Nitza Ileana Quinones Alejandro

Judge Nitza Ileana Quinones Alejandro

Personal

Birthday:

1951

Birthplace:

Hato Rey, Puerto Rico

Race or Ethnicity:

Hispanic

Gender:

Female

Prior Employment:

Staff attorney, Community Legal Services, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1975-1977
Attorney advisor, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1977-1979
Staff attorney, U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1979-1991
Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1991
Judge, Court of Common Pleas of Philadelphia County [Pennsylvania], 1991-2013

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, November 27, 2012; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

University of Puerto Rico, School of Business Administration

Degree:

B.B.A.

Degree Year:

1972

Name of School - Second:

University of Puerto Rico School of Law

Degree - Second:

J.D.

Degree Year - Second:

1975

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Court Name:

Pennsylvania Eastern District Court

President Nominating:

Barack Obama

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

6/19/2013