Camille Vélez-Rivé Explained

Camille Vélez-Rivé
Office:Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Term Start:December 9, 2022
Appointer:Joe Biden
Predecessor:Francisco Besosa
Office1:Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Term Start1:2004
Term End1:December 9, 2022
Birth Name:Camille Lizette Vélez-Rivé
Birth Date:5 February 1968
Birth Place:San Juan, Puerto Rico
Education:Washington University in St. Louis (BA)
University of Puerto Rico (JD)

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.

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]

Legal career

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.

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.[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, and was sworn in on the same day.[9]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: May 1, 2014 . Hon. Camille L. Vélez-Rivé U.S. Magistrate Judge, District of Puerto Rico . June 15, 2022 . fedbar.org.
  2. President Biden Names Nineteenth Round of Judicial Nominees . June 15, 2022 . The White House . Washington, D.C. . June 15, 2022.
  3. Web site: Directory of Information . https://web.archive.org/web/20110825083025/http://www.prd.uscourts.gov/CourtWeb/gi_Directory.aspx . August 25, 2011.
  4. Nominations Sent to the Senate . June 15, 2022 . The White House . Washington, D.C. .
  5. Web site: Nominations. July 12, 2022. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Washington, D.C..
  6. Web site: Results of Executive Business Meeting – August 4, 2022. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. August 4, 2022.
  7. Web site: 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. November 30, 2022.
  8. Web site: On the Nomination (Confirmation: Camille L. Velez-Rive, of Puerto Rico, to be United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico). November 30, 2022. United States Senate. November 30, 2022.
  9. December 9, 2022. Judge Camille L. Vélez-Rivé Sworn in as United States District Judge. prd.uscourts.gov. May 28, 2023.

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