Aida M. Delgado-Colón
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
- Chief judge
- District of Puerto Rico, 2011 to 2018
- 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 chief judge 2011 to 2018 | 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 |
Before the bench
Professional career before and outside the federal bench, as recorded by the Federal Judicial Center.
| Department of Labor and Human Resources, Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, 1980-1982; legal investigator, 1980-1981; director of research and investigations | 1981-1982 |
| Assistant federal public defender, District of Puerto Rico, 1982-1993; first assistant federal public defender, 1988-1993; acting federal public defender | 1991 |
| Adjunct professor, Pontifical Catholic University of Puerto Rico School of Law | 2003-2004 |
| Member, Judicial Conference of the United States | 2021-2023 |
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.
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
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- Portrait: United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico (Public domain), via Wikimedia Commons
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20 years on the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Data as of 2026-09-28. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).