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/></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Location</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Clemente_Ruiz-Nazario_United_States_Courthouse&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Clemente Ruiz-Nazario United States Courthouse (page does not exist)">Clemente Ruiz-Nazario United States Courthouse</a><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r996643573">.mw-parser-output .block-indent{padding-left:3em;padding-right:0;overflow:hidden}</style><div class="block-indent" style="padding-left: 1em;">(<a href="/wiki/San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico" title="San Juan, Puerto Rico">San Juan</a>)</div><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1214851843">.mw-parser-output .hidden-begin{box-sizing:border-box;width:100%;padding:5px;border:none;font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .hidden-title{font-weight:bold;line-height:1.6;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .hidden-content{text-align:left}@media all and (max-width:500px){.mw-parser-output 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Toledo Federal Building and United States Courthouse">Toledo Courthouse</a><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r996643573"><div class="block-indent" style="padding-left: 1em;">(<a href="/wiki/San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico" title="San Juan, Puerto Rico">San Juan</a>)</div></li><li><a href="/wiki/Mayag%C3%BCez,_Puerto_Rico" title="Mayagüez, Puerto Rico">Mayagüez</a></li><li><a href="/wiki/Ponce,_Puerto_Rico" title="Ponce, Puerto Rico">Ponce</a></li></ul></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Appeals to</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_First_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit">First Circuit</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">September 12, 1966</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Judges</th><td class="infobox-data">7</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Chief_judge_(United_States)" title="Chief judge (United States)">Chief Judge</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_M._Arias-Marxuach" title="Raúl M. Arias-Marxuach">Raúl M. Arias-Marxuach</a></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header">Officers of the court</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Attorney" title="United States Attorney">U.S. Attorney</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/W._Stephen_Muldrow" title="W. Stephen Muldrow">W. Stephen Muldrow</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Marshals_Service" title="United States Marshals Service">U.S. Marshal</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Wilmer Ocasio</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.prd.uscourts.gov/">www<wbr />.prd<wbr />.uscourts<wbr />.gov</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Clemente_Ruiz_Nazario_Courthouse.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Clemente_Ruiz_Nazario_Courthouse.jpg/300px-Clemente_Ruiz_Nazario_Courthouse.jpg" decoding="async" width="300" height="225" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Clemente_Ruiz_Nazario_Courthouse.jpg/450px-Clemente_Ruiz_Nazario_Courthouse.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/57/Clemente_Ruiz_Nazario_Courthouse.jpg/600px-Clemente_Ruiz_Nazario_Courthouse.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2272" data-file-height="1704" /></a><figcaption>Clemente Ruiz Nazario United States Courthouse, in Hato Rey, P.R.</figcaption></figure> <p>The <b>United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico</b> (in <a href="/wiki/Case_citation" title="Case citation">case citations</a>, <b>D.P.R.</b>; <a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>: <i lang="es">Tribunal del Distrito de Puerto Rico</i>) is the <a href="/wiki/United_States_district_court" title="United States district court">federal district court</a> whose jurisdiction comprises the Commonwealth of <a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a>. The court is based in <a href="/wiki/San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico" title="San Juan, Puerto Rico">San Juan</a>. The main building is the <a href="/wiki/Clemente_Ruiz_Nazario" title="Clemente Ruiz Nazario">Clemente Ruiz Nazario</a> United States Courthouse located in the <a href="/wiki/Hato_Rey" title="Hato Rey">Hato Rey</a> district of San Juan. The <a href="/wiki/United_States_magistrate_judge" title="United States magistrate judge">magistrate judges</a> are located in the adjacent Federico Degetau Federal Building, and several <a href="/wiki/Senior_status" title="Senior status">senior district judges</a> hold court at the <a href="/wiki/Jose_V._Toledo_Federal_Building_and_U.S._Courthouse" class="mw-redirect" title="Jose V. Toledo Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse">Jose V. Toledo Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse</a> in <a href="/wiki/Old_San_Juan" title="Old San Juan">Old San Juan</a>. The old courthouse also houses the <a href="/wiki/U.S._Bankruptcy_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="U.S. Bankruptcy Court">U.S. Bankruptcy Court</a>. Most appeals from this court are heard by the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_First_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit">United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit</a>, which is headquartered in <a href="/wiki/Boston" title="Boston">Boston</a> but hears appeals at the Old San Juan courthouse for two sessions each year. <a href="/wiki/Patent" title="Patent">Patent</a> claims as well as claims against the U.S. government under the <a href="/wiki/Tucker_Act" title="Tucker Act">Tucker Act</a> are appealed to the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_Federal_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit">Federal Circuit</a>. </p><p>The current <b><a href="/wiki/United_States_attorney" class="mw-redirect" title="United States attorney">United States attorney</a></b> is <a href="/wiki/W._Stephen_Muldrow" title="W. Stephen Muldrow">W. Stephen Muldrow</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Scope_and_relevance">Scope and relevance</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Puerto_Rico&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Scope and relevance"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The United States first established a federal court in Puerto Rico under the <a href="/wiki/Foraker_Act" title="Foraker Act">Foraker Act</a> of 