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 The Supreme Court of Porto Rico. Jose Maria Figueras was born in San Juan, Porto Rico, in 1852, and there received his early education. He studied his profes sion of the law in the University of Galicia, Spain, from which institution he received the

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at Manila, P. I., and afterwards in Cuba, at Santiago and Havana. He then became a District Judge in Porto Rico, and the Ameri can invasion found him discharging the duties of that very responsible office at Mayaguez.

JOSE C. HERNANDEZ, ASSOCIATE JUSTICE.

degree of B.L. On graduation, he returned to the land of his nativity and engaged in an active practice for many years, achieving the distinction which follows merit. He served for some time as Secretary of the Territorial Court at San Juan, with great distinction. For a while he was the prosecuting attorney

On the American occupation he was made the prosecuting attorney by the military au thorities, and served with great satisfaction to the government and proportionate terror to evil doers. On the organization of civil government he was selected by the President of the United States as Associate Justice of