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Carmen Consuelo Cerezo

Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico · 1980

Carmen Consuelo Cerezo , Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Carmen Consuelo Cerezo (née Vargas, born August 22, 1940) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Cerezo is the first Latina to serve on a federal bench, and the first female federal judge in Puerto Rico.

Education

  • University of Puerto RicoB.A., 1963
  • University of Puerto Rico School of LawJ.D., 1966
  • University of Virginia School of LawLL.M., 1988

Career

Private practice, Puerto Rico, 1966-1967; Law clerk, U.S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico, 1967-1972

Biography

Carmen Consuelo Cerezo (née Vargas, born August 22, 1940) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Cerezo is the first Latina to serve on a federal bench, and the first female federal judge in Puerto Rico.

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