1900. This court was a <a href="/wiki/United_States_territorial_court" title="United States territorial court">territorial court</a>, operating within what the Supreme Court would soon define in the <a href="/wiki/Insular_Cases" title="Insular Cases">Insular Cases</a> as an <a href="/wiki/Unincorporated_territories_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Unincorporated territories of the United States">unincorporated territory of the United States</a>. As such, the court was established under <a href="/wiki/Article_Four_of_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Article Four of the United States Constitution">Article IV</a> rather than <a href="/wiki/Article_Three_of_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Article Three of the United States Constitution">Article III</a> of the <a href="/wiki/United_States_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="United States Constitution">United States Constitution</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Supreme_Court_of_the_United_States" title="Supreme Court of the United States">Supreme Court of the United States</a> discussed the nature of the court in <i><a href="/wiki/Balzac_v._Porto_Rico" title="Balzac v. Porto Rico">Balzac v. Porto Rico</a></i>, <a href="/wiki/Case_citation" title="Case citation">258 U.S. 298</a> (1922). Because the court was a territorial court rather than a full-fledged District Court, its judges did not enjoy Article III protections such as <a href="/wiki/Life_tenure" title="Life tenure">life tenure</a>. </p><p>The District Court in Puerto Rico continued to be an Article IV court even after Puerto Rico attained its <a href="/wiki/Political_status_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Political status of Puerto Rico">commonwealth status</a>. However, in 1966, the U.S. Congress conferred life tenure on the federal judges of Puerto Rico, transforming the court into a full-fledged Article III district court with the same status as the other <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court" class="mw-redirect" title="United States District Court">United States District Courts</a> throughout the country.<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The congressional report on the bill making this change described the change of status as being "appropriate in light of the court's caseload and the conferral of Commonwealth status on Puerto Rico," and also explained: </p> <dl><dd>There is no reason why the U.S. District Judges for the District of Puerto Rico should not be placed in a position of parity as to tenure with all other Federal Judges throughout our judicial system. Moreover, federal litigants in Puerto Rico should not be denied the benefit of judges made independent by life tenure from the pressures of those who might influence his chances of reappointment, which benefits the Constitution guarantees to the litigants in all other Federal Courts. These judges in Puerto Rico have and will have the exacting same heavy responsibilities as all other Federal district judges and, therefore, they should have the same independence, security, and retirement benefits to which all other Federal district judges are entitled.</dd></dl> <figure class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Federico_Degetau_Federal_Building.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Federico_Degetau_Federal_Building.jpg/220px-Federico_Degetau_Federal_Building.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="154" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Federico_Degetau_Federal_Building.jpg/330px-Federico_Degetau_Federal_Building.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Federico_Degetau_Federal_Building.jpg/440px-Federico_Degetau_Federal_Building.jpg 2x" data-file-width="640" data-file-height="449" /></a><figcaption>Federico Degetau Federal Building</figcaption></figure> <p>See 1966 U.S.C.C.A.N. 2786–90; see also <i>Examining Bd. of Engineers Architects and Surveyors v. Flores de Otero</i>, 426 U.S. 572, 595 n.26 (1976) ("The reason given for this [law] was that the Federal District Court in Puerto Rico 'is in its jurisdiction, powers, and responsibilities the same as the U.S. district courts in the (several) states'."). This important change in the federal judicial structure of the island was implemented not as a request of the Commonwealth government, but rather at the repeated request of the Judicial Conference of the United States. See Senate Report No. 1504, 1966 U.S.C.C.A.N. 2786–90. </p><p>No similar law has been passed for the three insular territories that still have Article IV status, though there have been calls from time to time that these judges also deserve the protection of life tenure.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Current_judges">Current judges</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Puerto_Rico&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Current judges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>As of January 2, 2024<sup class="plainlinks noexcerpt noprint asof-tag update" style="display:none;"><a class="external text" href="https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Puerto_Rico&action=edit">[update]</a></sup>: </p> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="clear:left"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <th data-sort-type="number" rowspan="2"># </th> <th rowspan="2">Title </th> <th rowspan="2">Judge </th> <th rowspan="2">Duty station </th> <th rowspan="2">Born </th> <th colspan="3">Term of service </th> <th rowspan="2">Appointed by </th></tr> <tr style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <th>Active </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Chief_judge_(United_States)" title="Chief judge (United States)">Chief</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Senior_status" title="Senior status">Senior</a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">20 </td> <td>Chief Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_M._Arias-Marxuach" title="Raúl M. Arias-Marxuach">Raúl M. Arias-Marxuach</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico" title="San Juan, Puerto Rico">San Juan</a> </td> <td>1967 </td> <td>2019–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2021–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Donald_Trump" title="List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump">Trump</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">16 </td> <td>District Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Aida_Delgado-Col%C3%B3n" title="Aida Delgado-Colón">Aida