caguas (, ) is a Caguas barrio-pueblo, city and Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality in central eastern Puerto Rico. Located in the eponymous Caguas Valley between the Sierra de Cayey and Sierra de Luquillo of the Cordillera Central (Puer ...
.
In December 2018, amid concerns of unlawful intervention on behalf of his wife, then Attorney General
Wanda Vázquez Garced
Wanda Emilia Vázquez Garced (born July 9, 1960) is a Puerto Rican politician and attorney who served as the 188th Governor of Puerto Rico from 2019 to 2021. Prior to her tenure as governor, she served as the 19th Secretary of Justice from 2 ...
, Díaz Reverón was removed from the chamber.
The
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
The chief justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico () is the Chief Justice, presiding officer of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. The post of chief justice was created by Article V of Constitution of Puerto Rico, Article V of the Constitution ...
, ordered an investigation based on judicial ethical concerns which later found no
probable cause
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.
He became the first
First Gentleman of Puerto Rico on August 7, 2019.
In 2021 governor
Pedro Pierluisi
Pedro Rafael Pierluisi Urrutia (born April 26, 1959) is an American politician and lawyer who served as the Governor of Puerto Rico from 2021 to 2025, having previously been the de facto governor from August 2–7, 2019. A member of New P ...
ascended him to an appeals court a move which his wife had considered while she was governor.
Personal life
Díaz Reverón is married to politician and attorney Wanda Vázquez Garced. They have two daughters. From August 7, 2019 until January 2, 2021, they resided in
La Fortaleza
La Fortaleza ( English: "the fortress"), also known as the ''Palacio de Santa Catalina'' (Saint Catherine's Palace), is the official residence and workplace of the governor of Puerto Rico. Located in the historic quarter of Old San Juan in the ...
, the official mansion residence of the Governor of Puerto Rico.
See also
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List of first gentlemen in the United States
In the United States, the title of first gentleman may be accorded to a man who is married to the head of state of a state government, analogously to the unofficial use of first lady for the wife or hostess of a head of state, including the wife ...
References
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Living people
Place of birth missing (living people)
20th-century Puerto Rican lawyers
21st-century Puerto Rican lawyers
First ladies and gentlemen of Puerto Rico
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico alumni
People from Caguas, Puerto Rico
Puerto Rican judges
20th-century American judges
21st-century American judges
1960 births