Jay A. Garcia-Gregory
| Jay Garcia-Gregory | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico | |
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Assumed office July 11, 2000 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Raymond L. Acosta |
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| Born |
1944 (age 71–72) San Juan, Puerto Rico |
| Alma mater |
Assumption College Complutense University of Madrid University of Puerto Rico |
Jay A. Garcia-Gregory (born 1944) is a United States federal judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.
Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Garcia-Gregory received an A.B. from Assumption College in 1966, an M.A. from the University of Madrid in 1969, and an LL.B. from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law in 1972. He was a law clerk, Hon. Hiram Cancio and Hon. Jose Toledo, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico from 1973 to 1974. He was in private practice in Puerto Rico from 1974 to 2000.
On April 5, 2000, Garcia-Gregory was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico vacated by Raymond L. Acosta. Garcia-Gregory was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 16, 2000, and received his commission on July 11, 2000.
Sources
- Jay A. Garcia-Gregory at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded by Raymond L. Acosta |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico 2000–present |
Incumbent |