María Antongiorgi-Jordán

María Antongiorgi-Jordán is a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. She was nominated to the court by President Joe Biden (D) on June 15, 2022, and confirmed by the United States Senate on November 15, 2022, by a vote of 55-43.^[1] To see a full list of judges appointed by Joe Biden, click here.

The United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico is one of 94 U.S. District Courts. They are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.

Antongiorgi-Jordán was the clerk of court for the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.^[2][3]

Judicial nominations and appointments

District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (2022-present)

See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

On June 15, 2022, President Joe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate Antongiorgi-Jordán to the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. He officially nominated Antongiorgi-Jordán the same day.^[2][1] She was confirmed by a 55-43 vote of the U.S. Senate on November 15, 2022.^[1] Antongiorgi-Jordán received commission on December 1, 2022.^[4]

Nomination Tracker
Nominee Information
Name: María Antongiorgi-Jordán
Court: United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
Progress
Confirmed 153 days after nomination.
Nominated: June 15, 2022
ABA Rating: qualified
Questionnaire: Questionnaire
Hearing: July 13, 2022
Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript
QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
Reported: August 4, 2022
Confirmed: November 15, 2022
Vote: 55-43

Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Antongiorgi-Jordán by a vote of 55-43 on November 15, 2022.^[1] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.

María Antongiorgi-Jordán confirmation vote (November 15, 2022)
Party	Yea	Nay	No vote
Democratic	47	0	1
Republican	6	43	1
Independent	2	0	0
Total	55	43	2

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Antongiorgi-Jordán's nomination on July 13, 2022. The committee voted to advance Antongiorgi-Jordán's nomination to the full Senate on August 4, 2022.^[1]

Nomination

On June 15, 2022, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Antongiorgi-Jordán to the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.^[1]

Antongiorgi-Jordán was nominated to replace Judge Gustavo Gelpí, who was elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit.^[1]

The American Bar Association rated Antongiorgi-Jordán qualified.^[5] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.

Biography

Education

María Antongiorgi-Jordán earned a bachelor's degree from Seton Hill University in 1989, a J.D. from the Interamerican University of Puerto Rico in 1992, and an LL.M from Georgetown University Law Center in 1994.^[2]

Professional career

• 2022-present: Judge, United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
• 2019 - 2022: Clerk of Court for the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
• 2018-2019: Chief Deputy Clerk for the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
• 1995-2018: Partner at McConnell Valdés in San Juan, Puerto Rico

About the court

District of Puerto Rico
First Circuit
Judgeships
Posts: 7
Judges: 7
Vacancies: 0
Judges
Chief: Raúl Arias-Marxuach
Active judges: María Antongiorgi-Jordán, Raúl Arias-Marxuach, Silvia Carreno-Coll, Pedro A. Delgado Hernandez, Aida Delgado-Colon, Gina Méndez-Miró, Camille Vélez-Rivé Senior judges: Francisco Besosa, Daniel Dominguez, Jay Garcia-Gregory

The United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico is one of 94 United States district courts. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit based in downtown Boston at the John Joseph Moakley Federal Courthouse, but hears appeals at the Old San Juan courthouse for two sessions each year.

The District of Puerto Rico has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.

The jurisdiction of the District of Puerto Rico consists of all the municipalities in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. The court is based in San Juan, with the main building being the Clemente Ruiz Nazario U.S. Courthouse located in the Hato Rey district of San Juan.

To read opinions published by this court, click here.

The federal nomination process

Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:

• The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
• The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
• The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.

• As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.

• After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.

• If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
• If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.

• The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.

• If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
• If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.

See also

• United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
• United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit

External links

• Search Google News for this topic
• United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
• United States Court of Appeals for the 1st Circuit
• Biography from the Federal Judicial Center

Footnotes

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