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{{Spanish name|'''Quiñones'''|'''Alejandro'''}}
'''Nitza Ileana Quiñones Alejandro''' (born January 1951) is a [[United States federal judge|United States District Judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania]]. Quiñones Alejandro is the first lesbian Latina to be appointed to serve as a federal judge.
'''Nitza Ileana Quiñones Alejandro''' (born January 1951) is a [[United States federal judge|United States district judge]] of the [[United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania]]. Quiñones Alejandro is the first lesbian Latina to be appointed to serve as a federal judge.


==Early life and career==
==Early life and career==


Quiñones was born in [[Puerto Rico]].<ref name=WB>{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Chris|title=Obama nominates lesbian Latina judge to Pa. court|url=http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/11/27/obama-nominates-lesbian-latina-judge-to-pa-court/|accessdate=December 4, 2012|newspaper=Washingtoin Blade|date=November 27, 2012}}</ref> She grew up in a military family.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lyons|first=Jeff|title=Diversity's Impact, Future in the Law|url=http://www.philadelphiabar.org/WebObjects/PBAReadOnly.woa/Contents/WebServerResources/CMSResources/Oct_2008.pdf |accessdate=November 27, 2012|newspaper=Philadelphia Bar Reporter|date=October 2008}}</ref> She received her [[Bachelor of Business Administration]] degree, cum laude, in 1972 from the [[University of Puerto Rico]], having attended [[Central Michigan University]] as an exchange student for part of her undergraduate education.<ref name=bios/> She received her [[Juris Doctor]] in 1975 from the [[University of Puerto Rico School of Law]]. She moved from Puerto Rico to Philadelphia after graduating law school.<ref name=jumper>{{cite news|last=Jumper|first=Stacey Z.|title=Judges Offer Practice Tips, Discuss Paths to Bench|url=http://www.philadelphiabar.org/WebObjects/PBAReadOnly.woa/Contents/WebServerResources/CMSResources/Dec_2004.pdf|accessdate=November 27, 2012|newspaper=Philadelphia Bar Reporter|date=December 2004}}</ref> She began her career as a staff attorney for Community Legal Services, Inc. in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] from 1975 to 1977. She worked as an Attorney Advisor for the [[United States Department of Health and Human Services]] from 1977 to 1979. She worked as a staff attorney for the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]] from 1979 to 1991.
Quiñones was born in [[Puerto Rico]].<ref name=WB>{{cite news|last=Johnson|first=Chris|title=Obama nominates lesbian Latina judge to Pa. court|url=http://www.washingtonblade.com/2012/11/27/obama-nominates-lesbian-latina-judge-to-pa-court/|access-date=December 4, 2012|newspaper=Washingtoin Blade|date=November 27, 2012}}</ref> She grew up in a military family.<ref>{{cite news|last=Lyons|first=Jeff|title=Diversity's Impact, Future in the Law|url=http://www.philadelphiabar.org/WebObjects/PBAReadOnly.woa/Contents/WebServerResources/CMSResources/Oct_2008.pdf |access-date=November 27, 2012|newspaper=Philadelphia Bar Reporter|date=October 2008}}</ref> She received her [[Bachelor of Business Administration]] degree, ''cum laude'', in 1972 from the [[University of Puerto Rico]], having attended [[Central Michigan University]] as an exchange student for part of her undergraduate education.<ref name=bios/> She received her [[Juris Doctor]] in 1975 from the [[University of Puerto Rico School of Law]]. She moved from Puerto Rico to [[Philadelphia]] after graduating law school.<ref name=jumper>{{cite news|last=Jumper|first=Stacey Z.|title=Judges Offer Practice Tips, Discuss Paths to Bench|url=http://www.philadelphiabar.org/WebObjects/PBAReadOnly.woa/Contents/WebServerResources/CMSResources/Dec_2004.pdf|access-date=November 27, 2012|newspaper=Philadelphia Bar Reporter|date=December 2004}}</ref> She began her career as a staff attorney for Community Legal Services, Inc. in [[Philadelphia, Pennsylvania|Philadelphia]] from 1975 to 1977. She worked as an Attorney Advisor for the [[United States Department of Health and Human Services]] from 1977 to 1979. She worked as a staff attorney for the [[United States Department of Veterans Affairs]] from 1979 to 1991.<ref name="fjc.gov">{{FJC Bio|nid=1394231|inline=yes}}</ref>


