Juan Manuel Pérez-Giménez
Appointed by President Jimmy Carter in 1979 and confirmed by voice vote, Juan Manuel Pérez-Giménez was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. He earned a law degree from University of Puerto Rico School of Law in 1968. Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1941–2020
- Appointed by
- Jimmy Carter, 1979
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- University of Puerto Rico 1963 · University of Puerto Rico Law 1968
- Succeeded by
- Francisco Augusto Besosa
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1979 | District of Puerto Rico | Carter (D) | 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. | 1963 |
| George Washington University | M.B.A. | 1965 |
| University of Puerto Rico School of Law | LL.B. | 1968 |
Judicial Record
Caseload & case types
In our data, Pérez-Giménez was assigned 3,814 district-court cases (1973–2020). Median time from filing to termination: 365 days across 3,814 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 150 of Pérez-Giménez’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 122 were affirmed, 21 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 Juan Manuel Pérez-Giménez?
- President Jimmy Carter appointed Juan Manuel Pérez-Giménez to the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico in 1979.
- Was Juan Manuel Pérez-Giménez appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Juan Manuel Pérez-Giménez was appointed by President Jimmy Carter, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Juan Manuel Pérez-Giménez's confirmation vote?
- Juan Manuel Pérez-Giménez was confirmed by voice vote on December 5, 1979. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Juan Manuel Pérez-Giménez on?
- Juan Manuel Pérez-Giménez was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.
Sources
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41 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).