Delgado-Colón</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico" title="San Juan, Puerto Rico">San Juan</a> </td> <td>1955 </td> <td>2006–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2011–2018 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_George_W._Bush" title="List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush">G.W. Bush</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">19 </td> <td>District Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pedro_Delgado_Hern%C3%A1ndez" title="Pedro Delgado Hernández">Pedro Delgado Hernández</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico" title="San Juan, Puerto Rico">San Juan</a> </td> <td>1956 </td> <td>2014–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Barack_Obama" title="List of federal judges appointed by Barack Obama">Obama</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">21 </td> <td>District Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Silvia_Carre%C3%B1o-Coll" title="Silvia Carreño-Coll">Silvia Carreño-Coll</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico" title="San Juan, Puerto Rico">San Juan</a> </td> <td>1963 </td> <td>2020–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Donald_Trump" title="List of federal judges appointed by Donald Trump">Trump</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">22 </td> <td>District Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Antongiorgi-Jord%C3%A1n" title="María Antongiorgi-Jordán">María Antongiorgi-Jordán</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico" title="San Juan, Puerto Rico">San Juan</a> </td> <td>1967 </td> <td>2022–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of federal judges appointed by Joe Biden">Biden</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">23 </td> <td>District Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Camille_V%C3%A9lez-Riv%C3%A9" title="Camille Vélez-Rivé">Camille Vélez-Rivé</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico" title="San Juan, Puerto Rico">San Juan</a> </td> <td>1968 </td> <td>2022–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of federal judges appointed by Joe Biden">Biden</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">24 </td> <td>District Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Gina_R._M%C3%A9ndez-Mir%C3%B3" title="Gina R. Méndez-Miró">Gina R. Méndez-Miró</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico" title="San Juan, Puerto Rico">San Juan</a> </td> <td>1974 </td> <td>2023–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Joe_Biden" title="List of federal judges appointed by Joe Biden">Biden</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">15 </td> <td>Senior Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jay_A._Garc%C3%ADa-Gregory" title="Jay A. García-Gregory">Jay A. García-Gregory</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico" title="San Juan, Puerto Rico">San Juan</a> </td> <td>1944 </td> <td>2000–2018 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2018–present </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Bill_Clinton" title="List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton">Clinton</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="text-align:right;">18 </td> <td>Senior Judge </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Francisco_Besosa" title="Francisco Besosa">Francisco Besosa</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/San_Juan,_Puerto_Rico" title="San Juan, Puerto Rico">San Juan</a> </td> <td>1949 </td> <td>2006–2022 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2022–present </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_George_W._Bush" title="List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush">G.W. Bush</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Former_judges">Former judges</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Puerto_Rico&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Former judges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="clear: both"> <tbody><tr style="vertical-align:bottom;"> <th># </th> <th>Judge </th> <th>State </th> <th>Born–died </th> <th>Active service </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Chief_judge_(United_States)" title="Chief judge (United States)">Chief Judge</a> </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Senior_status" title="Senior status">Senior status</a> </th> <th>Appointed by </th> <th>Reason for<br />termination </th></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>1 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Cancio, Hiram Rafael"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Hiram_Rafael_Cancio" title="Hiram Rafael Cancio">Hiram Rafael Cancio</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">PR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1920–2008 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1967–1974 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1967–1974 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Johnson, L."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson">L. Johnson</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">resignation </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>2 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Fernandez-Badillo, Juan B."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Juan_B._Fernandez-Badillo" title="Juan B. Fernandez-Badillo">Juan B. Fernandez-Badillo</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">PR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1912–1989 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1967–1972 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1972–1989 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Johnson, L."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="List of federal judges appointed by Lyndon B. Johnson">L. Johnson</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>3 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Toledo, José Victor"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Victor_Toledo" title="José Victor Toledo">José Victor Toledo</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">PR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1931–1980 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1970–1980 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1974–1980 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Nixon,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Richard_Nixon" title="List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon"> Nixon</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>4 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Pesquera, Hernan Gregorio"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Hernan_Gregorio_Pesquera" title="Hernan Gregorio Pesquera">Hernan Gregorio Pesquera</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">PR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1924–1982 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1972–1982 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1980–1982 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Nixon,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Richard_Nixon" title="List of federal judges appointed by Richard Nixon"> Nixon</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>5 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Torruella, Juan R."