31:
284:. After obtaining his Master of Laws, he became an associate at Fiddler Gonzalez & Rodriguez, where he worked until 1995. In 1995, he joined McConnell Valdés, where he maintained a diverse commercial litigation practice that focused on contracts, products liability, personal injury, antitrust and maritime disputes and accumulated substantial jury trial and appellate experience in complex matters. He was a partner and Vice-Chair of the Litigation Practice Group at the firm prior to his appointment to the federal bench.
921:
687:"Raul Arias-Marxuach Sworn-in as New District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico Magistrate Judge Silvia Carreño-Coll reappointed to a second term as Magistrate Judge for the District of Puerto Rico"
346:. On January 23, 2019 President Trump announced his intent to renominate Arias-Marxuach for a federal judgeship. His nomination was sent to the Senate later that day. On February 7, 2019, his nomination was reported out of committee by a
350:. On May 1, 2019, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 94–5 vote. On May 2, 2019, his nomination was confirmed by a 95–3 vote. He received his judicial commission on May 13, 2019. He was sworn into office by Chief Judge
446:
1361:
1371:
1059:
1187:
1107:
686:
1267:
447:"President Donald J. Trump Announces Twelfth Wave of Judicial Nominees, Twelfth Wave of United States Attorneys, and Sixth Wave of United States Marshals – The White House"
1217:
1026:
999:
316:
215:
86:
43:
916:
703:
417:, the Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, to fill that seat, with his nomination being later confirmed by the Senate.
575:
1052:
1077:
798:
399:
339:
288:
1069:
367:
355:
949:
On the
Nomination (Confirmation: Gustavo A. Gelpi, of Puerto Rico, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the First Circuit), United States Senate, October 18, 2021
646:
728:
1045:
1381:
121:
842:
783:
611:
496:
395:
383:
328:
558:
1386:
1346:
937:
1356:
426:
899:
1366:
1331:
1326:
522:
1376:
370:. On November 30, 2020, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Trump nominated Arias-Marxuach to the seat vacated by Judge
647:"On the Nomination (Confirmation Raul M. Arias-Marxuach, of Puerto Rico, to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico)"
484:
968:
668:
629:"On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture Raul M. Arias-Marxuach to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico)"
375:
746:
253:
181:
1336:
881:
1247:
305:
382:
when he announced it, although Arias-Marxuach himself was not controversial. Although he received a hearing before the
1351:
948:
628:
593:
386:
on
December 16, 2020, no further action on his nomination was taken due to Republican Judiciary Committee chairman
1341:
1037:
227:
823:
PN2366-116, Raúl Arias-Marxuach to be United States
Circuit Judge for the First Circuit (16 December 2020).
764:
PN2366-116, Raúl Arias-Marxuach to be United States
Circuit Judge for the First Circuit (16 December 2020).
