José A. Fusté
José A. Fusté | |
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Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico | |
In office 2004–2011 | |
Preceded by | Hector Manuel Laffitte |
Succeeded by | Aida Delgado-Colon |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico | |
Assumed office October 28, 1985 | |
Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Juan R. Torruella |
Personal details | |
Born |
San Juan, Puerto Rico | November 3, 1943
Alma mater |
University of Puerto Rico University of Puerto Rico School of Law |
José Antonio Fusté (born November 3, 1943 in San Juan, Puerto Rico), is a United States District Judge and former Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.
Fusté received a B.B.A. from the University of Puerto Rico in 1965, and an LL.B. from the University of Puerto Rico Law School in 1968. He was in private practice in San Juan from 1968 to 1985, and began teaching Admiralty law at the University of Puerto Rico in 1972.
On September 27, 1985, he was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico vacated by Juan R. Torruella. Fusté was confirmed by the United States Senate on October 25, 1985, and received his commission on October 28, 1985. He served as Chief Judge from 2004 to 2011.
In October, 2007, Chief Judge Fusté appointed acting United States Attorney Rosa Emilia Rodríguez to a four-year extension of her term, and she has remained the U.S. Attorney as of 2014.
Judge Fusté's request to withdraw as a member of the Puerto Rico Bar Association, a compulsory membership organization, was approved by the Supreme Court of Puerto Rico.
External links
- José A. Fusté at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Legal offices | ||
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Preceded by Hector Manuel Laffitte |
Chief Judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico 2004 – 2011 |
Succeeded by Aida Delgado |
Preceded by Juan R. Torruella |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico 1985–present |
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