- Armindo Cadilla
Armindo Cadilla Ginorio served as an Associate Justice of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court from 1973 to 1975. Born in
Arecibo, Puerto Rico on January 11, 1906, he studied law at theUniversity of Puerto Rico .In 1963, he was appointed by Governor
Luis Muñoz Marín as a Superior Court Judge. In 1973, at the age of 67, he was appointed by GovernorRafael Hernández Colón as an Associate Justice. After 10 years serving on the bench in Ponce, he won the admiration of former Associate Justice and Ponce nativeRafael Hernández Matos , as well as his son Rafael, elected Governor in 1972.Cadilla Ginorio's service on the Supreme Court was short-lived, since he died in
Río Piedras, Puerto Rico at the age of 69 on February 16, 1975, two years and two days after having joined the Court.Sources
*La Justicia en sus Manos by Luis Rafael Rivera, ISBN 1-57581-884-1
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