With the support of the U.S. Department of Justice Office on Violence Against Women, and in collaboration with the Office of the Women's Advocate and the Judicial Branch of Puerto Rico, ALSO offered two one-day judicial trainings on January 21-22, 2016 at the Judicial Academy in San Juan, Puerto Rico.

The judicial trainings addressed intimate partner sexual violence and stalking and the use of technology with the purpose of enhancing knowledge and skills in the handling of these cases in court.  The trainings, which were tailored to local needs both in terms of language access and content, featured presentations by a team of national and local experts comprised of (retired) Judge Jerry Bowles (Kentucky), Judge Rosalinda Ruiz (Puerto Rico), Judge Ricardo Marrero (Puerto Rico), Judge Aleida Varona (Puerto Rico), and University of Puerto Rico Law School Dean Vivian Neptune (Puerto Rico).

For  more information about the judicial trainings, read Puerto Rico News Online's article and a press release from La Rama Judicial de Puerto Rico.

You can also check out our Flickr album!

Pictured, from left to right: Back row: Javier Soto Arocho (PR Judicial Academy); Angélica Matias Rodríguez (Judicial Academy); Judge Jerry Bowles (retired) (Kentucky); Judge Ricardo Marrero Guerrero (PR Court of First Instance); Judge Aleida Varona Méndez (PR Courts of Appeal); Maritere Pacheco González (PR Office of the Women's Advocate) Middle row: Carlee Taggart (ALSO); Judge Rosalinda Ruiz Ruperto (PR Court of First Instance); Dean Vivian Neptune Rivera (University of Puerto Rico Law School);Evelyn Mattei Ballester (PR Judicial Academy); Noeli Pérez del la Torre (PR Office of Courts Administration) Front row: Marisol Giraud (ALSO); Wanda Vázquez Garced (PR Office of the Women's Advocate); Carol Reyes Figueroa (PR Judicial Academy)