Jay A. Garcia-Gregory

Jay Garcia-Gregory
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Assumed office
July 11, 2000
Appointed by Bill Clinton
Preceded by Raymond L. Acosta
Personal details
Born 1944 (age 7172)
San Juan, Puerto Rico
Alma mater Assumption College
Complutense University of Madrid
University of Puerto Rico

Jay A. Garcia-Gregory (born 1944) is a United States federal judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.

Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Garcia-Gregory received an A.B. from Assumption College in 1966, an M.A. from the University of Madrid in 1969, and an LL.B. from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law in 1972. He was a law clerk, Hon. Hiram Cancio and Hon. Jose Toledo, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico from 1973 to 1974. He was in private practice in Puerto Rico from 1974 to 2000.

On April 5, 2000, Garcia-Gregory was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico vacated by Raymond L. Acosta. Garcia-Gregory was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 16, 2000, and received his commission on July 11, 2000.

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Legal offices
Preceded by
Raymond L. Acosta
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
2000–present
Incumbent
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