Background
Escalera Rodriguez, Rafael was born on October 6, 1952 in San Juan, Puerto Rico.
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Rafael Escalera Rodriguez
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University of Puerto Rico (Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, 1973. Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, 1976). Harvard University (Master of Laws, 1977).
Spoken languages: Spanish and English.
Career
Worked at Reichard & Escalera (San Juan, Puerto Rico) specializing in Commercial Litigation, Distributor"s Acting, RICO, Advertising and Communications Law, First Amendment Issues. Admitted to the bar, 1976, Puerto Rico. 1977, United States. District Court, District of Puerto Rico.
1978, United States.
Court of Appeals, 1st Circuit. United States. Supreme Court. Student Representative before the University of Puerto Rico Law School Faculty, 1974-1975.
Member, 1974-1975 and Editor-in-Chief, 1975-1976, University of Puerto Rico Law Review.
Recipient: Puerto Rico Bar Association Medal to the best law school student, 1976. Manuel Rodríguez Ramos" Medal for distinguished services as Editor in Chief of the University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1976.
West Publishing Prize to the best student in Anglo American Law, 1976. Institute of International Education Fellow, Harvard University, 1976.
Author: "Towards and Integral Perspective," 45 University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1976.
"Equity in Puerto Rico: A Mixed Jurisdiction Approach," (Thesis submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Law, Harvard University, 1977. Book Review, Serrano R., Derecho Constitucional de Estados Unidos y Puerto Rico, Puerto Rico 59 Review Juris University of Puerto Rico 643 (1990).
Professor, Federal Jurisdiction and Constitutional Law, University of Puerto Rico Law School, 1978.
Law Clerk to Honorary José Trías Monge, Chief Justice, Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, 1977-1978. Member, Puerto Rico Board of Bar Examiners, 1987.
Member, Commission for the Revision of the Civil Code, 1990. Member: Bar Association of Puerto Rico.
Federal and American Bar Associations.
Achievements
Membership
Member, 1974-1975 and Editor-in-Chief, 1975-1976, University of Puerto Rico Law Review.
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American
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Recipient: Puerto Rico Bar Association Medal to the best law school student, 1976. Manuel Rodríguez Ramos" Medal for distinguished services as Editor in Chief of the University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1976. West Publishing Prize to the best student in Anglo American Law, 1976.tempSpaceInstitute of International Education Fellow, Harvard University, 1976.Recipient: Puerto Rico Bar Association Medal to the best law school student, 1976. Manuel Rodríguez Ramos" Medal for distinguished services as Editor in Chief of the University of Puerto Rico Law Review, 1976. West Publishing Prize to the best student in Anglo American Law, 1976.tempSpaceInstitute of International Education Fellow, Harvard University, 1976.