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U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

A federal trial (district) court in the First Circuit. 7 active judges and 2 on senior status (semi-retired, still hearing some cases), per the Federal Judicial Center.

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Who appointed the current judges

Appointed by a Democratic president: 5Appointed by a Republican president: 4

Judges

Judge	Status	Appointed by	Commissioned	Senate confirmation
Raúl Manuel Arias-Marxuach Chief Judge	Active	R Donald J. Trump	May 13, 2019	May 2, 2019 · roll call 95–3
Aida M. Delgado-Colón	Active	R George W. Bush	Mar 17, 2006	Mar 6, 2006 · voice vote
Pedro Alberto Delgado Hernández	Active	D Barack Obama	Mar 7, 2014	Mar 5, 2014 · roll call 98–0
Silvia Luisa Carreño-Coll	Active	R Donald J. Trump	Feb 26, 2020	Feb 25, 2020 · roll call 96–0
María del R. Antongiorgi-Jordán	Active	D Joseph R. Biden	Dec 1, 2022	Nov 15, 2022 · roll call 55–43
Camille Lizette Vélez-Rivé	Active	D Joseph R. Biden	Dec 9, 2022	Nov 30, 2022 · roll call 55–42
Gina Raquel Méndez-Miró	Active	D Joseph R. Biden	Feb 24, 2023	Feb 14, 2023 · roll call 54–45
Jay A. Garcia-Gregory	Senior status since Sep 30, 2018	D William J. Clinton	Jul 11, 2000	Jun 16, 2000 · voice vote
Francisco Augusto Besosa	Senior status since Jan 1, 2022	R George W. Bush	Sep 27, 2006	Sep 25, 2006 · roll call 87–0

Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges. “Commissioned” is the date the appointment took effect. Confirmation votes are as listed by the FJC (ayes–nays); recent roll calls link to Voteview where found.