Raymond L. Acosta

Judge Raymond L. Acosta

Personal

Birthday:

5/31/1925

Birthplace:

New York, NY

Date of Death:

12/23/2014

Place of Death:

Chapin, SC

Race or Ethnicity:

Hispanic

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Hackensack, New Jersey, 1953-1954
Special agent, Federal Bureau of Investigation, San Diego, California, Washington, D.C., and Miami, Florida, 1954-1958
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Puerto Rico, 1958-1961
Private practice, San Juan, Puerto Rico, 1962-1980
U.S. attorney for the District of Puerto Rico, 1980-1982

Education

Name of School:

Rutgers School of Law-Newark

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Degree:

J.D.

Degree Year:

1951

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, District of Puerto Rico

Court Name:

Puerto Rico District Court

President Nominating:

Ronald Reagan

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

9/30/1982

Retirement from Active Service:

6/1/1994

Termination Date:

12/23/2014

Termination Reason:

Death