Herminia Tormes García, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Herminia Tormes García

Puerto-Rican lawyer

Date of Birth: 19-Oct-1891

Place of Birth: Ponce, Puerto Rico, United States

Date of Death: 07-Nov-1964

Profession: lawyer, activist

Zodiac Sign: Libra

Herminia Tormes García (19 October 1891 – 7 November 1964) was a Puerto Rican lawyer and the first woman to practice the profession on the island.
After earning the right to practice law in 1917, she became the first woman to bring a case before the Bostonian jurisdiction of the United States Court of Appeals in 1924.
In 1926, she was appointed as the first woman to serve as a judge in Puerto Rico.
Throughout her career, Tormes worked for women who were incarcerated or engaged in prostitution, advocating for their rights.
In 1964, the Bar Association of Puerto Rico named a room after her at its offices in San Juan.