Jay A. Garcia-Gregory

Jay A. Garcia-Gregory (born 1944) is a Senior United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.

Jay A. Garcia-Gregory
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Incumbent
Assumed office September 30, 2018
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
In office July 11, 2000 – September 30, 2018
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Raymond L. Acosta
Succeeded by	Silvia Carreño-Coll
Personal details
Born	Jay A. Garcia-Gregory 1944 (age 76–77) San Juan, Puerto Rico
Education	Assumption College (AB) Complutense University of Madrid (MA) University of Puerto Rico School of Law (LLB)

Education and career

Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Garcia-Gregory received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Assumption College in 1966, a Master of Arts from the University of Madrid in 1969, and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law in 1972. He was a law clerk for Judge Hiram Cancio and Judge Jose Toledo of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico from 1973 to 1974. He was in private practice in Puerto Rico from 1974 to 2000.[1]

Federal judicial service

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,[2] and received his commission on July 11, 2000. He assumed senior status on September 30, 2018.

References

1. "President Clinton nominates Jay A. Garcia-Gregory to the federal bench". National Archives. Archived from the original on January 20, 2001. Retrieved October 27, 2020.
2. "PN953 - Nomination of Jay A. Garcia-Gregory for The Judiciary, 106th Congress (1999-2000)". www.congress.gov. June 16, 2000. Retrieved October 27, 2020.

Sources

• Jay A. Garcia-Gregory at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.