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Jay Garcia-Gregory
United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Tenure
2018 - Present
Years in position
7
Prior offices:
United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Years in office: 2000 - 2018
Education
Bachelor's
Assumption College, 1966
Law
University of Puerto Rico School of Law, 1972
Graduate
Madrid University, 1969
Personal
Birthplace
San Juan, PR
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Jay A. Garcia-Gregory is afederal judge onsenior status for theU.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. He joined the court in 2000 after being nominated by PresidentBill Clinton (D). He assumed senior status September 30, 2018.[1]

Garcia-Gregory was succeeded on the court bySilvia Carreno-Coll, who was nominated by PresidentDonald Trump (R).

Education

Garcia-Gregory graduated from Assumption College with his bachelor's degree in 1966 and from the University of Madrid with his master's degree in 1969. He went on to graduate from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law with aBachelor of Laws degree in 1972.[1][2]

Professional career

Garcia-Gregory began his legal career as a law clerk for federal judgesHiram Cancio andJose Toledo for theDistrict of Puerto Rico from 1973 to 1974 and also served as a private practice attorney licensed in Puerto Rico from 1974 to 2000.[1]

Judicial career

District of Puerto Rico

PresidentBill Clinton (D) nominated Garcia-GregoryApril 5, 2000 on the recommendation of the Puerto Rican at-large Congressional delegation. Garcia-Gregory succeededRaymond Acosta. The U.S. Senate confirmed Garcia-GregoryJune 16, 2000, on majority voice vote. He received commissionJuly 11, 2000. He assumed senior status September 30, 2018.[3]

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Footnotes

Political offices
Preceded by:
Raymond Acosta
District of Puerto Rico
2000–2018
Seat #3
Succeeded by:
Silvia Carreno-Coll


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Federal judges who have served theUnited States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Active judges

Chief JudgeRaúl 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 judgesBruce 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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