History / Courts

U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

24 judges have served since Jun 12, 1967. Now: Gina Raquel Méndez-Miró DCamille Lizette Vélez-Rivé DMaría del R. Antongiorgi-Jordán DSilvia Luisa Carreño-Coll RRaúl Manuel Arias-Marxuach RPedro Alberto Delgado Hernández DAida M. Delgado-Colón R.

Judges
24
12 D · 12 R
Longest tenure
41 years
Carmen Consuelo Cerezo
Current
3.6 years
Gina Raquel Méndez-Miró, since Feb 24, 2023
history/court/district-court-for-the-district-of-puerto-ricoEvery holder, newest first
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197019751980198519901995200020052010201520202025Hiram Rafael Cancio · 1967-06-12 – 1974-01-31 · DemocratJuan R. Torruella · 1974-12-20 – 1984-10-30 · RepublicanJosé Antonio Fusté · 1985-10-28 – 2016-06-01 · RepublicanRaúl Manuel Arias-Marxuach · 2019-05-13 – present · RepublicanJuan B. Fernandez-Badillo · 1967-10-12 – 1972-06-30 · DemocratHernan Gregorio Pesquera · 1972-10-17 – 1982-09-08 · RepublicanRaymond L. Acosta · 1982-09-30 – 1994-06-01 · RepublicanSalvador E. Casellas · 1994-09-29 – 2005-06-10 · DemocratAida M. Delgado-Colón · 2006-03-17 – present · RepublicanJosé Victor Toledo · 1970-12-01 – 1980-02-03 · RepublicanGilberto Gierbolini-Ortiz · 1980-02-20 – 1993-12-27 · DemocratDaniel R. Domínguez · 1994-09-29 – 2011-07-31 · DemocratPedro Alberto Delgado Hernández · 2014-03-07 – present · DemocratJuan Manuel Pérez-Giménez · 1979-12-06 – 2006-03-28 · DemocratGustavo Antonio Gelpí, Jr. · 2006-08-01 – 2021-10-20 · RepublicanMaría del R. Antongiorgi-Jordán · 2022-12-01 – present · DemocratCarmen Consuelo Cerezo · 1980-06-30 – 2021-02-28 · DemocratCamille Lizette Vélez-Rivé · 2022-12-09 – present · DemocratJaime Pieras, Jr. · 1982-07-15 – 1993-08-01 · RepublicanJay A. Garcia-Gregory · 2000-07-11 – 2018-09-30 · DemocratSilvia Luisa Carreño-Coll · 2020-02-26 – present · RepublicanHéctor Manuel Laffitte · 1983-07-27 – 2005-11-15 · RepublicanFrancisco Augusto Besosa · 2006-09-27 – 2022-01-01 · RepublicanGina Raquel Méndez-Miró · 2023-02-24 – present · Democrat
Gina Raquel Méndez-Miró D
Feb 24, 2023 – present · 3.6 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 54–45
Camille Lizette Vélez-Rivé D
Dec 9, 2022 – present · 3.8 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 55–42
María del R. Antongiorgi-Jordán D
Dec 1, 2022 – present · 3.9 years · appointed by Joseph R. Biden · confirmed 55–43
Silvia Luisa Carreño-Coll R
Feb 26, 2020 – present · 6.6 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 96–0
Raúl Manuel Arias-Marxuach R
May 13, 2019 – present · 7.4 years · appointed by Donald J. Trump · confirmed 95–3
Pedro Alberto Delgado Hernández D
Mar 7, 2014 – present · 13 years · appointed by Barack Obama · confirmed 98–0
Francisco Augusto Besosa R
Sep 27, 2006 – Jan 1, 2022 · 15 years · appointed by George W. Bush · senior status Jan 1, 2022 · confirmed 87–0
Gustavo Antonio Gelpí, Jr. R
Aug 1, 2006 – Oct 20, 2021 · 15 years · appointed by George W. Bush
Aida M. Delgado-Colón R
Mar 17, 2006 – present · 21 years · appointed by George W. Bush
Jay A. Garcia-Gregory D
Jul 11, 2000 – Sep 30, 2018 · 18 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Sep 30, 2018
Salvador E. Casellas D
Sep 29, 1994 – Jun 10, 2005 · 11 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jun 10, 2005
Daniel R. Domínguez D
Sep 29, 1994 – Jul 31, 2011 · 17 years · appointed by William J. Clinton · senior status Jul 31, 2011
José Antonio Fusté R
Oct 28, 1985 – Jun 1, 2016 · 31 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan
Héctor Manuel Laffitte R
Jul 27, 1983 – Nov 15, 2005 · 22 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Nov 15, 2005
Raymond L. Acosta R
Sep 30, 1982 – Jun 1, 1994 · 12 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Jun 1, 1994
Jaime Pieras, Jr. R
Jul 15, 1982 – Aug 1, 1993 · 11 years · appointed by Ronald Reagan · senior status Aug 1, 1993
Carmen Consuelo Cerezo D
Jun 30, 1980 – Feb 28, 2021 · 41 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter
Gilberto Gierbolini-Ortiz D
Feb 20, 1980 – Dec 27, 1993 · 14 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Dec 27, 1993
Juan Manuel Pérez-Giménez D
Dec 6, 1979 – Mar 28, 2006 · 26 years · appointed by Jimmy Carter · senior status Mar 28, 2006
Juan R. Torruella R
Dec 20, 1974 – Oct 30, 1984 · 9.9 years · appointed by Gerald Ford
Hernan Gregorio Pesquera R
Oct 17, 1972 – Sep 8, 1982 · 9.9 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
José Victor Toledo R
Dec 1, 1970 – Feb 3, 1980 · 9.2 years · appointed by Richard M. Nixon
Juan B. Fernandez-Badillo D
Oct 12, 1967 – Jun 30, 1972 · 4.7 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson · senior status Jun 30, 1972
Hiram Rafael Cancio D
Jun 12, 1967 – Jan 31, 1974 · 6.6 years · appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson

Dates are from the Federal Judicial Center (commission to senior status or departure). Consecutive terms of one person are merged.