P.R. Laws tit. 4A, § V
The advisory committees shall be constituted by the Supreme Court. The members of said committees shall be appointed for a reasonable term so that they may complete the assignments entrusted to them. The committees shall have an ample representation of Judges of the Court of First Instance, Municipal Judges, and lawyers from different sectors of the legal practice, including prosecuting attorneys, registrars of property, solicitors, and members of the academy. The following shall be taken into consideration when selecting candidates: professional experience, interest in improving the administration of justice, professional merits, the level of specialization, and academic rigour.
A total of five permanent advisory committees shall be constituted, in addition to the ad hoc committees constituted by the Supreme Court through an order issued to such effect. The standing shall be the following:
(1) Committee on Rules of Evidence.
(2) Committee on Rules of Civil Procedure.
(3) Committee on Rules of Criminal Procedure.
(4) Committee on Rules of Minors’ Matters.
(5) Committee on Judicial Reform and on Administration of the Court of First Instance.
The duties specifically assigned to each advisory committee are listed under No. VI below.
In general, the advisory committees shall evaluate the operation and allocation of urgent regulations in their respective fields of action, and shall propose such recommendations as they may deem necessary.
The Advisory Committees on Rules of Procedure shall be governed by a set of regulations that will fix the course of action to follow with regard to the proposed amendments and recommendations.
Each advisory committee will be in charge of circulating its recommendations and preparing explanatory comments, holding public hearings, and drafting the final report that will be submitted to the executive committee.
History —Oct. 10, 1957, added in June 30, 1987, amended Nov. 15, 1996.