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Camille Vélez-Rivé
Camille Lizette Vélez-Rivé (born February 5, 1968) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. She previously served as a United States magistrate judge of the same court from 2004 to 2022. Early life and educationVélez-Rivé was born on February 5, 1968, in San Juan, Puerto Rico.[1] Vélez-Rivé graduated from the Academia del Perpetuo Socorro. She received a Bachelor of Arts from Washington University in St. Louis in 1989 and a Juris Doctor, magna cum laude, from the University of Puerto Rico Law School in 1993.[2] CareerVélez-Rivé served as a law clerk for Justice Francisco Rebollo López of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court from 1993 to 1994. From 1994 to 1997, she was an associate at Pietrantoni Méndez & Alvarez in San Juan, Puerto Rico. From 1998 to 2004, she was an assistant United States attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the District of Puerto Rico.[2] Federal judicial serviceVélez-Rivé served as a United States magistrate judge for the District of Puerto Rico from 2004 to 2022.[2][3] On June 15, 2022, President Joe Biden nominated Vélez-Rivé to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. President Biden nominated Vélez-Rivé to the seat vacated by Judge Francisco Besosa, who assumed senior status on January 1, 2022.[4] On July 13, 2022, a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[5] On August 4, 2022, her nomination was reported out of committee by a 14–8 vote.[6] On November 30, 2022, the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 54–43 vote.[7] Later that day, her nomination was confirmed by a 55–42 vote.[8] She received her judicial commission on December 9, 2022,[9] and was sworn in on the same day.[10] See alsoReferences
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