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Delgado Hernández, Pedro Alberto

Born 1956 in San Juan, Puerto Rico

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 6, 2014, to a seat vacated by Daniel R. Domínguez. Confirmed by the Senate on March 5, 2014, and received commission on March 7, 2014.

Other Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, Circuit Court of Appeals of Puerto Rico, 1995-1996

Education:
University of Puerto Rico, B.S., 1979
University of Puerto Rico School of Law, J.D., 1983

Professional Career:

U.S. Army Reserve, 1979-1985
Law clerk, Puerto Rico Institute of Judicial Studies (now Puerto Rico Judicial Academy), 1983-1984
Law clerk, Hon. Juan R. Torruella, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico, 1984
Law clerk, Hon. Juan R. Torruella, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 1984-1986
Private pratice, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1986-1993, 1996-2014
Solicitor general, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 1993-1995

Other Nominations/Recess Appointments:

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, June 26, 2013; no Senate vote