Jay Alonso De La Torre García-Gregory (born September 19, 1944) is a

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of the

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Education and career

Born in

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, García-Gregory received an Artium Baccalaureus degree from Assumption College in 1966, a

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from the University of Madrid in 1969, and a

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from the

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in 1972. He was a

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for Judge Hiram Rafael Cancio and Judge José Victor Toledo of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico from 1973 to 1974. He was in private practice in

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from 1974 to 2000.

Federal judicial service

On April 5, 2000, García-Gregory was nominated by President

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to a seat on the

vacated by Raymond L. Acosta. García-Gregory was confirmed by the

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on June 16, 2000, and received his commission on July 11, 2000. He assumed senior status on September 30, 2018.

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Education and career

Federal judicial service

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