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
The University of Puerto Rico School of Law is a law school in Puerto Rico. It is one of the professional graduate schools of University of Puerto Rico, Río Piedras Campus and the only law school in the University of Puerto Rico System. It ...
in 1961. He was an
Assistant United States Attorney
An assistant United States attorney (AUSA) is an official career civil service position in the U.S. Department of Justice composed of lawyers working under the U.S. Attorney of each U.S. federal judicial district. They represent the federal gove ...
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
Puerto Rico National Cemetery is a United States national cemetery located in the city of Bayamón, in the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. It encompasses of land, and at the end of 2005, had 44,722 interments. Until 2021, it was the only United St ...
in
Bayamón, Puerto Rico
Bayamón (, ) is a Bayamón barrio-pueblo, city, Municipalities of Puerto Rico, municipality of Puerto Rico and suburb of San Juan, Puerto Rico, San Juan located in the northern coastal valley, north of Aguas Buenas, Puerto Rico, Aguas Buenas an ...
.
See also
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List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists
References
Sources
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1926 births
2009 deaths
20th-century American judges
Assistant United States Attorneys
Burials at Puerto Rico National Cemetery
Hispanic and Latino American judges
Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico
United States Army personnel of the Korean War
United States Army officers
United States district court judges appointed by Jimmy Carter
People from Coamo, Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico alumni
Hispanic and Latino American lawyers