Gustavo Gelpí
Gustavo Gelpí is a judge on theUnited States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit. He was nominated to the court by PresidentJoe Biden (D) on May 12, 2021, and confirmed by theUnited States Senate on October 18, 2021, by a vote of 52-41.[1][2][3] Gelpí was one of 235Article III judges nominated by PresidentJoe Biden (D) and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. To see a full list of judges appointed byJoe Biden,click here.
TheUnited States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit is one of 13U.S. courts of appeal. They are the intermediateappellate courts of theUnited States federal courts. To learn more about the court,click here.
Gelpí was afederal judge with theU.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. He joined the court in 2006 after being nominated by PresidentGeorge W. Bush (R). He served as thechief judge of the court from 2018 to 2021. At the time of his appointment, he was a magistrate judge for the district.[4]
Judicial nominations and appointments
United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit (2021-present)
On May 12, 2021, PresidentJoe Biden (D) nominated Gelpí to theUnited States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit. He was confirmed by a 52-41 vote of the U.S. Senate on October 18, 2021. Gelpí received commission on October 19, 2021.[1][2][3] To read more about the federal nominations process,click here.
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Gustavo Gelpí |
| Court:United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 159 days after nomination. |
 ANominated: May 12, 2021 |
| AABA Rating:Well Qualified |
| Questionnaire:Questionnaire |
| AHearing: June 23, 2021 |
| QFRs:(Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| AReported: July 22, 2021 |
| AConfirmed: October 18, 2021 |
| AVote: 52-41 |
Confirmation vote
The U.S. Senate confirmed Gustavo Gelpí by a vote of 52-41 on October 18, 2021.[1] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website,click here.
| Gelpí confirmation vote (October 18, 2021) | |||||||||
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| Party | Yea | Nay | No vote | ||||||
 Democratic | 46 | 0 | 2 | ||||||
 Republican | 4 | 41 | 5 | ||||||
 Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 52 | 41 | 7 | ||||||
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
TheSenate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Gelpí's nomination on June 23, 2021. The committee voted to advance Gelpí's nomination to the full Senate on July 22, 2021.
Nomination
On May 12, 2021, PresidentJoe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate Gelpí to theUnited States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit. The president officially nominated Gelpí on the same day.[1][2][3]
Gelpí was nominated to replace JudgeJuan Torruella, whose judicial service ended on October 26, 2020, upon his death.[2]
TheAmerican Bar Association rated GelpíWell Qualified.[5] To read more about ABA ratings,click here.
District of Puerto Rico (2006-2021)
On the recommendation of the Puerto Rican at-large Congressional delegation, Gelpí was nominated byGeorge W. Bush (R) onApril 24, 2006, to a seat vacated by JudgeHector Laffitte as Laffitte assumedsenior status. Gelpí was confirmed by the U.S.Senate onJuly 20, 2006, on unanimous consent of the Senate and received commission onAugust 1, 2006. Gelpí served as chief judge of the court from 2018 to 2021.[4]
District of Puerto Rico, magistrate (2001-2006)
Gelpí began his judicial career as a federal magistrate judge for the District of Puerto Rico. Gelpí was appointed to an eight-year term in2001 and served in that role until his nomination to anArticle III judgeship in 2006.[4]
Biography
Education
Gelpí graduated from Brandeis University with his bachelor's degree in 1987 and later graduated from Suffolk University Law School with hisJ.D. in 1991.[4]
Professional career
- 2001: Special litigation counsel for McConnell Valdes
- 1999-2000: Solicitor general, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico
- 1997-1999: Deputy attorney general, Office of Legal Counsel, Puerto Rico Department of Justice
- 1997: Assistant to the attorney general,District of Puerto Rico
- 1993-1997: Assistant federal public defender,District of Puerto Rico
- 1991-1993: Law clerk for JudgeJuan Perez-Gimenez[4]
About the court
| First Circuit |
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| Court of Appeals |
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| Judgeships |
| Posts: 6 |
| Judges: 6 |
| Vacancies: 0 |
| Judges |
| Chief: |
| Active judges:Seth Aframe,David Barron,Joshua D. Dunlap,Gustavo Gelpí,Lara Montecalvo,Julie Rikelman Senior judges: |
TheUnited States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit is afederal appellate court with appellatejurisdiction. It hears appeals from all of the circuit courts within its jurisdiction and its rulings may be appealed to theSupreme Court of the United States.
Appeals are heard in the John Joseph Moakley Courthouse inBoston, Massachusetts. There is another circuit courthouse located in San Juan, Puerto Rico, where the court sits for two weeks a year.
Two judges of the First Circuit went on to serve on theSupreme Court of the United States.Stephen Breyer was appointed to the Supreme Court in 1994 byBill Clinton (D), andDavid Souter was appointed in 1990 byGeorge H. W. Bush (R).
The First Circuit hasappellate jurisdiction over cases heard in one of its subsidiary districts. These cases may be civil or criminal in nature that fall under federal law. Appeals of rulings by theFirst Circuit Court of Appeals are petitioned to theSupreme Court of the United States. JusticeStephen Breyer is thecircuit justice for theFirst Circuit.
The United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit has jurisdiction over the followingU.S. district courts:
- District of Maine
- District of Massachusetts
- District of New Hampshire
- District of Puerto Rico
- District of Rhode Island
To read opinions published by this court, clickhere.
The federal nomination process
Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:
- The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
- The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by theSenate Judiciary Committee.
- The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.
- As part of this process, the committee sends ablue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.
- After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.
- If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
- If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.
- The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.
- If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
- If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.
See also
- United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
- United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
External links
Officeholder United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit |
- Biography from theFederal Judicial Center
- United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
- United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Footnotes
- ↑1.01.11.21.3Congress.gov, "PN566 — Gustavo A. Gelpi — The Judiciary," accessed May 13, 2021
- ↑2.02.12.22.3The White House, "Nominations Sent to the Senate," May 12, 2021
- ↑3.03.13.2The White House, "President Biden Announces Third Slate of Judicial Nominees," May 12, 2021
- ↑4.04.14.24.34.4Federal Judicial Center, "Gelpí, Gustavo Antonio, Jr.," accessed October 19, 2021
- ↑American Bar Association, "RATINGS OF ARTICLE III AND ARTICLE IV JUDICIAL NOMINEES 117TH CONGRESS," last updated June 22, 2021
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| Preceded by - | United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit 2021-Present | Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - | United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico 2006-2021 | Succeeded by María Antongiorgi-Jordán |
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| 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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