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Juan_R._Torruella" title="Juan R. Torruella">Juan R. Torruella</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">PR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1933–2020 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1974–1984 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1982–1984 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Ford,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Gerald_Ford" title="List of federal judges appointed by Gerald Ford"> Ford</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">elevation to <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_First_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit">1st Cir.</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>6 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Pérez-Giménez, Juan"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Juan_P%C3%A9rez-Gim%C3%A9nez" title="Juan Pérez-Giménez">Juan Pérez-Giménez</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">PR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1941–2020 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1979–2006 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1984–1991 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2006–2020 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Carter,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Jimmy_Carter" title="List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter"> Carter</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>7 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Gierbolini-Ortiz, Gilberto"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Gilberto_Gierbolini-Ortiz" title="Gilberto Gierbolini-Ortiz">Gilberto Gierbolini-Ortiz</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">PR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1926–2009 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1980–1993 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1991–1993 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1993–2004 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Carter,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Jimmy_Carter" title="List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter"> Carter</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">retirement </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>8 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Cerezo, Carmen Consuelo"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Carmen_Consuelo_Cerezo" title="Carmen Consuelo Cerezo">Carmen Consuelo Cerezo</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">PR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1940–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1980–2021 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1993–1999 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Carter,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Jimmy_Carter" title="List of federal judges appointed by Jimmy Carter"> Carter</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">retirement </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>9 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Pieras Jr., Jaime"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jaime_Pieras_Jr." title="Jaime Pieras Jr.">Jaime Pieras Jr.</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">PR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1924–2011 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1982–1993 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1993–2011 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Reagan,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Ronald_Reagan" title="List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan"> Reagan</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>10 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Acosta, Raymond L."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Raymond_L._Acosta" title="Raymond L. Acosta">Raymond L. Acosta</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">PR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1925–2014 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1982–1994 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1994–2014 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Reagan,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Ronald_Reagan" title="List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan"> Reagan</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>11 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Laffitte, Hector Manuel"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Hector_Manuel_Laffitte" title="Hector Manuel Laffitte">Hector Manuel Laffitte</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">PR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1934–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1983–2005 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1999–2004 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2005–2007 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Reagan,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Ronald_Reagan" title="List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan"> Reagan</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">retirement </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>12 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Fusté, José A."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_A._Fust%C3%A9" title="José A. Fusté">José A. Fusté</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">PR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1943–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1985–2016 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2004–2011 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Reagan,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Ronald_Reagan" title="List of federal judges appointed by Ronald Reagan"> Reagan</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">retirement </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>13 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Casellas, Salvador E."