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Luis Felipe Restrepo

Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Luis Felipe Restrepo serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed Jan 11, 2016 by a 82–6 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Barack Obama
Confirmed
Jan 11, 2016
Senate vote
82–6
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1959

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of PennsylvaniaBarack Obama · Jun 17, 2013 – Jan 13, 2016
  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third CircuitBarack Obama · Jan 11, 2016

Education

  • University of PennsylvaniaB.A., 1981
  • Tulane University Law SchoolJ.D., 1986

Career

Law clerk, ACLU National Prison Project, Washington, D.C., 1986-1987; Assistant defender, Defender Association of Philadelphia [Pennsylvania], 1987-1990; Assistant federal public defender, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1990-1993; Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1993-2006; Member, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2022-present

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