Antonio García Padilla
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Antonio García Padilla
This name uses Spanish naming customs; the first or paternal family name is García and the second or maternal family name is Padilla.
| Antonio García Padilla | |
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| Born | 1954 Ponce, Puerto Rico |
| Nationality | Puerto Rican |
| Occupation | Educator |
Antonio García Padilla is a Puerto Rican scholar born in Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1954. He was president of the University of Puerto Rico.
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Personal life
Antonio has five brothers. One of them is Alejandro García Padilla, current senator and candidate for Governor; and another one is Juan Carlos, current mayor of Coamo.
Training
García Padilla received his undergraduate degree in 1974 and his law degree in 1978 from the University of Puerto Rico and an LL.M. from Yale Law School in 1981. He has served as law clerk first to the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico and on the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. He was then Assistant Professor at the University of Puerto Rico School of Law, later serving as Associate Dean of the Law School in 1983 and Dean in 1986. In 1999, he was elected to the Council of The American Law Institute.[1]
President
He served as president of the University of Puerto Rico. He assumed the presidency on November 25, 2001 and resigned on September 30, 2009.[2]
See also
References
- ^ Ali Press Release - García-Padilla Elected To American Law Institute Council
- ^ Antonio-Garcia-Padilla-Asume-Hoy-Presidencia-Upr
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