==Judicial career==
==Judicial career==


===Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas===
===Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas===
From 1991 to 2013, she served as a judge on the [[Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas|Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas]], presiding over both civil and criminal matters.<ref name=wh>{{cite web|title=President Obama Nominates Three to the United States District Court|url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2012/11/27/president-obama-nominates-three-united-states-district-court|publisher=The White House|accessdate=November 27, 2012}}</ref> Her nomination to that court in 1990 by Gov. [[Robert P. Casey]] was controversial with local Democratic and Hispanic leaders because she was a political novice whose earlier employment by the federal government had barred her from participating in party politics.<ref>{{cite news|last=Baer|first=John M|title=Politics Snarls Fight For Judgeship Hispanic Woman Attorney Counts On Grass-roots Support|url=http://articles.philly.com/1991-02-15/news/25773389_1_judge-diaz-judge-vacancy-hispanic-woman|accessdate=November 27, 2012|newspaper=Philadelphia Daily News|date=February 15, 1991}}</ref> Her nomination languished in the [[Pennsylvania Senate]] for over a year and she was only confirmed once that she had won election to the court. She ran for the court in 1991 without the support of the Democratic machine. In the decisive Democratic primary, she placed 10th of 34 candidates seeking 16 vacancies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seventy.org/Downloads/Election_Returns_&_Data/1991_Primary_Elections.pdf|title=Committee of Seventy: 1991 municipal primary election results}}</ref> She then won the general election in November 1991.<ref name=bios /> She later said that running for office gave her the "thick skin" required of a judge.<ref name=jumper /> She retained her seat in the elections of 2001 and 2011.<ref name=bios>{{cite web|title=Biographies|url=http://benchbar.philadelphiabar.org/img/courses/Bios.pdf|publisher=Philadelphia Bar Association|accessdate=November 27, 2012}}</ref> She was the first Hispanic woman to serve on that court.<ref>{{cite news|last=Tamari|first=Jonathan|title=Obama set to nominate three Pennsylvania judges|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/presidential/20121127_Obama_set_to_nominate_three_Pennsylvania_judges.html|accessdate=November 27, 2012|newspaper=Philadelphia Inquirer|date=November 27, 2012}}</ref>
From 1991 to 2013, she served as a judge on the [[Pennsylvania Courts of Common Pleas|Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas]], presiding over both civil and criminal matters.<ref name=wh>{{cite web|title=President Obama Nominates Three to the United States District Court|url=https://obamawhitehouse.archives.gov/the-press-office/2012/11/27/president-obama-nominates-three-united-states-district-court|via=[[NARA|National Archives]]|work=[[whitehouse.gov]]|date=27 November 2012|access-date=November 27, 2012}}</ref> Her nomination to that court in 1990 by [[Pennsylvania Governor]] [[Robert P. Casey]] was controversial with local Democratic and Hispanic leaders because she was a political novice whose earlier employment by the federal government had barred her from participating in party politics.<ref>{{cite news|last=Baer|first=John M|title=Politics Snarls Fight For Judgeship Hispanic Woman Attorney Counts On Grass-roots Support|url=http://articles.philly.com/1991-02-15/news/25773389_1_judge-diaz-judge-vacancy-hispanic-woman|access-date=November 27, 2012|newspaper=Philadelphia Daily News|date=February 15, 1991}}</ref> Her nomination languished in the [[Pennsylvania Senate]] for over a year and she was only confirmed once that she had won election to the court. She ran for the court in 1991 without the support of the Democratic machine. In the decisive Democratic primary, she placed 10th of 34 candidates seeking 16 vacancies.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.seventy.org/Downloads/Election_Returns_&_Data/1991_Primary_Elections.pdf|title=Committee of Seventy: 1991 municipal primary election results}}</ref> She then won the general election in November 1991.<ref name=bios /> She later said that running for office gave her the "thick skin" required of a judge.<ref name=jumper /> She retained her seat in the elections of 2001 and 2011.<ref name=bios>{{cite web|title=Biographies|url=http://benchbar.philadelphiabar.org/img/courses/Bios.pdf|publisher=Philadelphia Bar Association|access-date=November 27, 2012}}</ref> She was the first Hispanic woman to serve on that court.<ref>{{cite news|last=Tamari|first=Jonathan|title=Obama set to nominate three Pennsylvania judges|url=http://www.philly.com/philly/news/politics/presidential/20121127_Obama_set_to_nominate_three_Pennsylvania_judges.html|access-date=November 27, 2012|newspaper=Philadelphia Inquirer|date=November 27, 2012}}</ref><ref name="fjc.gov"/>


