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.[2]
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.[2][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,[9] and was sworn in on the same day.[10]
See also
References
- ^ "Hon. Camille L. Vélez-Rivé U.S. Magistrate Judge, District of Puerto Rico" (PDF). fedbar.org. May 1, 2014. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
- ^ a b c "President Biden Names Nineteenth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 15, 2022. Retrieved June 15, 2022.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Directory of Information". Archived from the original on August 25, 2011.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. June 15, 2022. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. July 12, 2022.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – August 4, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ "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. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Camille L. Velez-Rive, of Puerto Rico, to be United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico)". United States Senate. November 30, 2022. Retrieved November 30, 2022.
- ^ Camille Vélez-Rivé at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ "Judge Camille L. Vélez-Rivé Sworn in as United States District Judge" (PDF). prd.uscourts.gov (Press release). December 9, 2022. Retrieved May 28, 2023.
External links
- Camille Vélez-Rivé at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Camille Vélez-Rivé at Ballotpedia