Who appointed Aida M. Delgado-Colón?

President George W. Bush appointed Aida M. Delgado-Colón to the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico in 2006.

Was Aida M. Delgado-Colón appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?

Aida M. Delgado-Colón was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.

What was Aida M. Delgado-Colón's confirmation vote?

Aida M. Delgado-Colón was confirmed by voice vote on March 6, 2006. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.

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Aida M. Delgado-Colón

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

Appointed by President George W. Bush in 2006 and confirmed by voice vote, Aida M. Delgado-Colón is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. She earned a law degree from Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law in 1980. Sources ↓

Born: 1955 · age 71
Appointed by: George W. Bush, 2006
Confirmed: by voice vote
Education: University of Puerto Rico 1977 · Catholic of Puerto Rico Law 1980
Succeeded: Salvador E. Casellas

Federal judicial service

Year	Court	Appointed by	Vote
2006	District of Puerto Rico succeeded Salvador E. Casellas	G.W. Bush (R)	Voice vote

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.

Confirmation vote

Voice vote

The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.

Education

University of Puerto Rico	B.A.	1977
Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law	J.D.	1980

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Delgado-Colón was assigned 2,222 district-court cases (1991–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 433 days across 1,969 closed cases.

Real property18%

Criminal14%

Other civil matters13%

Civil rights12%

Personal-injury torts12%

Prisoner & habeas8%

Other24%

Case assignment is from CourtListener’s PACER-derived docket records: a partial sample, not a complete caseload, reflecting the judge last assigned each case. How we count.

On appeal

Of 257 of Delgado-Colón’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 219 were affirmed, 31 reversed or vacated, and 7 affirmed in part and reversed in part. This is a historical count of appellate outcomes for cases we could match, not a judgment of the judge, and not a complete record. How we count.

Questions & answers

Who appointed Aida M. Delgado-Colón?: President George W. Bush appointed Aida M. Delgado-Colón to the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico in 2006.
Was Aida M. Delgado-Colón appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?: Aida M. Delgado-Colón was appointed by President George W. Bush, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Aida M. Delgado-Colón's confirmation vote?: Aida M. Delgado-Colón was confirmed by voice vote on March 6, 2006. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
Which court is Aida M. Delgado-Colón on?: Aida M. Delgado-Colón is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.

Sources

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20 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).