Jay A. Garcia-Gregory
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Jay A. Garcia-Gregory is a United States federal judge
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Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
, Garcia-Gregory received an A.B.
from Assumption College
in 1966, an M.A.
from the University of Madrid
in 1969, and an LL.B. from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law in 1972. He was a law clerk
, Hon. Hiram Cancio and Hon. Jose Toledo, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico from 1973 to 1974. He was in private practice in Puerto Rico
from 1974 to 2000.
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, and received his commission on July 11, 2000.
United States federal judge
In the United States, the title of federal judge usually means a judge appointed by the President of the United States and confirmed by the United States Senate in accordance with Article II of the United States Constitution....
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Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan, Puerto Rico
San Juan , officially Municipio de la Ciudad Capital San Juan Bautista , is the capital and most populous municipality in Puerto Rico, an unincorporated territory of the United States. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 395,326 making it the 46th-largest city under the jurisdiction of...
, Garcia-Gregory received an A.B.
Bachelor of Arts
A Bachelor of Arts , from the Latin artium baccalaureus, is a bachelor's degree awarded for an undergraduate course or program in either the liberal arts, the sciences, or both...
from Assumption College
Assumption College
Assumption College is a private, Roman Catholic, liberal arts college located on 185 acres in Worcester, Massachusetts. Assumption has an enrollment of about 2,117 undergraduates...
in 1966, an M.A.
Master of Arts (postgraduate)
A Master of Arts from the Latin Magister Artium, is a type of Master's degree awarded by universities in many countries. The M.A. is usually contrasted with the M.S. or M.Sc. degrees...
from the University of Madrid
University of Madrid
The Complutense University of Madrid is a public university in Madrid, Spain, and one of the oldest universities in the world.The University of Madrid may also refer to:* The Autonomous University of Madrid, a public university founded in 1968...
in 1969, and an LL.B. from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law in 1972. He was a law clerk
Law clerk
A law clerk or a judicial clerk is a person who provides assistance to a judge in researching issues before the court and in writing opinions. Law clerks are not court clerks or courtroom deputies, who are administrative staff for the court. Most law clerks are recent law school graduates who...
, Hon. Hiram Cancio and Hon. Jose Toledo, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico from 1973 to 1974. He was in private practice in Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico
Puerto Rico , officially the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico , is an unincorporated territory of the United States, located in the northeastern Caribbean, east of the Dominican Republic and west of both the United States Virgin Islands and the British Virgin Islands.Puerto Rico comprises an...
from 1974 to 2000.
On April 5, 2000, Garcia-Gregory was nominated by President Bill Clinton
Bill Clinton
William Jefferson "Bill" Clinton is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001. Inaugurated at age 46, he was the third-youngest president. He took office at the end of the Cold War, and was the first president of the baby boomer generation...
to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
The United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico is the federal district court whose jurisdiction comprises the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The court is based in San Juan. The main building is the Clemente Ruiz Nazario U.S. Courthouse located in the Hato Rey district of San Juan...
vacated by Raymond L. Acosta
Raymond L. Acosta
Raymond L. Acosta was a United States federal judge.Born in New York, New York, Acosta received a J.D. from Rutgers University School of Law in 1951. He was in private practice of law in Hackensack, New Jersey from 1953–54, and was then a special agent at the F.B.I. field office in San Diego,...
. Garcia-Gregory was confirmed by the United States Senate
United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper house of the bicameral legislature of the United States, and together with the United States House of Representatives comprises the United States Congress. The composition and powers of the Senate are established in Article One of the U.S. Constitution. Each...
on June 16, 2000, and received his commission on July 11, 2000.