Aníbal Acevedo Vilá

Aníbal Acevedo Vilá (born February 13, 1962) is the eighth and current democratically elected Governor of Puerto Rico. Acevedo has served in many political posts in Puerto Rico, including being member of the House of Representatives (1993–2001) and Resident Commissioner (2001–2005). Acevedo won the office of Governor on the elections of November 2004, defeating former Governor Pedro Rosselló. However, Acevedo's margin of victory was just 3,566 votes and was marred by a controversy that involved appealings at the United States federal courts.

Early life and education

Acevedo Vilá was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, and attended the Colegio San José High School in the same municipality, where he graduated as president of the class in 1979. In 1982, he obtained a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science at the University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras. He continued his studies in Law at the same campus, where he was elected Vice President of the Student Council and served as Editor-in-Chief of the law journal published by the school. He obtained his Juris Doctor in 1985, graduating magna cum laude. After passing the Puerto Rican bar, Acevedo Vilá completed a year-long clerkship at the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico, where he worked under Justice Federico Hernández Denton. In 1987, he obtained a Master's degree in Law from Harvard University. From 1987 to 1988, he served as a law clerk for the Honorable Levin Campbell, Chief Judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit in Boston, Massachusetts.

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San Juan, Puerto Rico - 1979 - 1982 - Bachelor of Arts - Political Science - University of Puerto Rico at Rio Piedras - Law - Juris Doctor - 1985 - Magna cum laude - Supreme Court of Puerto Rico - Federico Hernández Denton - 1987 - Master's degree - Harvard University - 1988 - Levin Campbell - U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit - Boston - Massachusetts

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