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Francisco Augusto Besosa
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Senior status since January 1, 2022.
Confirmed 87 to 0Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- George W. Bush
- Nominated
- May 16, 2006
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- August 1, 2006
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), September 21, 2006
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 87 to 0
- Confirmed
- September 25, 2006
- Commissioned
- September 27, 2006
- Senior status
- Since January 1, 2022
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1949, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- U.S. Army, 1971-1977
- Private practice, Puerto Rico, 1979-1983, 1986-2006
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Puerto Rico, 1983-1986
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