Jorge Díaz Reverón is a Puerto Rican judge. He was the first First Gentleman of Puerto Rico and husband of Wanda Vázquez Garced. At the time, Díaz Reverón was a superior court judge in Caguas.
Jorge Díaz Reverón | |
|---|---|
| First Gentleman of Puerto Rico | |
| In role August 7, 2019 – January 2, 2021 | |
| Governor | Wanda Vázquez Garced |
| Preceded by | Beatriz Rosselló (de jure) Vacant (de facto) |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born | June 1, 1960 Caguas, Puerto Rico |
| Spouse | Wanda Vázquez Garced |
| Children | Jorge Álvaro Díaz Rodríguez (alias Alvarito Díaz), Beatriz Díaz Vázquez y Stephanie Díaz Vázquez |
| Alma mater | Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law (J.D.) |
| Profession | Judge |
Career edit
Díaz Reverón graduated in 1987 from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law. He began serving as a judge in December 2009 under the administration of Governor Luis Fortuño.[1] He was a superior court trial judge in criminal matters at Caguas, Puerto Rico.[2]
In December 2018, amid concerns of unlawful intervention on behalf of his wife, then Attorney General Wanda Vázquez Garced, Díaz Reverón was removed from the chamber.[1][3] The Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, ordered an investigation based on judicial ethical concerns which later found no probable cause.[4]
He became the first First Gentleman of Puerto Rico on August 7, 2019.[2] In 2021 governor Pedro Pierluisi ascended him to an appeals court a move which his wife had considered while she was governor.[5][6]
Personal life edit
Díaz Reverón is married to politician and attorney Wanda Vázquez Garced. They have two daughters.[7] From August 7, 2019 until January 2, 2021, they resided in La Fortaleza, the official mansion residence of the Governor of Puerto Rico.[8]
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References edit
- ^ a b De Jesús Salamán, Adriana (August 14, 2019). "Gobernadora y su esposo juez han enfrentado cuestionamientos éticos". Noticel (in Spanish). Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ a b "Jorge Diaz-Reveron". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ Cortés Chico, Ricardo (December 11, 2019). "Wanda Vázquez defiende a su esposo, el juez Díaz Reverón, de señalamiento ético". El Nuevo Dia (in Spanish). Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ De Jesús Salamán, Adriana (March 21, 2019). "Libre de culpa ética juez Díaz Reverón, esposo de la Secretaria de Justicia". Noticel (in Spanish). Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ "Pedro Pierluisi nombra al esposo de Wanda Vázquez al Tribunal de Apelaciones". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). April 28, 2021. Retrieved May 26, 2021.
- ^ VOCERO, Maricarmen Rivera Sánchez, EL. "Gobernador explica decisión de ascender al esposo de Wanda Vázquez". El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved May 26, 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Rivera Sánchez, Maricarmen (May 12, 2019). "Hijas de la gobernadora son primeras damas en calidad de voluntarias". El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved March 26, 2020.
- ^ Rivera Sánchez, Maricarmen (November 15, 2019). "Vázquez decide vivir en La Fortaleza". El Vocero de Puerto Rico (in Spanish). Retrieved March 26, 2020.