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for the

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and a former

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of the same court.

Education

Carreño-Coll earned her

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, ''cum laude'', from

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and her

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, ''cum laude'', from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law."President Donald J. Trump Announces Judicial Nominees and United States Marshal Nominee" White House, August 28, 2019

Career

Carreño-Coll served as Associate Regional Counsel for Caribbean Programs in the

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and as an Assistant United States Attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Puerto Rico. She teaches a federal practice seminar at the University of Puerto Rico School of Law and is a member of the Federal Bar District Examination Committee.

Federal judicial service

Carreño-Coll served as a United States magistrate judge for the District of Puerto Rico from 2011 to 2020. On August 28, 2019, President

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announced his intent to nominate Carreño-Coll to serve as a

for the

. She has been nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Jay A. García-Gregory, who assumed senior status on September 30, 2018. On October 15, 2019, her nomination was sent to the

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. On October 16, 2019, a hearing on her nomination was held before the

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. Resident Commissioner of Puerto Rico Jenniffer González has announced her support of the nomination. On November 7, 2019, her nomination was reported out of committee by a

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. On February 25, 2020, the Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 96–1 vote. Her nomination was confirmed later that day by a 96–0 vote. She received her judicial commission on February 26, 2020. She was sworn in on March 2, 2020.

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Federal judicial service

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