Juan R. Torruella
 

Hon. Juan R. Torruella
Firm: United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit
Address: John Joseph Moakley U.S. Courthouse
1 Courthouse Way, Suite 2500
Boston, MA 02210
Phone: (787) 977-6146 (San Juan, PR)
(617) 748-9020 (Boston, MA)
Fax:
E-mail:
Web site: http://www.ca1.uscourts.gov/
Position Education Honors
Published Works Affiliations
Current Employment Position(s):
Circuit Judge


Education:
Boston University School of Law, Boston, Massachusetts, 1957
Doctor of Jurisprudence

University of Virginia School of Law, Charlottesville, Virginia
Master of Law(s)
Major: Judicial Process

University of Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico
M.P.A., Master of Public Administration

Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1954
B.S., Bachelor of Science

Published Works:
The Supreme Court and Puerto Rico: The Doctrine of Separate and Unequal, Editorial Universitaria, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1985

A Dissenting Concurrence: An Opinion About The Bicentennial, Federal Bar Journal, October, 1987

Classes/Seminars Taught:
Lecturer, University of Puerto Rico School of Law, 1984 - Present

Honors and Awards:
500th Anniversary Medal

Silver Shingle Award, Boston University

LL.D. (Hon.), St. John's University

Professional Associations and Memberships:
Federal Bar Association
Member

Association of Labor Relations Practitioners, Puerto Rico
Virgin Islands, Member

District of Columbia Bar
Member

Puerto Rico Bar Association
Member

Judicial Conference, Appointed Member, 1980
Committee on the Administration of the Federal Magistrates System

Committee on International Judicial Relations, 1994 - Present
Member

Past Employment Positions:
District of Puerto Rico, Chief Judge, 1982 - 1984

District of Puerto Rico, United States District Judge, 1975 - 1984

Private Practice, 1959 - 1974

National Labor Relations Board, Attorney, 1958 - 1959

Birth Information:
1933, San Juan, Puerto Rico, United States of America
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