391:
374:, who died on October 26, 2020. The nomination was considered controversial, as Trump had already lost the
281:
211:
1252:
366:
On
November 13, 2020, President Trump announced his intent to nominate Arias-Marxuach to a seat on the
277:
1237:
287:
In 2011, 2013 and 2016, Arias-Marxuach served as an adjunct professor teaching various courses at the
485:
United States Senate
Committee on the Judiciary: Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees: Arias-Marxuach
1282:
1257:
824:
765:
540:
315:
announced his intent to nominate Arias-Marxuach to serve as a United States
District Judge of the
1202:
973:
673:
327:, who retired on June 1, 2016. On June 20, 2018, a hearing on his nomination was held before the
390:'s opposition to processing the nomination out of committee during the lame-duck session of the
1321:
1242:
1276:
857:"PN2366 - Nomination of Raul M. Arias-Marxuach for The Judiciary, 116th Congress (2019-2020)"
231:
158:
1232:
576:"President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate Judicial Nominees – The White House"
354:
on May 16, 2019. He became chief judge on
October 19, 2021, after Gelpí was elevated to the
308:
276:
After graduating from law school, Arias-Marxuach served as a law clerk to
Associate Justice
1316:
1196:
1157:
403:
343:
320:
856:
799:"With calendar winding down, GOP makes case for Trump judicial pick in the 117th Congress"
8:
1207:
1147:
1122:
1116:
1167:
1132:
990:
917:"President Biden Announces Third Slate of Judicial Nominees", White House, May 12, 2021
324:
261:
190:
133:
1292:
1097:
836:
777:
464:
371:
1137:
235:
176:
30:
1017:
465:"Raúl M. Arias-Marxuach: Capital Member and Vice-Chair, Litigation Practice Group"
414:
351:
78:
1287:
1086:
265:
248:
1067:
1152:
1142:
1127:
1092:
387:
257:
239:
194:
172:
1310:
1172:
925:
1177:
1162:
312:
243:
185:
1362:
Judges of the United States
District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
729:"President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees – The White House"
398:. On January 3, 2021, his nomination was returned to the President under
162:
409:
On February 4, 2021, his nomination was formally withdrawn by President
394:. On December 16, 2020 a hearing on his nomination was held before the
347:
338:
On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under
332:
331:. On July 19, 2018, his nomination was reported out of committee by a
802:
704:"Honorable Raúl Arias-Marxuach sworn-in as Chief Judge of the USDCPR"
410:
379:
95:
52:
825:"Nominations | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary"
766:"Nominations | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary"
541:"Nominations | United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary"
523:"Twenty-Nine Nominations Sent to the Senate Today – The White House"
963:
663:
924:
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the
500:
497:"New Federal Judge Candidate in PR Closely Linked to UPR Strike"
406:. Later that same day, his renomination was sent to the Senate.
1372:
United States district court judges appointed by Donald Trump
1027:
United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
1000:
United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
317:
United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
216:
United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
87:
United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
44:
United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
938:"Nominations Sent to the Senate", White House, May 12, 2021
612:"Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 7, 2019"
304:
Arias-Marxuach was recommended for a federal judgeship by
882:"Thirty Nominations Sent to the Senate – The White House"
361:
747:"Four Nominations Sent to the Senate – The White House"
559:"Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 19, 2018"
790:
289:
Interamerican University of Puerto Rico School of Law
368:
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
356:
United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
319:. On April 12, 2018 his nomination was sent to the
594:"Nominations Sent to the Senate – The White House"
1308:
323:. He was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge
1053:
413:. On May 12, 2021, President Biden nominated
478:
427:List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists
271:
841:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
782:: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (
294:
1060:
1046:
822:
763:
29:
299:
264:. In 1985 he joined the Alpha chapter of
1382:Latino conservatism in the United States
969:Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
669:Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
254:University of Puerto Rico School of Law
182:University of Puerto Rico School of Law
1309:
796:
457:
1041:
362:Failed nomination to court of appeals
1387:Hispanic and Latino American lawyers
1347:Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola alumni
439:
306:Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico
1357:Hispanic and Latino American judges
797:Cioffi, Chris (December 18, 2020).
13:
1367:Lawyers from San Juan, Puerto Rico
212:chief United States district judge
14:
1398:
1332:21st-century Puerto Rican lawyers
1327:20th-century Puerto Rican lawyers
957:
709:(Press release). October 22, 2021
1377:University of Puerto Rico alumni
919:
900:"Withdrawals Sent to the Senate"
942:
931:
910:
892:
874:
849:
816:
757:
739:
721:
696:
679:
657:
639:
621:
604:
311:. On April 10, 2018, President
1070:First Circuit Court of Appeals
1068:Active district judges of the
692:(Press release). May 16, 2019.
586:
568:
551:
533:
515:
489:
226:Arias-Marxuach graduated from
16:Puerto Rican judge (born 1967)
1:
617:. Senate Judiciary Committee.
564:. Senate Judiciary Committee.
