Carmen Consuelo Cerezo

Judge Carmen Consuelo Cerezo

Personal

Birthday:

1940

Birthplace:

San Juan, Puerto Rico

Race or Ethnicity:

Hispanic

Gender:

Female

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Puerto Rico, 1966-1967
Law clerk, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico, 1967-1972
Judge, Puerto Rico Superior Court, 1972-1976
Judge, Puerto Rico Court of Intermediate Appeals, 1976-1980

Education

Name of School:

University of Puerto Rico

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1963

Name of School - Second:

University of Puerto Rico School of Law

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1966

Name of School - Third:

University of Virginia School of Law

Virginia is justly famous for its collegial environment that bonds students and faculty, and student satisfaction is consistently cited as among the highest in American law schools. Intellectual challenges are met in a spirit of cooperation. Small first-year sections promote individual inquiry while providing support and friendship. Students learn together, reading each other's work and freely sharing course outlines and other materials, confidently relying on the nation's oldest student-run Honor System to maintain the highest ethical standards.

Degree - Third:

LL.M.

Degree Year - Third:

1988

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico

Court Name:

Puerto Rico District Court

President Nominating:

Jimmy Carter

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

6/30/1980