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Pedro Delgado Hernández

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In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Delgado and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.
Pedro Delgado Hernández
Delgado Hernández in 2013
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Incumbent
Assumed office
March 7, 2014
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byDaniel R. Domínguez
Personal details
Born
Pedro Alberto Delgado Hernández

(1956-10-01) October 1, 1956 (age 68)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
EducationUniversity of Puerto Rico (BS, JD)

Pedro Alberto Delgado Hernández (born October 1, 1956)[1] is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.

Biography

Delgado Hernández was born on October 1, 1956, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[1][2] He received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1979, from the University of Puerto Rico. He received a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, in 1983, from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law. He began his legal career as a law clerk with the Puerto Rican Institute of Judicial Studies and then as a law clerk to Judge Juan Torruella, first at the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and then at the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit. Delgado Hernández served in the United States Army Reserve from 1979 to 1985. From 1986 to 1993, he worked at the law firm of O'Neill & Borges LLC. From 1993 to 1995, he served as Solicitor General of Puerto Rico. From 1995 to 1996, he served as a judge on the Puerto Rico Court of Appeals. Between 1996 and 2014, he returned as a partner to the O'Neill & Borges LLC law firm, where he handled civil litigation in both State and Federal courts.[3][4]

Federal judicial service

On June 26, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Delgado Hernández to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, to the seat vacated by Judge Daniel R. Domínguez, who retired on July 31, 2011.[3] On March 5, 2014, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 57–41 vote with one Senator, John Cornyn, voting 'present'.[5] Delgado Hernández's nomination was confirmed later that day by a 98–0 vote.[6][7][8] He received his commission on March 7, 2014.[4]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Angulo, Sarika J. (May 2019). "Judicial Profile: Hon. Pedro A. Delgado-Hernández" (PDF). The Federal Lawyer. Retrieved June 20, 2021.
  2. ^ "Senate Judiciary Committee Nomination Questionnaire" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-01-31. Retrieved 2013-08-01.
  3. ^ a b President Obama Nominates Three to Serve on the United States District Court. Nomination announcement press release. The White House. June 26, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  4. ^ a b Pedro Delgado Hernández at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  5. ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Pedro A. Delgado Hernandez, of Puerto Rico, to be United States District Judge)". March 5, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  6. ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Pedro A. Hernandez, of Puerto Rico, to be U.S. District Judge)". March 5, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
  7. ^ Cox, Ramsey (March 5, 2014). "Senate confirms judicial nominees". The Hill. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
  8. ^ "Senado de EEUU confirma juez federal para la Isla". Metro.pr, CyberNews. March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
Legal offices
Preceded by Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
2014–present 		Incumbent
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