Past Presidents

Margarita Echevarria, Esq. 1980-1981
Hon. Severiano Lisboa, III, J.S.C. 1981-1982
Hon. Hector E. De Soto, J.S.C. 1982-1983
Zulima V. Farber, Esq. 1983-1984
Hon. Hector R. Velazquez, J.S.C. 1984-1985
Grissele Camacho-Pagan, Esq. 1985-1986
Joseph A. Ginarte, Esq. 1986-1987
Virginia Class-Matthews, Esq. 1987-1988
Raul F. Tous, Esq. 1988-1989
Hon. Roberto Alcazar, J.S.C. 1989-1990
Edwin Flores, Esq. 1990-1991
Daniel R. Guadalupe, Esq. 1991-1992
Aida L. Cabello, Esq. 1992-1993
Hon. Estela M. de la Cruz, J.S.C. 1993-1994
Rafael Perez, Esq. 1994-1995
Hon. Jose L. Linares, U.S.D.J. 1995-1996
Hon. Lourdes I. Santiago, J.S.C. 1996-1997
Marco A. Gonzalez, Esq. 1997-1998
Ramon de la Cruz, Esq. 1998-1999
Maritza Berdote Byrne, Esq. 1999-2000
Illeana Montes, Esq. 2000-2001
Hon. Esther Salas, U.S.D.J. 2001-2002
Hon. Pedro Jimenez, J.S.C. 2002-2003
Carlos Ortiz, Esq. 2003-2004
Camelia M. Valdes, Esq. 2004-2005
Liza M. Lopez, Esq. 2005-2006
Ivette R. Alvarez, Esq. 2006-2007
Milagros Camacho, Esq. 2007-2008
George Rios, Esq. 2008-2009
Miguel Alexander Pozo, Esq. 2009-2010
Suzette T. Rodriguez, Esq. 2010-2011

Daniel Mateo, Esq. 2011-2012

Louis Acevedo, Esq. 2012-2013

Anna Maria Tejada, Esq. 2013-2014

Michael J. Plata, Esq. 2014-2015

Carlos Bollar, Esq. 2015-2016

Arlene Quiñones Perez, Esq. 2016-2017

Hector D. Ruiz, Esq. 2017-2018

Julia A. Lopez, Esq. 2018-2019

Melinda Colón Cox, Esq. 2019-2020

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