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Daniel Dominguez

Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

Tenure

2011 - Present

Years in position

14

Prior offices:

United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

Years in office: 1994 - 2011

Education

Bachelor's

Boston University, 1967

Law

University of Puerto Rico School of Law, 1970

Personal

Birthplace

San Juan, PR

Daniel Dominguez is afederal judge serving on senior status for theU.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. He joined the court in 1994 after being nominated by PresidentBill Clinton. At the time of his appointment, he was a private practice attorney in Puerto Rico. He transitioned to senior status onJuly 31, 2011.^[1][2]

Early life and education

Dominguez graduated from Boston University with his bachelor's degree in 1967 and later graduated from the University of Puerto Rico Law School with hisBachelor of Laws degree in 1970.^[2]

Military service

Dominguez also served in the U.S. Army Reserve in 1967.^[2]

Professional career

Dominguez spent his legal career in private practice in Puerto Rico from 1970 to 1994.^[2]

Judicial career

District of Puerto Rico

On the recommendation of the Puerto Rican at-large Congressional delegation, Dominguez was nominated by PresidentBill Clinton onJune 21, 1994, to a seat vacated by JudgeGilberto Gierbolini-Ortiz as Gierbolini-Ortiz assumedsenior status. Dominguez was confirmed by the U.S. Senate onSeptember 28, 1994, on majority voice vote and received commission onSeptember 29, 1994.^[3] He transitioned to senior status onJuly 31, 2011.^[1]

See also

• United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

External links

Suggest a link

• Daniel Dominguez Biography at theFederal Judicial Center

Footnotes

v • e Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Active judges	Chief Judge: Raúl Arias-Marxuach  •  Aida Delgado-Colon  •  Silvia Carreno-Coll  •  Pedro A. Delgado Hernández  •  María Antongiorgi-Jordán  •  Gina Méndez-Miró  •  Camille Vélez-Rivé
Senior judges	Daniel Dominguez (Puerto Rico)  •  Jay Garcia-Gregory  •  Francisco Besosa  •
Magistrate judges	Bruce McGiverin  •  Marcos Lopez-Gonzalez  •  Giselle Lopez Soler  •  Marshal Morgan  •
Former Article III judges	Jose Fuste  •  Jaime Pieras  •  Raymond Acosta (Puerto Rico)  •  Salvador Casellas  •  Carmen Cerezo  •  Gustavo Gelpí  •  Juan Torruella  •  Hiram Cancio  •  Juan Fernandez-Badillo  •  Gilberto Gierbolini-Ortiz  •  Hector Laffitte  •  Juan Perez-Gimenez  •  Hernan Pesquera  •  Jose Toledo  •  William Henry Holt  •  Charles Francis McKenna  •  Bernard Shandon Rodey  •  John James Jenkins  •  Paul Charlton  •  Peter Joseph Hamilton  •  Arthur Fuller Odlin  •  Ira Kent Wells  •  Robert Archer Cooper  •  David Chavez Jr.  •  Thomas Hagan Roberts  •  Clemente Ruiz Nazario  •
Former Chief judges	Jose Fuste  •  Carmen Cerezo  •  Gustavo Gelpí  •  Juan Torruella  •  Hiram Cancio  •  Gilberto Gierbolini-Ortiz  •  Hector Laffitte  •  Juan Perez-Gimenez  •  Hernan Pesquera  •  Jose Toledo  •

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