L. Felipe Restrepo Explained

Luis Felipe Restrepo
Office:Member of the United States Sentencing Commission
Appointer:Joe Biden
Term Start:August 5, 2022
Predecessor:Ketanji Brown Jackson
Office1:Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit
Term Start1:January 13, 2016
Appointer1:Barack Obama
Predecessor1:Anthony Joseph Scirica
Office2:Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Term Start2:June 19, 2013
Term End2:January 13, 2016
Appointer2:Barack Obama
Predecessor2:Anita B. Brody
Successor2:Chad F. Kenney
Office3:Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Term Start3:2006
Term End3:2013
Birth Name:Luis Felipe Restrepo
Birth Place:Medellín, Colombia
Education:University of Pennsylvania (BA)
Tulane University (JD)

Luis Felipe Restrepo (born August 20, 1959), known commonly as L. Felipe Restrepo, is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the United States Sentencing Commission.[1]

Biography

Restrepo was born in Medellín, Colombia, and was raised in northern Virginia. He was sworn in as a United States Citizen on September 7, 1993.[2] He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1981 from the University of Pennsylvania. He received his Juris Doctor in 1986 from Tulane Law School. Restrepo began his legal career as a law clerk at the American Civil Liberties Union National Prison Project. From 1987 to 1990, he served as an Assistant Defender with the Defender Association of Philadelphia. He served as an Assistant Federal Defender in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania from 1990 to 1993. He was a partner at the Philadelphia law firm of Krasner & Restrepo (with fellow civil rights attorney and future Philadelphia District Attorney Larry Krasner) from 1993 to 2006. From 2006 to 2013, he served as a United States magistrate judge of the Eastern District of Pennsylvania where he presided over a variety of criminal and civil matters. He has served in a variety of teaching positions; since 1993 he has served as an Adjunct Professor teaching Trial Advocacy at Temple University Beasley School of Law. From 1997 to 2009 he served as an adjunct professor teaching Trial Advocacy at University of Pennsylvania Law School and in the summer of 1992 he served as an adjunct professor teaching a course in Criminal Justice at Peirce College.[3]

Federal judicial service

District court service

On November 27, 2012, President Barack Obama nominated Restrepo to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, to the seat vacated by Judge Anita B. Brody, who assumed senior status on June 8, 2009.[4] On January 2, 2013, his nomination was returned to the President, due to the sine die adjournment of the Senate. On January 3, 2013, Obama renominated Restrepo to the same office.[5] The Senate confirmed his nomination on June 17, 2013, by a voice vote.[6] He received his commission on June 19, 2013. His service as a district court judge was terminated on January 13, 2016, when he was elevated to the court of appeals.

Court of appeals service

On November 12, 2014, President Obama nominated Restrepo to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, to the seat vacated by Anthony Joseph Scirica, who assumed senior status on July 1, 2013.[7] [8] On December 16, 2014, his nomination was returned to the President due to the sine die adjournment of the Senate. On January 7, 2015, President Obama renominated him to the same position.[9] He received a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 10, 2015.[10] On July 9, 2015, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote.[11] On January 11, 2016, the United States Senate confirmed him by a 82–6 vote.[12] Judge Restrepo was President Obama's last appellate court judge to be confirmed by the Senate. He received his commission on January 13, 2016.

United States Sentencing Commission

Intent to nominate under Trump

On March 1, 2018, President Donald Trump nominated Restrepo to serve as Commissioner of the United States Sentencing Commission, a seven-member independent body that sets federal sentencing guidelines. Restrepo's nomination was sent to the United States Senate.[13] On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate.[14] On August 12, 2020, President Donald Trump announced his intent to renominate Restrepo to serve as a Commissioner of the United States Sentencing Commission.[15]

Nomination under Biden

On May 11, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Restrepo to serve as a member of the United States Sentencing Commission.[16] On May 12, 2022, his nomination was sent to the Senate, he has been nominated to fill the position left vacant by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, whose term expired.[17] On June 8, 2022, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[18] On July 21, 2022, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote, with 6 Republican senators voting “no” on record.[19] On August 4, 2022, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by voice vote.[20]

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: About the Commissioners .
  2. Web site: Biography from Temple University. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20141006102831/http://www.law.temple.edu/PublishingImages/Restrepo%20bio%5B1%5D.pdf. October 6, 2014.
  3. Web site: UNITED STATES.SENATE COMMITTEE ON THE JUDICIARY QUESTIONNAIRE FOR JUDICIAL NOMINEES . . November 22, 2014.
  4. Web site: President Obama Nominates Three to the United States District Court. whitehouse.gov. National Archives. 27 November 2012.
  5. Web site: President Obama Re-nominates Thirty-Three to Federal Judgeships. whitehouse.gov. National Archives. January 3, 2013.
  6. Web site: PN26 — Luis Felipe Restrepo — The Judiciary. National Archives. January 4, 2013.
  7. Web site: President Obama Nominates Two to Serve on the United States Courts of Appeals. whitehouse.gov. National Archives. November 12, 2014.
  8. Web site: Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate. whitehouse.gov. National Archives. November 12, 2014.
  9. Web site: Presidential Nominations Sent to the Senate. whitehouse.gov. National Archives. January 7, 2015.
  10. Web site: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. www.judiciary.senate.gov. June 10, 2015 .
  11. Web site: Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 9, 2015.
  12. Web site: On the Nomination (Nomination Luis Felipe Restrepo, of Pennsylvania, to be U.S. Circuit Judge for the Third Circuit). www.senate.gov.
  13. Web site: President Donald J. Trump Announces Bipartisan Group of Nominees to the United States Sentencing Commission. March 1, 2018. August 1, 2019. National Archives. whitehouse.gov. en.
  14. Web site: January 3, 2019 . PN1676 - Nomination of Luis Felipe Restrepo for United States Sentencing Commission, 115th Congress (2017-2018) . August 21, 2020 . www.congress.gov.
  15. https://trumpwhitehouse.archives.gov/presidential-actions/president-donald-j-trump-announces-intent-nominate-appoint-individuals-key-administration-posts-081220/ "President Donald J. Trump Announces Intent to Nominate and Appoint Individuals to Key Administration Posts", The White House, August 12, 2020
  16. President Biden Nominates Bipartisan Slate for the United States Sentencing Commission . May 11, 2022 . The White House . Washington, D.C. . May 11, 2022.
  17. Nominations Sent to the Senate . May 12, 2022 . The White House . Washington, D.C. .
  18. Web site: Nominations . June 8, 2022 . . Washington, D.C. .
  19. Web site: Results of Executive Business Meeting – July 21, 2022. United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. July 21, 2022.
  20. Web site: August 4, 2022 . PN2088 — Luis Felipe Restrepo — United States Sentencing Commission . April 20, 2023.