Hiram E. Puig-Lugo

Hiram E. Puig-Lugo is an Associate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia.[1][2]

Hiram E. Puig-Lugo
Associate Judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia
Assumed office
June 6, 1999
PresidentBill Clinton
Preceded byArthur L. Burnett
Personal details
BornSan Germán, Puerto Rico
EducationUniversity of Wisconsin Law School (J.D.)

Education and career

Puig-Lugo earned his Juris Doctor from University of Wisconsin Law School.[2]

D.C. Superior Court

President Bill Clinton nominated Puig-Lugo on January 6, 1999, to a fifteen-year term as an associate judge on the Superior Court of the District of Columbia to the seat vacated by Arthur L. Burnett. On April 20, 1999, the Senate Committee on Governmental Affairs held a hearing on his nomination. On May 20, 1999, the Committee reported his nomination favorably to the senate floor. On May 26, 1999, the full United States Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.[3]

On April 4, 2014, the Commission on Judicial Disabilities and Tenure recommended that President Obama reappoint him to second fifteen-year term as a judge on the D.C. Superior Court.[4]

References
  1. "District of Columbia Superior Court Judges". www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved January 23, 2020.
  2. "Bio" (PDF). www.dccourts.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  3. "PN5 - Nomination of Hiram E. Puig-Lugo for The Judiciary, 106th Congress (1999-2000)". www.congress.gov. 1999-05-26. Retrieved 2020-01-23.
  4. "Honorable Hiram E. Puig-Lugo Reappointment Report | cjdt". cjdt.dc.gov. Retrieved 2020-01-23.


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