Gustavo Gelpí

Gustavo Antonio Gelpí, Jr. (1965-) is the youngest United States District Judge for the District of Puerto Rico. He was appointed on August 1, 2006 to a life tenured position by President George W. Bush. Previously he served as a United States Magistrate Judge for five years. During Puerto Rico Governor Pedro Rosselló's second term, he served as Puerto Rico's Solicitor General. He is also a former Assistant Federal Public Defender and law clerk to Juan M. Perez Gimenez, now his colleague on the federal bench. Judge Gelpi's was an extremely well-liked and unopposed appointment, both at the national and local levels. He was endorsed by the Hispanic National Bar Association and the Puerto Rico Chapter of the Federal Bar Association....