Rafael Alonso Alonso

Rafael Alonso-Alonso is a former Associate Justice of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court. Born on September 9, 1939, in Río Piedras, Puerto Rico, he obtained his B.A. in 1961 and his law degree in 1964, both from the University of Puerto Rico (UPR) at Río Piedras.
Prior to being appointed to the bench by Governor Rafael Hernández Colón, he served as director of the Office of Legislative Services of Puerto Rico from 1965 to 1968, as director of UPR's Graduate School of Public Administration from 1969 to 1972, and as president of the Puerto Rico Planning Board from 1973 to 1976.
He served as Associate Justice from May 6, 1985 until his resignation on July 14, 1995 to return to private law practice.