Luis Felipe Restrepo

Judge Luis Felipe Restrepo

Personal

Birthday:

1959

Birthplace:

Medellin, Colombia

Race or Ethnicity:

Hispanic

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Law clerk, ACLU National Prison Project, Washington, D.C., 1986-1987
Assistant defender, Defender Association of Philadelphia [Pennsylvania], 1987-1990
Assistant federal public defender, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1990-1993
Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1993-2006

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, November 27, 2012; no Senate vote
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, November 12, 2014; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

University of Pennsylvania

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1981

Name of School - Second:

Tulane University Law School

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Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1986

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Court Name:

Pennsylvania Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Barack Obama

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

6/19/2013

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2006-2013