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| name = Jaime Fuster | | name = Jaime Fuster | ||
| image = Fuster.jpg | | image = Fuster.jpg | ||
| | | office = Associate Justice of the [[Supreme Court of Puerto Rico|Puerto Rico Supreme Court]] | ||
| | | appointer = [[Rafael Hernández Colón]] | ||
| | | term_start = March 4, 1992 | ||
| | | term_end = December 3, 2007 | ||
| | | predecessor = [[José Andreu García]] | ||
| | | successor = [[Mildred Pabón]] | ||
| | | office1 = [[Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico]] | ||
| | | term_start1 = January 3, 1985 | ||
| | | term_end1 = March 4, 1992 | ||
| | | predecessor1 = [[Baltasar Corrada del Río]] | ||
| | | successor1 = [[Antonio Colorado]] | ||
| | | office2 = Dean of the [[University of Puerto Rico School of Law]] | ||
| | | term_start2 = 1974 | ||
| | | term_end2 = 1978 | ||
| | | predecessor2 = [[David Helfeld]] | ||
| successor2 = Carlos G. Cadilla | |||
| birth_name = Jaime Benito Fuster Berlingeri | |||
| birth_date = {{birth date|1941|1|12}} | | birth_date = {{birth date|1941|1|12}} | ||
| birth_place = [[Guayama, Puerto Rico]] | | birth_place = [[Guayama, Puerto Rico]] | ||
| death_date = {{death date and age|2007|12|3|1941|1|12}} | | death_date = {{death date and age|2007|12|3|1941|1|12}} | ||
| death_place = [[Guaynabo, Puerto Rico]] | | death_place = [[Guaynabo, Puerto Rico]] | ||
| party = [[Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico|Popular Democratic]] | | party = [[Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico|Popular Democratic]] | ||
| otherparty = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | | otherparty = [[Democratic Party (United States)|Democratic]] | ||
| education = [[University of Notre Dame]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of Puerto Rico | | education = [[University of Notre Dame]] ([[Bachelor of Arts|BA]])<br>[[University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus|University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras]] ([[Bachelor of Laws|LLB]])<br>[[Columbia University]] ([[Master of Laws|LLM]]) | ||
}} | }} | ||
'''Jaime Benito Fuster Berlingeri''' (January 12, 1941 – December 3, 2007)<ref>[http://www.elnuevodia.com/diario/noticia/puertoricohoy/noticias/muere_juez_supremo_fuster/324822 El Nuevo Día, ''Muere Juez Fuster''; December 3, 2007.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071205202831/http://www.elnuevodia.com/diario/noticia/puertoricohoy/noticias/muere_juez_supremo_fuster/324822 |date=December 5, 2007 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.vocero.com/noticiasum.asp?id=10820 El Vocero, ''Muere Juez del Supremo Jaime Fuster''; December 3, 2007.]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> was a politician who served as an [[Associate Justice]] to the [[Supreme Court of Puerto Rico]]. Justice Fuster, along with Justice [[Liana Fiol Matta]], was considered the leading [[Liberalism|liberal]] voice in the Puerto Rico Supreme Court. | '''Jaime Benito Fuster Berlingeri''' (January 12, 1941 – December 3, 2007)<ref>[http://www.elnuevodia.com/diario/noticia/puertoricohoy/noticias/muere_juez_supremo_fuster/324822 El Nuevo Día, ''Muere Juez Fuster''; December 3, 2007.] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071205202831/http://www.elnuevodia.com/diario/noticia/puertoricohoy/noticias/muere_juez_supremo_fuster/324822 |date=December 5, 2007 }}</ref><ref>[http://www.vocero.com/noticiasum.asp?id=10820 El Vocero, ''Muere Juez del Supremo Jaime Fuster''; December 3, 2007.]{{dead link|date=December 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> was a politician who served as an [[Associate Justice]] to the [[Supreme Court of Puerto Rico]]. Justice Fuster, along with Justice [[Liana Fiol Matta]], was considered the leading [[Liberalism|liberal]] voice in the Puerto Rico Supreme Court. | ||
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Latest revision as of 22:49, 26 December 2025
Template:Short description Template:Family name hatnote Script error: No such module "infobox".Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".Script error: No such module "Check for conflicting parameters". Jaime Benito Fuster Berlingeri (January 12, 1941 – December 3, 2007)[1][2] was a politician who served as an Associate Justice to the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Justice Fuster, along with Justice Liana Fiol Matta, was considered the leading liberal voice in the Puerto Rico Supreme Court.
Education
He obtained his Bachelor's Degree from the University of Notre Dame in 1962 and his Law Degree form the University of Puerto Rico School of Law in 1965. He later obtained a Master's Degree in Law from Columbia Law School in 1966. He then received a fellowship in law and humanities at Harvard University. In 1985, he received a Doctorate, Honoris Causa, from Temple University.
Political career
In 1979, Fuster was named Deputy Assistant Attorney General of the United States. He held that position until 1981. In 1984, he was elected Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico to the United States Congress. During his tenure (1985–1992), he served a term as Chair of Congressional Hispanic Caucus. In both terms, he served on the Committee on Banking, Finance, and Urban Affairs, and on the Committee on Interior and Insular Affairs. In Congress, he was a strong advocate for educational and youth programs. He supported numerous laws and bills to give state and local governments assistance for youth service projects and programs aimed at preventing substance use. He also supported the establishment of a Children, Youth, and Families Administration, as well as the establishment of a federal child care program. He sponsored legislation to increase social security funds for families with blind, aged, and disabled dependents.
In 1992, Governor Rafael Hernández Colón appointed him to the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. Fuster resigned from his Resident Commissioner position on March 4, 1992 to take an appointment as associate justice of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico. He took the oath of office on March 4, 1992 after confirmation by the Senate, serving on the Court until his death.
Fuster was affiliated with the Popular Democratic Party of Puerto Rico and the Democratic Party of the United States.
Death
Fuster died during the early hours of December 3, 2007 from cardiac arrest. He was buried at Buxeda Memorial Park Cemetery in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico. His death left the Supreme Court in an unprecedented position with two seats vacant.
See also
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- List of Puerto Ricans
- List of Hispanic Americans in the United States Congress
- Corsican immigration to Puerto Rico
- Federico Hernández Denton, Chief Justice of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court
- Francisco Rebollo, Associate Justice of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court
- Liana Fiol Matta, Associate Justice of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court
References
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External links
- Hispanic Americans in Congress: Jaime Fuster
- Supreme Court of Puerto Rico: "Conservative and Slow" (Conservador y lento) - Primera Hora; Oscar J. Serrano; April 2, 2007 Template:Webarchive
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- 1941 births
- 2007 deaths
- 20th-century American academics
- 20th-century American judges
- 20th-century United States representatives
- American people of Italian descent
- Associate justices of the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
- Columbia Law School alumni
- Deans of law schools in the United States
- Democratic Party United States representatives from Puerto Rico
- Harvard University alumni
- People from Guayama, Puerto Rico
- Popular Democratic Party (Puerto Rico) politicians
- Puerto Rican people of Catalan descent
- Puerto Rican people of Corsican descent
- Resident commissioners of Puerto Rico
- University of Notre Dame alumni
- University of Puerto Rico alumni