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Raúl Manuel Arias-Marxuach

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

Appointed by President Donald J. Trump in 2019 and confirmed by the Senate 953, Raúl Manuel Arias-Marxuach is 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 1992. Sources ↓

Born
1967 · age 59
Appointed by
Donald J. Trump, 2019
Confirmed
95–3
Education
Boston College 1989 · University of Puerto Rico Law 1992

Federal judicial service

YearCourtAppointed byVote
2019District of Puerto RicoTrump (R)95–3

Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own.

Confirmation vote

Nomination Confirmed 953 on May 2, 2019 · 116th Congress, Roll Call 92. Each senator links to their judicial-voting record.

Voted to confirm · 95

41 D, 53 R, 1 I

Voted against · 3

2 D, 1 I

Did not vote · 2

2 D

Education

Judicial Record

Caseload & case types

In our data, Arias-Marxuach was assigned 615 district-court cases (1987–2026). Median time from filing to termination: 364 days across 397 closed cases.

Other civil matters45%
Criminal27%
Civil rights7%
Personal-injury torts6%
Contract4%
Other federal statutes2%
Other8%

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 24 of Arias-Marxuach’s decisions reviewed on the merits by the U.S. courts of appeals in our data, 15 were affirmed, 6 reversed or vacated, and 3 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 Raúl Manuel Arias-Marxuach?
President Donald J. Trump appointed Raúl Manuel Arias-Marxuach to the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico in 2019.
Was Raúl Manuel Arias-Marxuach appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
Raúl Manuel Arias-Marxuach was appointed by President Donald J. Trump, a Republican. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
What was Raúl Manuel Arias-Marxuach's confirmation vote?
The Senate confirmed Raúl Manuel Arias-Marxuach 95–3 on May 2, 2019.
Which court is Raúl Manuel Arias-Marxuach on?
Raúl Manuel Arias-Marxuach is a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico.

Sources

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7 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).