Quiñones is an out lesbian.<ref name=bolcer>{{cite news|last=Bolcer|first=Julie|title=Obama Nominates Hispanic Lesbian for Federal Judgeship|url=http://www.advocate.com/society/law/2012/11/27/obama-nominates-hispanic-lesbian-federal-judgeship#.ULT21wlZM14.twitter|accessdate=November 27, 2012|newspaper=The Advocate|date=November 27, 2012}}</ref> She is a member of the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite web|title=Our History|url=http://www.hbapa.com/history.php|publisher=Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania|accessdate=November 27, 2012}}</ref>
Quiñones is an out lesbian.<ref name=bolcer>{{cite news|last=Bolcer|first=Julie|title=Obama Nominates Hispanic Lesbian for Federal Judgeship|url=http://www.advocate.com/society/law/2012/11/27/obama-nominates-hispanic-lesbian-federal-judgeship#.ULT21wlZM14.twitter|access-date=November 27, 2012|newspaper=The Advocate|date=November 27, 2012}}</ref> She is a member of the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania.<ref>{{cite web|title=Our History|url=http://www.hbapa.com/history.php|publisher=Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania|access-date=November 27, 2012}}</ref>


===Federal judicial service===
===Federal judicial service===
On November 27, 2012, President [[Barack Obama]] nominated Quiñones to serve as a United States District Judge for the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, to the seat vacated by Judge [[Richard Barclay Surrick]], who took senior status on February 1, 2011. The nomination was made on the recommendation of Sen. [[Bob Casey, Jr.]]<ref name=bolcer /> She is the first Latina lesbian to be nominated to a federal judgeship.<ref name=WB/><ref name=wh /> Her nomination was confirmed by [[voice vote]] on June 13, 2013. She received her commission on June 19, 2013.
On November 27, 2012, President [[Barack Obama]] nominated Quiñones to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, to the seat vacated by Judge [[Richard Barclay Surrick]], who assumed senior status on February 1, 2011. The nomination was made on the recommendation of Senator [[Bob Casey, Jr.]]<ref name=bolcer /> She is the first Latina lesbian to be nominated to a federal judgeship.<ref name=WB/><ref name=wh /> Her nomination was confirmed by [[voice vote]] on June 13, 2013. She received her commission on June 19, 2013.<ref name="fjc.gov"/>


==See also==
==See also==

{{Portal|Puerto Rico|Hispanic and Latino Americans|Biography}}
{{Portal|Puerto Rico|Hispanic and Latino Americans|Biography}}
* [[List of famous Puerto Ricans]]
*[[List of first women lawyers and judges in Pennsylvania]]
*[[List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States]]
*[[List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists]]
*[[List of LGBT jurists in the United States]]
*[[List of Puerto Ricans]]


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Latest revision as of 03:39, 3 December 2023

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Quiñones and the second or maternal family name is Alejandro.
Nitza Quiñones Alejandro
Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Assumed office
June 19, 2013
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byRichard Barclay Surrick
Personal details
BornJanuary 1951 (age 73)
Hato Rey, Puerto Rico
Political partyDemocratic
EducationUniversity of Puerto Rico (BBA, JD)

Nitza Ileana Quiñones Alejandro (born January 1951) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania. Quiñones Alejandro is the first lesbian Latina to be appointed to serve as a federal judge.

