Margarita Mercado Echegaray (Born December 7, 1980) is an attorney, the former Solicitor General of Puerto Rico, and the youngest to hold such post.[1][a][b] Mercado has a bachelor's degree in political science and history of the Americas, and a juris doctor from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law. She also has a master of laws in constitutional law and civil rights from Columbia University.[4][c] Before her appointment, Mercado served as a law clerk at the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, and as a law clerk for Anabelle Rodríguez in the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico.[4]
Margarita Mercado Echegaray | |
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| 18th Solicitor General of Puerto Rico | |
| In office January 13, 2013 – 2017 | |
| Governor | Alejandro García Padilla |
| Succeeded by | Luis R. Román Negrón |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Margarita Mercado Echegaray December 7, 1980 San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Political party | Popular Democratic Party |
| Alma mater | University of Puerto Rico (BA) University of Puerto Rico School of Law (JD) Columbia Law School (LL.M.) |
| Occupation | attorney |
Mercado's most prominent cases includes the defense of the government of Puerto Rico against a lawsuit presented by the Puerto Rico Association of Members of the Judiciary.[5] The Association claims that Act 162 of 2013 is unconstitutional and that it minimizes the principle of judicial independence.[6][7]
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- ^ Metro (2013; in Spanish) "Mercado Echegaray, de 32 años, se convirtió en la procuradora general más joven y tendrá como responsabilidad defender al Estado en los tribunales de Apelaciones y Supremo."[2]
- ^ Senate of Puerto Rico (2013; in Spanish) "La licenciada Margarita Mercado Echegaray nació el 7 de diciembre de 1980 en San Juan, Puerto Rico, she is currently single."[3]
- ^ Senate of Puerto Rico (2013; in Spanish) "En ese mismo año (2009) completó una maestría en derecho constitucional y derechos civiles en la Escuela de Derecho de la Universidad de Columbia en el Estado de Nueva York."[3]
References edit
- ^ "Procuradora General fue designada sin la experiencia requerida por ley". www.noticel.com. Retrieved 2016-02-17.
- ^ "Senado confirma a Mercado Echegaray como procuradora general – Metro". Metro.pr. 2013-03-07. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
- ^ a b "Estado Libre Asociado de Puerto Rico (SENADO)" (PDF). Senado.pr.gov. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
- ^ a b "Margarita Mercado Echegaray juramenta como procuradora general". Primerahora.com. 18 March 2013. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
- ^ "Procuradora general resiste artillería pesada de jueces asociados - Univision Puerto Rico". Puertorico.univision.com. 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
- ^ "Histórica cobertura de vista sobre pensión de jueces - Univision Puerto Rico". Puertorico.univision.com. 2014-01-15. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
- ^ "Ley" (PDF). Oslpr.org. Retrieved 2014-02-15.
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