P.R. Laws tit. 4, § 21
The following terms shall have the meanings indicated below, for the effects of interpreting this chapter:
(a) Judiciary Branch. — The judiciary power of Puerto Rico which shall rest on a unified system with regard to jurisdiction, functioning, and administration. Composed at present by the Supreme Court as the court of last resort and of constitutional rank, and by the Court of First Instance created by Law, which jointly constitute the General Court of Justice.
(b) Joint Committee. — The Joint Legislative Committee on the Judiciary Branch Reorganization Plans, created in this chapter.
(c) Reorganization. — Any change in the structure, organization, and jurisdiction of the courts within the Judiciary Branch, which includes the creation and dissolution of courts within this Branch, as well as changes in the terms of the judges appointed for term, and the legal requirements for their appointment, with the exception of the Supreme Court Justices. It also includes any change of a constitutional rank to the Judiciary Branch.
(d) Reorganization Plan. — A written and graphic design presented by the Governor to the Legislature, proposing the reorganization of the Judiciary Branch pursuant to the procedure established in this chapter and to what is contemplated in Article VII of the Constitution of Puerto Rico, preceding Title 1.
History —Nov. 15, 1993, No. 88, § 2.