Raymond L. Acosta
Raymond L. Acosta | |
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Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico | |
In office June 1, 1994 – December 23, 2014 | |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico | |
In office September 30, 1982 – June 1, 1994 | |
Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Jose Victor Toledo |
Succeeded by | Jay A. Garcia-Gregory |
Personal details | |
Born | May 31, 1925 New York City, New York |
Died | December 23, 2014 89) Chapin, South Carolina | (aged
Alma mater | Rutgers University School of Law in Newark J.D. |
Profession | Attorney |
Raymond L. Acosta (May 31, 1925 – December 23, 2014) was a Senior United States District Judge.
Born in New York City, New York, Acosta received a Juris Doctorate from Rutgers University School of Law-Newark 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, California, Washington, DC, and Miami, Florida, from 1954-58. He was an Assistant U.S. attorney in San Juan, Puerto Rico, from 1958-61. He was in private practice in San Juan from 1962-80 before being named U.S. Attorney for the District of Puerto Rico from 1980-82.
On September 9, 1982, President Ronald Reagan nominated Acosta to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico vacated by Jose Victor Toledo. Acosta was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 29, 1982, and received his commission the following day. He assumed senior status on June 1, 1994. He stopped hearing cases on February 1, 2010. He passed away on December 23, 2014.[1][2]
References
- Raymond L. Acosta at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Political Graveyard
- ↑ "Judge Raymond L. Acosta". Whitaker Funeral Home. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
- ↑ "Press Release: In Memoriam: Judge Raymond L. Acosta (1925-2014)" (PDF). United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
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