Hector Manuel Laffitte

Hector Manuel Laffitte
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
In office November 15, 2005 – February 16, 2007
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
In office 1999–2004
Preceded by	Carmen Consuelo Cerezo
Succeeded by	José A. Fusté
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
In office July 27, 1983 – November 15, 2005
Appointed by	Ronald Reagan
Preceded by	Hernan Gregorio Pesquera
Succeeded by	Gustavo Gelpí
Personal details
Born	Hector Manuel Laffitte (1934-04-13) April 13, 1934 Ponce, Puerto Rico
Education	Interamerican University (B.A.) University of Puerto Rico Law School (LL.B.) Georgetown University Law Center (LL.M.)

Hector Manuel Laffitte (born April 13, 1934) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.

Education and career

Born in Ponce, Puerto Rico, Laffitte received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Polytechnic Institute of Puerto Rico (now Interamerican University) in 1955, a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Puerto Rico Law School in 1959, and a Master of Laws from Georgetown University Law Center in 1960. He was in private practice in Puerto Rico from 1960 to 1983.

Federal judicial service

On May 26, 1983, Laffitte was nominated by President Ronald Reagan to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico vacated by Judge Hernan Gregorio Pesquera. Laffitte was confirmed by the United States Senate on July 26, 1983, and received his commission on July 27, 1983. He served as Chief Judge from 1999 to 2004, assuming senior status on November 15, 2005. Laffitte served in that capacity until his retirement from the bench on February 16, 2007.

See also

• List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists

Sources

• Hector Manuel Laffitte at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.