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Salvador_E._Casellas" title="Salvador E. Casellas">Salvador E. Casellas</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">PR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1935–2017 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1994–2005 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2005–2017 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Clinton,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Bill_Clinton" title="List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton"> Clinton</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">death </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>14 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Domínguez, Daniel R."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Daniel_R._Dom%C3%ADnguez" title="Daniel R. Domínguez">Daniel R. Domínguez</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">PR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1945–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1994–2011 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2011–2024 </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Clinton,"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_Bill_Clinton" title="List of federal judges appointed by Bill Clinton"> Clinton</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">retirement </td></tr> <tr style="background:{{{rowcolor}}};"> <td>17 </td> <td style="text-align:left;"><span data-sort-value="Gelpí, Gustavo"><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/Gustavo_Gelp%C3%AD" title="Gustavo Gelpí">Gustavo Gelpí</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/Puerto_Rico" title="Puerto Rico">PR</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">1965–present </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2006–2021 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">2018–2021 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">— </td> <td><span data-sort-value="Bush, G.W."><span class="vcard"><span class="fn"><a href="/wiki/List_of_federal_judges_appointed_by_George_W._Bush" title="List of federal judges appointed by George W. Bush">G.W. Bush</a></span></span></span> </td> <td style="text-align:left;">elevation to <a href="/wiki/United_States_Court_of_Appeals_for_the_First_Circuit" title="United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit">1st Cir.</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Chief_judges">Chief judges</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Puerto_Rico&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Chief judges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable" style="float:right; clear: right; margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 0;"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead;" width="200">Chief Judge </th></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hiram_Rafael_Cancio" title="Hiram Rafael Cancio">Cancio</a></td> <td>1967–1974 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Victor_Toledo" title="José Victor Toledo">Toledo</a></td> <td>1974–1980 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hernan_Gregorio_Pesquera" title="Hernan Gregorio Pesquera">Pesquera</a></td> <td>1980–1982 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Juan_R._Torruella" title="Juan R. Torruella">Torruella</a></td> <td>1982–1984 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Juan_P%C3%A9rez-Gim%C3%A9nez" title="Juan Pérez-Giménez">Pérez-Giménez</a></td> <td>1984–1991 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gilberto_Gierbolini-Ortiz" title="Gilberto Gierbolini-Ortiz">Gierbolini-Ortiz</a></td> <td>1991–1993 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Carmen_Consuelo_Cerezo" title="Carmen Consuelo Cerezo">Cerezo</a></td> <td>1993–1999 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hector_Manuel_Laffitte" title="Hector Manuel Laffitte">Laffitte</a></td> <td>1999–2004 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_A._Fust%C3%A9" title="José A. Fusté">Fusté</a></td> <td>2004–2011 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Aida_Delgado-Col%C3%B3n" title="Aida Delgado-Colón">Delgado-Colón</a></td> <td>2011–2018 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gustavo_Gelp%C3%AD" title="Gustavo Gelpí">Gelpí</a></td> <td>2018–2021 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_M._Arias-Marxuach" title="Raúl M. Arias-Marxuach">Arias-Marxuach</a></b></td> <td>2021–present </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Chief judges have administrative responsibilities with respect to their district court. Unlike the Supreme Court, where one justice is specifically nominated to be chief, the office of chief judge rotates among the district court judges. To be chief, a judge must have been in active service on the court for at least one year, be under the age of 65, and have not previously served as chief judge. </p><p>A vacancy is filled by the judge highest in seniority among the group of qualified judges. The chief judge serves for a term of seven years, or until age 70, whichever occurs first. The age restrictions are waived if no members of the court would otherwise be qualified for the position. </p><p>When the office was created in 1948, the chief judge was the longest-serving judge who had not elected to retire, on what has since 1958 been known as <a href="/wiki/Senior_status" title="Senior status">senior status</a>, or declined to serve as chief judge. After August 6, 1959, judges could not become or remain chief after turning 70 years old. The current rules have been in operation since October 1, 1982. