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Héctor Manuel Laffitte

Héctor Manuel Laffitte

Puerto Rico District Court

Chief Judge — U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico

Born 1934 in Ponce, Puerto Rico

FJC ID: 1327

Hector Manuel Laffitte (born April 13, 1934) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.

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Gender
Male
Race
Hispanic

Prior employment

  1. Judicial Conference of the United States
    Member · 2003–2006
  2. Private practice, Puerto Rico
    1960–1983

Appointments

  1. Puerto Rico District Court
    U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto RicoChief Judge
    1983–2007 · Appointed by Ronald Reagan (Republican)
    Term ended: Retirement

Education

  1. Georgetown College (now Georgetown University) Law Center
    LL.M. · 1960
  2. University of Puerto Rico School of Law
    LL.B. · 1959
  3. Polytechnic Institute of Puerto Rico (now Interamerican University)
    B.A. · 1955