Career
Naveira was the first female to serve on the court as well as the only female Chief Justice (2003-2004). Naveira was born in Santurce, Puerto Rico in 1934. She obtained her Bachelor"s Degree in Chemistry from the College of Mount Saint Vincent and her Law degree from the University of Puerto Rico.
Naveira was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1985 by then Governor Rafael Hernández Colón becoming the first woman on that court.
During her tenure, Naveira was known as a pragmatic and moderate justice. After the retirement of Chief Justice José Andreu García in 2003, Governor Sila Calderón elevated Justice Naveira to the post of Chief Justice.
However, her tenure lasted only seven months since the Constitution of Puerto Rico states that Supreme Court Justices must retire at the age of seventy.