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Succession_of_seats">Succession of seats</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Puerto_Rico&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Succession of seats"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1216972533">.mw-parser-output .col-begin{border-collapse:collapse;padding:0;color:inherit;width:100%;border:0;margin:0}.mw-parser-output .col-begin-small{font-size:90%}.mw-parser-output .col-break{vertical-align:top;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .col-break-2{width:50%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-3{width:33.3%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-4{width:25%}.mw-parser-output .col-break-5{width:20%}@media(max-width:720px){.mw-parser-output .col-begin,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr,.mw-parser-output .col-begin>tbody>tr>td{display:block!important;width:100%!important}.mw-parser-output .col-break{padding-left:0!important}}</style><div> <table class="col-begin" role="presentation"> <tbody><tr> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style=""> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead;" width="200">Seat 1 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background:#ffdead;">Seat established on September 12, 1966 by 80 Stat. 764 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hiram_Rafael_Cancio" title="Hiram Rafael Cancio">Cancio</a></td> <td>1967–1974 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Juan_R._Torruella" title="Juan R. Torruella">Torruella</a></td> <td>1974–1984 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_A._Fust%C3%A9" title="José A. Fusté">Fuste</a></td> <td>1985–2016 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Ra%C3%BAl_M._Arias-Marxuach" title="Raúl M. Arias-Marxuach">Arias-Marxuach</a></b></td> <td>2019–present </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style=""> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead;" width="200">Seat 2 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background:#ffdead;">Seat established on September 12, 1966 by 80 Stat. 764 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Juan_B._Fernandez-Badillo" title="Juan B. Fernandez-Badillo">Fernandez-Badillo</a></td> <td>1967–1972 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hernan_Gregorio_Pesquera" title="Hernan Gregorio Pesquera">Pesquera</a></td> <td>1972–1982 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Hector_Manuel_Laffitte" title="Hector Manuel Laffitte">Laffitte</a></td> <td>1983–2005 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Gustavo_Gelp%C3%AD" title="Gustavo Gelpí">Gelpí</a></td> <td>2006–2021 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Mar%C3%ADa_Antongiorgi-Jord%C3%A1n" title="María Antongiorgi-Jordán">Antongiorgi-Jordán</a></b></td> <td>2022–present </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <table class="wikitable" style=""> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4" align="center" style="background:#ffdead;" width="200">Seat 3 </th></tr> <tr> <td colspan="4" style="text-align:center;background:#ffdead;">Seat established on June 2, 1970 by 84 Stat. 294 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jos%C3%A9_Victor_Toledo" title="José Victor Toledo">Toledo</a></td> <td>1970–1980 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Raymond_L._Acosta" title="Raymond L. Acosta">Acosta</a></td> <td>1982–1994 </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/Jay_A._Garc%C3%ADa-Gregory" title="Jay A. 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Casellas">Casellas</a></td> <td>1994–2005 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b><a href="/wiki/Aida_Delgado-Col%C3%B3n" title="Aida Delgado-Colón">Delgado-Colón</a></b></td> <td>2006–present </td></tr></tbody></table> </td> <td class="col-break"> <p>  </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Article_IV_judges">Article IV judges</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Puerto_Rico&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Article IV judges"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Judges who served on the Court from 1900 to 1966, before it became an <a href="/wiki/Article_Three_of_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Article Three of the United States Constitution">Article III</a> court, were: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/William_H._Holt" title="William H. Holt">William H. Holt</a> (1900–1904)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_F._McKenna" title="Charles F. McKenna">Charles F. McKenna</a> (1904–1906)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bernard_Shandon_Rodey" title="Bernard Shandon Rodey">Bernard Shandon Rodey</a> (1906–1910)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_J._Jenkins" title="John J. Jenkins">John J. Jenkins</a> (1910–1911)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Charlton_(judge)" title="Paul Charlton (judge)">Paul Charlton</a> (1911–1913)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Peter_J._Hamilton" title="Peter J. Hamilton">Peter J. Hamilton</a> (1913–1921)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Arthur_F._Odlin" title="Arthur F. Odlin">Arthur F. Odlin</a> (1921–1925)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ira_K._Wells" title="Ira K. Wells">Ira K. Wells</a> (1925–1933)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_A._Cooper" class="mw-redirect" title="Robert A. Cooper">Robert A. Cooper</a> (1933–1947)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Ch%C3%A1vez" title="David Chávez">David Chávez</a> (1947–1950)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Thomas_H._Roberts" title="Thomas H. Roberts">Thomas H. Roberts</a> (1950–1952)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Clemente_Ruiz-Nazario" class="mw-redirect" title="Clemente Ruiz-Nazario">Clemente Ruiz-Nazario</a> (1952–1966)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hiram_Rafael_C%C3%A1ncio" class="mw-redirect" title="Hiram Rafael Cáncio">Hiram Rafael Cáncio</a> (1965–1966)</li></ul> <p>During this period, judges for the District of Puerto Rico were appointed by the president for 4-year terms until 1938, and thereafter for 8-year terms. The court statutorily comprised a single judge until 1961, when a second judgeship was authorized by Congress, although the position was not actually filled until 1965. 