432:
256:. In addition, he obtained a
228:Colegio San Ignacio de Loyola
1337:21st-century American judges
886:trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov
751:trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov
733:trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov
598:trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov
580:trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov
527:trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov
451:trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov
282:Supreme Court of Puerto Rico
221:
7:
420:
156:1967 (age 56–57)
10:
1403:
396:Senate Judiciary Committee
384:Senate Judiciary Committee
376:2020 presidential election
329:Senate Judiciary Committee
208:Raúl Manuel Arias-Marxuach
153:Raúl Manuel Arias-Marxuach
1352:Harvard Law School alumni
1266:
1216:
1186:
1106:
1076:
1022:
1014:
1007:
995:
987:
982:
272:Legal and academic career
201:
168:
148:
143:
139:
127:
115:
103:
92:
84:
72:
60:
49:
41:
37:
28:
21:
829:www.judiciary.senate.gov
545:www.judiciary.senate.gov
295:Federal judicial service
974:Federal Judicial Center
972:, a publication of the
674:Federal Judicial Center
672:, a publication of the
964:Raúl M. Arias-Marxuach
664:Raúl M. Arias-Marxuach
400:Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6
340:Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6
300:District court service
23:Raúl M. Arias-Marxuach
1342:Boston College alumni
278:Antonio Negrón García
770:judiciary.senate.gov
651:United States Senate
633:United States Senate
404:United States Senate
344:United States Senate
1025:Chief Judge of the
906:. February 4, 2021.
210:(born 1967) is the
42:Chief Judge of the
1248:Antongiorgi-Jordán
309:Jenniffer González
262:Harvard Law School
191:Harvard University
1304:
1303:
1238:Delgado Hernández
1036:
1035:
372:Juan R. Torruella
205:
204:
1394:
1297:
1062:
1055:
1048:
1039:
1038:
1029:
1015:Preceded by
1002:
988:Preceded by
980:
979:
951:
946:
940:
935:
929:
923:
922:
914:
908:
907:
896:
890:
889:
878:
872:
871:
869:
868:
861:www.congress.gov
853:
847:
846:
840:
832:
820:
814:
813:
811:
809:
794:
788:
787:
781:
773:
761:
755:
754:
743:
737:
736:
725:
719:
718:
716:
714:
708:
700:
694:
693:
691:
683:
677:
661:
655:
654:
643:
637:
636:
625:
619:
618:
616:
608:
602:
601:
590:
584:
583:
572:
566:
565:
563:
555:
549:
548:
537:
531:
530:
519:
513:
512:
510:
508:
493:
487:
482:
476:
475:
473:
471:
461:
455:
454:
443:
236:Bachelor of Arts
144:Personal details
130:
118:
108:
75:
68:October 20, 2021
65:
33:
19:
18:
1402:
1401:
1397:
1396:
1395:
1393:
1392:
1391:
1307:
1306:
1305:
1300:
1295:
1262:
1212:
1182:
1102:
1072:
1066:
1031:
1024:
1020:
1004:
997:
993:
960:
955:
954:
947:
943:
936:
932:
920:
915:
911:
904:The White House
898:
897:
893:
880:
879:
875:
866:
864:
855:
854:
850:
834:
833:
821:
817:
807:
805:
795:
791:
775:
774:
762:
758:
745:
744:
740:
727:
726:
722:
712:
710:
706:
702:
701:
697:
689:
685:
684:
680:
662:
658:
645:
644:
640:
627:
626:
622:
614:
610:
609:
605:
592:
591:
587:
574:
573:
569:
561:
557:
556:
552:
547:. 20 June 2018.
