← Federal courts · U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

Francisco Augusto Besosa

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)

SeniorStatusSenior status since Jan 1, 2022: semi-retired, still hears some cases.

Sep 27, 2006CommissionedWhen the appointment took effect.

87–0Senate confirmation voteConfirmed Sep 25, 2006 (ayes–nays as listed by the FJC).

Well QualifiedABA ratingAmerican Bar Association rating of the nominee, as listed by the FJC.

Nominated May 16, 2006 · Judiciary Committee hearing Aug 1, 2006 · Confirmed Sep 25, 2006 · roll call 87–0 · Born 1949, Puerto Rico

FJC biography · No photo collected for lower-court judges.

No left–right score is calculated for lower-court judges. The appointing president is shown instead (a common, but rough, signal).

Decision data not available here. CourtListener, the main free source of court opinions, requires an account API key for automated access, so this site does not collect lower-court opinions. You can search CourtListener for this judge's name yourself (external site; results are a text search and may include other people with the same name).

Federal judicial service

Court	Appointed by	Commissioned	Ended / status
U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico	George W. Bush	Sep 27, 2006	Senior status since Jan 1, 2022

Source: Federal Judicial Center Biographical Directory.