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Quiñones Alejandro, Nitza Ileana
Born 1951 in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 4, 2013, to a seat vacated by Richard Barclay Surrick. Confirmed by the Senate on June 13, 2013, and received commission on June 19, 2013.
Education:
University of Puerto Rico, School of Business Administration, B.B.A., 1972
University of Puerto Rico School of Law, J.D., 1975
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 4, 2013, to a seat vacated by Richard Barclay Surrick. Confirmed by the Senate on June 13, 2013, and received commission on June 19, 2013.
Education:
University of Puerto Rico, School of Business Administration, B.B.A., 1972
University of Puerto Rico School of Law, J.D., 1975
Professional Career:
Staff attorney, Community Legal Services, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1975-1977
Attorney advisor, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1977-1979
Staff attorney, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1979-1991
Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1991
Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County [Pennsylvania], 1991-2013
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, November 27, 2012; no Senate vote