539:
538:
534:
521:
520:
516:
506:
504:
503:. June 12, 2017
495:
494:
490:
483:
479:
469:
467:
463:
462:
458:
445:
444:
440:
435:
423:
364:
302:
297:
274:
266:Phi Sigma Alpha
249:magna cum laude
234:. Received his
224:
189:
180:
157:
155:
154:
128:
116:
110:
104:
99:
73:
67:
61:
56:
24:
17:
12:
11:
5:
1400:
1390:
1389:
1384:
1379:
1374:
1369:
1364:
1359:
1354:
1349:
1344:
1339:
1334:
1329:
1324:
1319:
1302:
1301:
1299:
1298:
1290:
1285:
1280:
1272:
1270:
1264:
1263:
1261:
1260:
1255:
1250:
1245:
1240:
1235:
1230:
1227:Arias-Marxuach
1222:
1220:
1214:
1213:
1211:
1210:
1205:
1200:
1192:
1190:
1184:
1183:
1181:
1180:
1175:
1170:
1165:
1160:
1155:
1150:
1145:
1140:
1135:
1130:
1125:
1120:
1112:
1110:
1104:
1103:
1101:
1100:
1095:
1090:
1082:
1080:
1074:
1073:
1065:
1064:
1057:
1050:
1042:
1034:
1033:
1021:
1016:
1012:
1011:
1006:
994:
989:
985:
984:
983:Legal offices
978:
977:
959:
958:External links
956:
953:
952:
941:
930:
909:
891:
873:
848:
815:
789:
756:
738:
720:
695:
678:
656:
638:
620:
603:
585:
567:
550:
532:
514:
488:
477:
456:
437:
436:
434:
431:
430:
429:
422:
419:
392:116th Congress
388:Lindsey Graham
363:
360:
301:
298:
296:
293:
273:
270:
258:Master of Laws
240:Boston College
223:
220:
203:
202:
199:
198:
173:Boston College
170:
166:
165:
152:
150:
146:
145:
141:
140:
137:
136:
131:
125:
124:
119:
113:
112:
106:Assumed office
101:
100:
93:
90:
89:
82:
81:
76:
70:
69:
63:Assumed office
58:
57:
50:
47:
46:
39:
38:
35:
34:
26:
25:
22:
15:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
1399:
1388:
1385:
1383:
1380:
1378:
1375:
1373:
1370:
1368:
1365:
1363:
1360:
1358:
1355:
1353:
1350:
1348:
1345:
1343:
1340:
1338:
1335:
1333:
1330:
1328:
1325:
1323:
1322:Living people
1320:
1318:
1315:
1314:
1312:
1294:
1291:
1289:
1286:
1284:
1281:
1279:
1278:
1274:
1273:
1271:
1269:
1265:
1259:
1256:
1254:
1251:
1249:
1246:
1244:
1241:
1239:
1236:
1234:
1233:Delgado-Colón
1231:
1229:
1228:
1224:
1223:
1221:
1219:
1215:
1209:
1206:
1204:
1201:
1199:
1198:
1194:
1193:
1191:
1189:
1188:New Hampshire
1185:
1179:
1176:
1174:
1171:
1169:
1166:
1164:
1161:
1159:
1156:
1154:
1151:
1149:
1146:
1144:
1141:
1139:
1136:
1134:
1131:
1129:
1126:
1124:
1121:
1119:
1118:
1114:
1113:
1111:
1109:
1108:Massachusetts
1105:
1099:
1096:
1094:
1091:
1089:
1088:
1084:
1083:
1081:
1079:
1075:
1071:
1063:
1058:
1056:
1051:
1049:
1044:
1043:
1040:
1032:2021–present
1030:
1028:
1019:
1018:Gustavo Gelpí
1013:
1010:
1005:2019–present
1003:
1001:
998:Judge of the
992:
991:José A. Fusté
986:
981:
975:
971:
970:
965:
962:
961:
950:
945:
939:
934:
927:
926:public domain
918:
913:
905:
901:
895:
887:
883:
877:
862:
858:
852:
844:
838:
830:
826:
819:
804:
800:
793:
785:
779:
771:
767:
760:
752:
748:
742:
734:
730:
724:
705:
699:
688:
