Gustavo Gelpí

Gustavo Gelpí (1965-) is the youngest United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico. He was appointed on August 1, 2006 to a lifetime position by President George W. Bush. Previously he served as a United States Magistrate Judge for five years. During Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Rosselló's second term, he served as Puerto Rico's Solicitor General. He is also a former Assistant Federal Public Defender and law clerk to Juan M. Perez Gimenez, his predecessor and now colleague on the federal bench. [ [http://www.usdoj.gov/olp/gelpiresume.htm U.S. Department of Justice Biography (accessed Jun 19, 2008)] ]

Judge Gelpi's was an extremely well-liked and unopposed appointment, both at the national and local level. He was endorsed by the Hispanic National Bar Association and the Puerto Rico Chapter of the Federal Bar Association. [ [http://www.usdoj.gov/olp/gelpiresume.htm U.S. Department of Justice Biography (accessed Jun 19, 2008)] ]

Judge Gelpi was educated in Boston, Massachsuetts. He obtained his undergraduate dergree from Brandeis University in 1987 and law degree from Suffolk University Law School in 1990, from where he also received an Honorary Doctor of Laws Degree in 2006. He is also a Fellow of the Foundation of the Federal Bar Association. [ [http://www.usdoj.gov/olp/gelpiresume.htm U.S. Department of Justice Biography (accessed Jun 19, 2008)] ]

Because of his relative youth, Gelpí is seen as the current district judge who will have, in the long run, the biggest influence on the Federal bench, since he could conceivably serve for thirty or forty years before retiring.

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