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U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico: Chief Judges
District of Puerto Rico
Number of chief judges: 12 Cancio, Hiram Rafael (1967-1974)
Toledo, José Victor (1974-1980)
Pesquera, Hernan Gregorio (1980-1982)
Torruella, Juan R. (1982-1984)
Pérez-Giménez, Juan Manuel (1984-1991)
Gierbolini-Ortiz, Gilberto (1991-1993)
Cerezo, Carmen Consuelo (1993-1999)
Laffitte, Héctor Manuel (1999-2004)
Fusté, José Antonio (2004-2011)
Delgado-Colón, Aida M. (2011-2018)
Gelpí, Gustavo Antonio, Jr. (2018-2021)
Arias-Marxuach, Raúl Manuel (2021-present)