682:
675:
671:
670:
665:
660:
652:
648:
642:
634:
630:
624:
613:
607:
599:
595:
589:
581:
577:
571:
560:
554:
546:
542:
536:
528:
524:
518:
502:
498:
492:
486:
481:
466:
460:
452:
448:
442:
438:
428:
425:
424:
418:
416:
415:Gustavo Gelpí
412:
407:
405:
401:
397:
393:
389:
385:
381:
377:
373:
369:
359:
357:
353:
352:Gustavo Gelpí
349:
345:
341:
336:
334:
330:
326:
325:José A. Fusté
322:
318:
314:
310:
307:
292:
290:
285:
283:
279:
269:
267:
263:
259:
255:
251:
250:
245:
241:
237:
233:
229:
219:
217:
213:
209:
200:
196:
192:
187:
183:
178:
174:
171:
167:
164:
160:
151:
147:
142:
138:
135:
134:José A. Fusté
132:
126:
123:
120:
114:
107:
102:
98:
97:
91:
88:
85:Judge of the
83:
80:
79:Gustavo Gelpí
77:
71:
64:
59:
55:
54:
48:
45:
40:
36:
32:
27:
20:
1275:
1268:Rhode Island
1243:Carreño-Coll
1226:
1225:
1195:
1115:
1085:
1023:
1008:
996:
967:
944:
933:
912:
903:
894:
885:
876:
865:. Retrieved
863:. 2021-01-03
860:
851:
828:
818:
806:. Retrieved
792:
769:
759:
750:
741:
732:
723:
711:. Retrieved
698:
681:
667:
659:
650:
641:
632:
623:
606:
597:
588:
579:
570:
553:
544:
535:
526:
517:
505:. Retrieved
491:
480:
468:. Retrieved
459:
450:
441:
408:
365:
337:
313:Donald Trump
303:
286:
275:
268:fraternity.
247:
244:Juris Doctor
225:
207:
206:
122:Donald Trump
117:Appointed by
111:May 13, 2019
105:
94:
62:
51:
1317:1967 births
1296:(Designate)
1258:Méndez-Miró
1218:Puerto Rico
1148:Mastroianni
252:, from the
163:Puerto Rico
129:Preceded by
74:Preceded by
1311:Categories
1253:Vélez-Rivé
1197:McCafferty
867:2021-01-05
433:References
348:voice vote
333:voice vote
1277:McConnell
1158:Burroughs
1009:Incumbent
803:Roll Call
507:April 10,
470:April 10,
411:Joe Biden
380:Joe Biden
222:Education
169:Education
96:Incumbent
53:Incumbent
1203:Laplante
1093:Torresen
837:cite web
778:cite web
421:See also
242:and his
232:San Juan
159:San Juan
1288:McElroy
1208:Elliott
1153:Sorokin
1143:Talwani
1133:Stearns
1098:Neumann
966:at the
808:May 24,
713:May 28,
666:at the
501:NotiCel
402:of the
342:of the
280:of the
214:of the
1293:DuBose
1178:Kobick
1168:Guzman
1163:Kelley
1138:Casper
1123:Gorton
1117:Saylor
1087:Walker
321:Senate
1283:Smith
1128:Saris
1078:Maine
707:(PDF)
690:(PDF)
615:(PDF)
562:(PDF)
260:from
238:from
109:
66:
1173:Joun
843:link
810:2021
784:link
715:2023
509:2018
472:2018
149:Born
378:to
230:in
195:LLM
1313::
902:.
884:.
859:.
839:}}
835:{{
827:.
801:.
780:}}
776:{{
768:.
749:.
731:.
649:.
631:.
596:.
578:.
543:.
525:.
499:.
449:.
358:.
335:.
291:.
246:,
218:.
186:JD
177:BA
161:,
1061:e
1054:t
1047:v
976:.
928:.
888:.
870:.
845:)
831:.
812:.
786:)
772:.
753:.
735:.
717:.
676:.
653:.
635:.
600:.
582:.
529:.
511:.
474:.
453:.
197:)
193:(
188:)
184:(
179:)
175:(
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.