Camille Rivera Pérez

Camille Rivera Pérez
Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
Assumed office
January 16, 2025
Appointed byJenniffer González
Preceded byAnabelle Rodríguez
Judge of the Puerto Rico Court of Appeals
In office
2022–2025
Appointed byPedro Pierluisi
Personal details
Born (1974-12-03) December 3, 1974
EducationUniversity of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez (BBA)
Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law (JD)

Camille Rivera Pérez (born December 3, 1974) is a Puerto Rican jurist. Since 2025 she has served as an associate justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico.

Early life and education

Judge Camille Rivera Pérez was born on December 3, 1974, in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, and was raised in the municipality of Las Marías, Puerto Rico. He earned a bachelor's degree in Business Administration with a concentration in Accounting, cum laude, from the University of Puerto Rico at Mayagüez. In 2000, she completed the Juris Doctor degree, also cum laude, at the Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law.

Career

She began her professional career as a legal officer at the Puerto Rico Court of Appeals, where she discovered her vocation for the judiciary under the guidance of distinguished judges. Subsequently, she worked in the Puerto Rico House of Representatives, where she served as legal advisor and executive director of the Committee on Government, Federal and Veteran Affairs, and later as Director of the Office of Legal Advisors during the presidency of Hon. Jenniffer González.

In 2010, she was appointed Superior Judge by the Governor, Hon. Luis Fortuño, and assigned to the Judicial Region of Fajardo. In 2018 she was appointed Administrative Judge of the Judicial Region of Fajardo. In 2022, she was appointed Judge of the Court of Appeals by the governor, Hon. Pedro Pierluisi. On January 16, 2025, she was appointed Associate Justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico by the governor, Hon. Jenniffer González.[1]

References

  1. ^ "La gobernadora anuncia nominaciones al Tribunal Supremo - Microjuris al Día". aldia.microjuris.com (in Spanish). 2025-01-16. Retrieved 2026-03-02.