Raymond L. Acosta

Raymond L. Acosta
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 (aged 89) Chapin, South Carolina
Alma mater	Rutgers University School of Law in Newark J.D.
Profession	Attorney

Raymond L. Acosta (May 31, 1925 – December 23, 2014) was a United States District Judge.

Born in New York City, New York, Acosta after serving in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946, during World War II, and participated in the D-Day Invasion of Normandy (Utah Beach) attended Rutgers University School of Law-Newark where received a Juris Doctorate 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 died on December 23, 2014.^[1][2]

References

1. "Judge Raymond L. Acosta". Whitaker Funeral Home. Retrieved March 16, 2015.
2. "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.

Sources

• Raymond L. Acosta at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
• Political Graveyard