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for the Northern District of Illinois">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Illinois" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Illinois">S</a>)</li> <li>Indiana (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Indiana" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Indiana">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Indiana" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Indiana">S</a>)</li> <li>Iowa (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Iowa" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Iowa">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Iowa" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Iowa">S</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Kansas" title="United States District Court for the District of Kansas">Kansas</a></li> <li>Kentucky (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Kentucky" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Kentucky" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Kentucky">W</a>)</li> <li>Louisiana (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Louisiana" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Louisiana" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana">M</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Louisiana" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Louisiana">W</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Maine" title="United States District Court for the District of Maine">Maine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Maryland" title="United States District Court for the District of Maryland">Maryland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Massachusetts" title="United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a></li> <li>Michigan (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Michigan" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Michigan" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Michigan">W</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Minnesota" title="United States District Court for the District of Minnesota">Minnesota</a></li> <li>Mississippi (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Mississippi" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Mississippi">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Mississippi" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi">S</a>)</li> <li>Missouri (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Missouri" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Missouri" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Missouri">W</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Montana" title="United States District Court for the District of Montana">Montana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Nebraska" title="United States District Court for the District of Nebraska">Nebraska</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Nevada" title="United States District Court for the District of Nevada">Nevada</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_New_Hampshire" title="United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_New_Jersey" title="United States District Court for the District of New Jersey">New Jersey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_New_Mexico" title="United States District Court for the District of New Mexico">New Mexico</a></li> <li>New York (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_New_York" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_New_York" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of New York">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_New_York" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of New York">S</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_New_York" title="United States District Court for the Western District of New York">W</a>)</li> <li>North Carolina (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_North_Carolina" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_North_Carolina" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of North Carolina">M</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_North_Carolina" title="United States District Court for the Western District of North Carolina">W</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_North_Dakota" title="United States District Court for the District of North Dakota">North Dakota</a></li> <li>Ohio (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Ohio" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Ohio" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Ohio">S</a>)</li> <li>Oklahoma (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Oklahoma" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Oklahoma" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Oklahoma">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Oklahoma" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Oklahoma">W</a>)</li> <li><a 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title="United States District Court for the District of South Carolina">South Carolina</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_South_Dakota" title="United States District Court for the District of South Dakota">South Dakota</a></li> <li>Tennessee (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Tennessee" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Middle_District_of_Tennessee" title="United States District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee">M</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Tennessee" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee">W</a>)</li> <li>Texas (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Texas" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_Texas" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_Texas" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas">S</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Texas" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Texas">W</a>)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Utah" title="United States District Court for the District of Utah">Utah</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_District_of_Vermont" title="United States District Court for the District of Vermont">Vermont</a></li> <li>Virginia (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Virginia" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Virginia" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia">W</a>)</li> <li>Washington (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Washington" title="United States District Court for the Eastern District of Washington">E</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Western_District_of_Washington" title="United States District Court for the Western District of Washington">W</a>)</li> <li>West Virginia (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Northern_District_of_West_Virginia" title="United States District Court for the Northern District of West Virginia">N</a>, <a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Southern_District_of_West_Virginia" title="United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia">S</a>)</li> <li>Wisconsin (<a href="/wiki/United_States_District_Court_for_the_Eastern_District_of_Wisconsin" 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