As a child, Puerto Rico's newest governor said she would stand on her balcony and hold imaginary trials, always finding the supposed defendants guilty.
Now, after more than 32 years of public service as a district attorney and justice secretary, Wanda Vázquez finds herself leading a U.S. territory following a Supreme Court ruling that ousted her predecessor and appears to have calmed the political turmoil that led the island to have three governors in less than a week.
As justice secretary, Vázquez was automatically next in line to become governor after the court's ruling, a historic move she said will allow her to work for the people because she is free of political bligations.
Speaking to The Associated Press Friday, she said "I don't have that weight on my shoulders."