Gilberto Gierbolini-Ortiz Explained

Gilberto Gierbolini-Ortiz
Office:Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Term Start:December 27, 1993
Term End:March 23, 2004
Office1:Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Term Start1:1991
Term End1:1993
Predecessor1:Juan Pérez-Giménez
Successor1:Carmen Consuelo Cerezo
Office2:Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Term Start2:February 20, 1980
Term End2:December 27, 1993
Appointer2:Jimmy Carter
Predecessor2:Seat established by 92 Stat. 1629
Successor2:Daniel R. Domínguez
Birth Name:Gilberto Gierbolini-Ortiz
Birth Date:22 December 1926
Birth Place:Coamo, Puerto Rico
Education:University of Puerto Rico (BA, LLB)

Gilberto Gierbolini-Ortiz (December 22, 1926 – December 29, 2009) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.

Education and career

Born in Coamo, Puerto Rico, Gierbolini-Ortiz was a sergeant in the United States Army during World War II, from 1943 to 1946, and was later a captain in the Army from 1951 to 1957, and served in Korea. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Puerto Rico in 1957 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law in 1961. He was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 1961 to 1966, and was then a judge on the Superior Court for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico from 1966 to 1969. He was an assistant secretary of justice and commonwealth solicitor general of Puerto Rico from 1969 to 1972, also serving as an assistant commonwealth attorney general for antitrust 1970 to 1972. In 1972, he was Chairman of the State Elections Board for the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. He was in private practice in Puerto Rico from 1973 to 1980.

Federal judicial service

On November 30, 1979, Gierbolini-Ortiz was nominated by President Jimmy Carter to a new seat on the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico created by 92 Stat. 1629. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on February 20, 1980, and received his commission the same day. He served as Chief Judge from 1991 to 1993, assuming senior status on December 27, 1993. Gierbolini-Ortiz served in that capacity until his retirement, on March 23, 2004.

Death

Gierbolini-Ortiz died on December 29, 2009, at the age of 83 during a sleep. He was interred at the Puerto Rico National Cemetery in Bayamón, Puerto Rico.

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