Luis Felipe Restrepo (born 1959), known commonly as L. Felipe Restrepo, is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit and former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. He is a member of the United States Sentencing Commission.

Biography

Restrepo was born in

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, and was raised in northern Virginia. He was sworn in as a United States Citizen on September 7, 1993. He received his Bachelor of Arts degree in 1981 from the University of Pennsylvania. He received his

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in 1986 from

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Federal judicial service

District court service

On November 27, 2012, President Barack Obama nominated Restrepo to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, to the seat vacated by Judge Anita B. Brody, who assumed senior status on June 8, 2009. On January 2, 2013, his nomination was returned to the President, due to the sine die adjournment of the Senate. On January 3, 2013, Obama renominated Restrepo to the same office. The

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confirmed his nomination on June 17, 2013, by a voice vote. He received his commission on June 19, 2013. His service as a district court judge was terminated on January 13, 2016 when he was elevated to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit.

Court of appeals service

On November 12, 2014, President Obama nominated Restrepo to serve as a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, to the seat vacated by

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who assumed senior status on July 1, 2013. On December 16, 2014, his nomination was returned to the President due to the sine die adjournment of the Senate. On January 7, 2015, President Obama renominated him to the same position. He received a hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee on June 10, 2015. On July 9, 2015, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote. On January 11, 2016, the United States Senate voted 82–6 to elevate him to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. He received his commission on January 13, 2016. Judge Restrepo was President

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's last appellate court judge to be confirmed by the Senate.

United States Sentencing Commission

Intent to nominate under Trump

On March 1, 2018, President Donald Trump nominated Restrepo to serve as Commissioner of the United States Sentencing Commission, a seven-member independent body that sets federal sentencing guidelines. Restrepo's nomination was sent to the United States Senate. On January 3, 2019, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. On August 12, 2020, President Donald Trump announced his intent to renominate Restrepo to serve as a Commissioner of the United States Sentencing Commission.

Nomination under Biden

On May 11, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Restrepo to serve as a member of the United States Sentencing Commission. On May 12, 2022, his nomination was sent to the Senate, he has been nominated to fill the position left vacant by Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson, whose term expired. On June 8, 2022, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On July 21, 2022, his nomination was reported out of committee by a voice vote, with 6 Republican senators voted “no” on record. On August 4, 2022, the United States Senate confirmed his nomination by a voice vote.

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