Carlos Dávila Dávila
Carlos Victor Dávila Dávila (May 2, 1914 – July 20, 2010) was the oldest living former Associate Justice of the
Puerto Rico Supreme Court
for many years until his death.
Early life
He was born July 1914,
James R. Beverly
. After five years there, while arguing a case before the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, he caught the eye of Justice Angel De Jesus, for whom he served as a law clerk until the judge's demise on April 30, 1951 when he suffered a massive heart attack in his chambers at the Capitol.
Dávila lived in barrio Frailes in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico.[2]
Career
Dávila served as an advisor to the
Popular Democratic Party platform for the 1956 general elections. He died on July 20, 2010, at age 96, in Guaynabo, Puerto Rico
.
His son and namesake, Carlos Dávila Vélez is a former Superior Court judge, and his daughter, The Hon. María Adaljisa Dávila Vélez, currently serves as a Superior Court judge.[3]
References
- ^ In Memoriam ante el Fallecimiento del Ex Juez Asociado Hon. Carlos Víctor Dávila Dávila (in Spanish)
- ^ Dávila, Luis Rafael (September 7, 2007). "Conversaciones en la catedral de la justicia". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Retrieved March 5, 2022 – via kipdf.com.
- ^ "Fallece ex juez asociado". El Nuevo Día (in Spanish). Inter News Service. July 20, 2010. Archived from the original on July 23, 2010. Retrieved 5 March 2022.
Sources
- "Office of Legislative Services - Senate of Puerto Rico - House of Representatives". oslpr.org. April 9, 2007. Archived from the original on April 9, 2007. Retrieved March 5, 2022. (Senate of Puerto Rico - House of Representatives)