Julio M. Fuentes
| Julio Fuentes | |
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| Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit | |
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In office March 9, 2000 – July 18, 2016 |
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| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Robert Cowen |
| Succeeded by | Vacant |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
February 16, 1946 Humacao, Puerto Rico, U.S. |
| Education |
Southern Illinois University (BA) New York University (MA) State University of New York, Buffalo (JD) Rutgers University, Newark (MA) |
Julio M. Fuentes (born February 16, 1946) is a Senior United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Fuentes is the first Hispanic judge to serve the Third Circuit.
Born on February 16, 1946, in Humacao, Puerto Rico, Fuentes moved with his family from Puerto Rico to New York in 1950, according to a May 16, 2000 article in the Newark Star-Ledger. Fuentes' family settled in the South Bronx area of The Bronx, N.Y. and moved to New Jersey in 1955. Fuentes grew up in Toms River, New Jersey.
Fuentes earned a bachelor's degree in 1971 from Southern Illinois University. His time at SIU was interrupted by a stint in the U.S. Army, from 1966 through 1969. After completing the U.S. Army's Airborne, Ranger and Officer Candidate School, Fuentes served with the 8th Special Forces Group in Fort Gulick, Panama. He was honorably discharged with the rank of First Lieutenant. Fuentes also earned a master's degree in Latin American Studies from New York University in 1972. He then earned a law degree from the State University of New York at Buffalo in 1975, and another master's degree in Liberal Studies from Rutgers University in 1993. In 2006, he was inducted into the National Wrestling Hall of Fame, in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
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