Early life and career[edit]

Quiñones was born in Puerto Rico.[1] She grew up in a military family.[2] She received her Bachelor of Business Administration degree, cum laude, in 1972 from the University of Puerto Rico, having attended Central Michigan University as an exchange student for part of her undergraduate education.[3] She received her Juris Doctor in 1975 from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law. She moved from Puerto Rico to Philadelphia after graduating law school.[4] She began her career as a staff attorney for Community Legal Services, Inc. in Philadelphia from 1975 to 1977. She worked as an Attorney Advisor for the United States Department of Health and Human Services from 1977 to 1979. She worked as a staff attorney for the United States Department of Veterans Affairs from 1979 to 1991.[5]

Judicial career[edit]

Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas[edit]

From 1991 to 2013, she served as a judge on the Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas, presiding over both civil and criminal matters.[6] Her nomination to that court in 1990 by Pennsylvania Governor Robert P. Casey was controversial with local Democratic and Hispanic leaders because she was a political novice whose earlier employment by the federal government had barred her from participating in party politics.[7] Her nomination languished in the Pennsylvania Senate for over a year and she was only confirmed once that she had won election to the court. She ran for the court in 1991 without the support of the Democratic machine. In the decisive Democratic primary, she placed 10th of 34 candidates seeking 16 vacancies.[8] She then won the general election in November 1991.[3] She later said that running for office gave her the "thick skin" required of a judge.[4] She retained her seat in the elections of 2001 and 2011.[3] She was the first Hispanic woman to serve on that court.[9][5]

Quiñones is an out lesbian.[10] She is a member of the Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania.[11]

Federal judicial service[edit]

On November 27, 2012, President Barack Obama nominated Quiñones to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, to the seat vacated by Judge Richard Barclay Surrick, who assumed senior status on February 1, 2011. The nomination was made on the recommendation of Senator Bob Casey, Jr.[10] She is the first Latina lesbian to be nominated to a federal judgeship.[1][6] Her nomination was confirmed by voice vote on June 13, 2013. She received her commission on June 19, 2013.[5]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b Johnson, Chris (November 27, 2012). "Obama nominates lesbian Latina judge to Pa. court". Washingtoin Blade. Retrieved December 4, 2012.
  2. ^ Lyons, Jeff (October 2008). "Diversity's Impact, Future in the Law" (PDF). Philadelphia Bar Reporter. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  3. ^ a b c "Biographies" (PDF). Philadelphia Bar Association. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  4. ^ a b Jumper, Stacey Z. (December 2004). "Judges Offer Practice Tips, Discuss Paths to Bench" (PDF). Philadelphia Bar Reporter. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  5. ^ a b c Nitza Quiñones Alejandro at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
  6. ^ a b "President Obama Nominates Three to the United States District Court". whitehouse.gov. 27 November 2012. Retrieved November 27, 2012 – via National Archives.
  7. ^ Baer, John M (February 15, 1991). "Politics Snarls Fight For Judgeship Hispanic Woman Attorney Counts On Grass-roots Support". Philadelphia Daily News. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  8. ^ "Committee of Seventy: 1991 municipal primary election results" (PDF).
  9. ^ Tamari, Jonathan (November 27, 2012). "Obama set to nominate three Pennsylvania judges". Philadelphia Inquirer. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  10. ^ a b Bolcer, Julie (November 27, 2012). "Obama Nominates Hispanic Lesbian for Federal Judgeship". The Advocate. Retrieved November 27, 2012.
  11. ^ "Our History". Hispanic Bar Association of Pennsylvania. Retrieved November 27, 2012.

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