Daniel R. Domínguez

Daniel R. Dominguez
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Incumbent
Assumed office July 31, 2011
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
In office September 29, 1994 – July 31, 2011
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Gilberto Gierbolini-Ortiz
Succeeded by	Pedro A. Delgado Hernández
Personal details
Born	Daniel R. Dominguez (1945-06-02) June 2, 1945 San Juan, Puerto Rico
Education	Boston University (BA) University of Puerto Rico Law School (LLB)

Daniel R. Dominguez (born June 2, 1945) is a Senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.

Education and career

Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Dominguez received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston University in 1967 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Puerto Rico Law School in 1970. He was in the United States Army Reserve in 1967. He was in private practice in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico from 1970 to 1994.

Federal judicial service

On June 21, 1994, Dominguez was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico vacated by Gilberto Gierbolini-Ortiz. Dominguez was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 28, 1994, and received his commission on September 29, 1994. He assumed senior status on July 31, 2011.

See also

• List of Hispanic/Latino American jurists

References

• Daniel R. Dominguez at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.