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tion in Pinar del Rio, the Court of which 

 had suggested him for the position. He 

 was transferred from this position in 1900 

 to a similar post at Cardenas, in the Prov- 

 ince of Matanzas. In 1904 he was pro- 

 moted to the magistracy of the Court of 

 Santa Clara and from this he proceeded to 

 a judgeship of the First Instance in the 

 north of Havana Province. After three 

 years in this post he was promoted in 1909 

 to the presidency of the Court of Matanzas, 

 a charge which he exercises at the present 

 time, 19 1 9, and which carries with it the 

 presidency of the Provincial Electoral 

 Board. Since his presidency of this court 

 he has read each year a formal charge 

 published thereafter in accordance with 

 the prescriptions of the Cuban Judiciary 

 Act. 



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