Daniel R. Domínguez

Daniel R. Domínguez
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
In office July 31, 2011 – January 2, 2024
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
In office September 29, 1994 – July 31, 2011
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Gilberto Gierbolini-Ortiz
Succeeded by	Pedro Delgado Hernández
Personal details
Born	(1945-07-02) July 2, 1945 (age 79) San Juan, Puerto Rico
Education	Boston University (BA) University of Puerto Rico (LLB)

Daniel R. Domínguez Hernández (born July 2, 1945)^[1] is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.

Education and career

Born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, Domínguez received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Boston University in 1967 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Puerto Rico Law School in 1970. He was in the United States Army Reserve in 1967. He was in private practice in Hato Rey, Puerto Rico from 1970 to 1994.^[2]

Federal judicial service

On June 21, 1994, Domínguez was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico vacated by Judge Gilberto Gierbolini-Ortiz. Domínguez was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 28, 1994, and received his commission on September 29, 1994. He assumed senior status on July 31, 2011. Domínguez retired from active service on January 2, 2024.^[2]

See also

• List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists

References

1. Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session, on Confirmation of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary, August 17, 18, 25; September 14 and 21, 1994. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1996. p. 61. ISBN 978-0-16-038619-0.
2. Daniel R. Domínguez at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

External links

• Daniel R. Domínguez at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.

Legal offices
Preceded by Gilberto Gierbolini-Ortiz	Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico 1994–2011	Succeeded by Pedro Delgado Hernández