Pedro Alberto Delgado Hernandez

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Puerto Rican judge (born 1956)

In this Spanish name , the first or paternal surname is Delgado and the second or maternal family name is Hernández.

Pedro Alberto Delgado Hernández (born October 1, 1956) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico .

Biography

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Delgado Hernández was born on October 1, 1956, in San Juan, Puerto Rico .

He received a Bachelor of Science degree in 1979, from the University of Puerto Rico . He received a Juris Doctor , magna cum laude, in 1983, from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law . He began his legal career as a law clerk with the Puerto Rican Institute of Judicial Studies and then as a law clerk to Judge Juan Torruella , first at the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico and then at the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit . Delgado Hernández served in the United States Army Reserve from 1979 to 1985. From 1986 to 1993, he worked at the law firm of O'Neill & Borges LLC. From 1993 to 1995, he served as Solicitor General of Puerto Rico. From 1995 to 1996, he served as a judge on the Puerto Rico Court of Appeals. Between 1996 and 2014, he returned as a partner to the O'Neill & Borges LLC law firm, where he handled civil litigation in both State and Federal courts.

Federal judicial service

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On June 26, 2013, President Barack Obama nominated Delgado Hernández to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, to the seat vacated by Judge Daniel R. Domínguez , who retired on July 31, 2011. On March 5, 2014, the United States Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 57–41 vote with one Senator, John Cornyn , voting 'present'. Delgado Hernández's nomination was confirmed later that day by a 98–0 vote.

He received his commission on March 7, 2014.

See also

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• Puerto Rico portal

• Biography portal

• List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists

• List of Puerto Ricans

References

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 Angulo, Sarika J. (May 2019). ["Judicial Profile: Hon. Pedro A. Delgado-Hernández"](https://aldia.microjuris.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/05/Profile_Delgado-Hernandez-pdf-1.pdf)
 (PDF). _The Federal Lawyer_. Retrieved June 20, 2021.

1. ↑ "Senate Judiciary Committee Nomination Questionnaire" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on January 31, 2017. Retrieved August 1, 2013.

 [President Obama Nominates Three to Serve on the United States District Court](https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2013/06/26/president-obama-nominates-three-serve-united-states-district-court)
. Nomination announcement press release. [The White House](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_White_House "The White House")
. June 26, 2013. Retrieved March 6, 2014.

 [Pedro Delgado Hernández](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394366)
 at the _[Biographical Directory of Federal Judges](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biographical_Directory_of_Federal_Judges "Biographical Directory of Federal Judges")
_, a publication of the [Federal Judicial Center](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Federal_Judicial_Center "Federal Judicial Center")
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1. ↑ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture on the Nomination of Pedro A. Delgado Hernandez, of Puerto Rico, to be United States District Judge)" . March 5, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
2. ↑ "On the Nomination (Confirmation Pedro A. Hernandez, of Puerto Rico, to be U.S. District Judge)" . March 5, 2014. Retrieved November 5, 2022.
3. ↑ Cox, Ramsey (March 5, 2014). "Senate confirms judicial nominees" . The Hill. Retrieved March 6, 2014.
4. ↑ "Senado de EEUU confirma juez federal para la Isla" . Metro.pr, CyberNews. March 5, 2014. Retrieved March 6, 2014.

External links

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• Pedro Delgado Hernández at the _Biographical Directory of Federal Judges _, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center .
• Pedro Delgado Hernández at Ballotpedia

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