Camille L. Vélez-Rivé

Camille Lizette Vélez-Rivé (born February 5, 1968) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. She previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court.

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vélez and the second or maternal family name is Rivé.
Camille L. Vélez-Rivé
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Assumed office
December 9, 2022
Appointed byJoe Biden
Preceded byFrancisco Besosa
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
In office
2004 – December 9, 2022
Personal details
Born (1968-02-05) February 5, 1968
San Juan, Puerto Rico
EducationWashington University in St. Louis (BA)
University of Puerto Rico (JD)

Early life and education

Vélez-Rivé was born on February 5, 1968, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[1] She received a Bachelor of Arts from Washington University in St. Louis in 1989 and a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of Puerto Rico Law School in 1993.[2]

Vélez-Rivé served as a law clerk for Justice Francisco Rebollo López of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court from 1993 to 1994. From 1994 to 1997, she was an associate at Pietrantoni Méndez & Alvarez in San Juan, Puerto Rico. From 1998 to 2004, she was an assistant United States attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Puerto Rico.[2]

Federal judicial service

United States magistrate judge

Vélez-Rivé served as a United States magistrate judge for the District of Puerto Rico from 2004 to 2022.[2][3]

District court service

On June 15, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Vélez-Rivé to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. President Biden nominated Vélez-Rivé to the seat vacated by Judge Francisco Besosa, who assumed senior status on January 1, 2022.[4] On July 13, 2022, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5] On August 4, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 14–8 vote.[6] On November 30, 2022, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 54–43 vote.[7] Later that day, her nomination was confirmed by a 55–42 vote.[8] She received her judicial commission on December 9, 2022,[9] and was sworn in on the same day.[10]

See also

References
  1. "Hon. Camille L. Vélez-Rivé U.S. Magistrate Judge, District of Puerto Rico" (PDF). fedbar.org. May 1, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
  2. "President Biden Names Nineteenth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  3. "Directory of Information". Archived from the original on August 25, 2011.
  4. "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 15, 2022. Public Domain This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. July 12, 2022.
  6. "Results of Executive Business Meeting – August 4, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
  7. "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Camille L. Velez-Rive to be U.S. District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico)". United States Senate. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  8. "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Camille L. Velez-Rive, of Puerto Rico, to be United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico)". United States Senate. November 30, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
  9. Camille L. Vélez-Rivé at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  10. "Judge Camille L. Vélez-Rivé Sworn in as United States District Judge" (PDF). prd.uscourts.gov (Press release). December 9, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
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