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


Education and career

Born in Ponce,
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, Laffitte received a
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degree from
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(now
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) in 1955, a
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from the
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in 1959, and a
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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
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to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico vacated by Judge
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. Laffitte was confirmed by the
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on July 26, 1983, and received his commission on July 27, 1983. He served as Chief Judge from 1999 to 2004, assuming
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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


References


Sources

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Laffitte, Hector Manuel 1934 births Living people Attorneys from Ponce Georgetown University Law Center alumni Hispanic and Latino American judges Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico United States district court judges appointed by Ronald Reagan 20th-century American judges Puerto Rican judges Hispanic and Latino American lawyers