predecessor successor birth_place office birth_date term_start appointer image article_title term_end name alma_mater
seat established stephen breyer hernan pesquera hiram cancio michael boudin juan perez-gimenez josé fusté san juan , puerto rico , u.s. judge the first circuit chief judge of the united states court of of appeals for the first circuit chief judge of the the united states district court for the district of puerto rico united judge of the united states district court for the district states of puerto rico court of appeals for 7 june 1933 october 8 , 1982 december 20 , 1974 4 , 1984 august 3 , 1994 september ronald reagan gerald ford judgetorruella.jpg juan r. torruella
 june 4 , 1984 15 , 2001 october 4 , 1984 october juan torruella university of puerto rico , rio piedras of pennsylvania boston university university of virginia university
juan r. torruella

juan rafael torruella del valle , sr. -lrb- born june 7 , 1933 -rrb- is a puerto rican jurist , who currently serves as a judge on the united states court of appeals for the first circuit .
he is the first and to date only hispanic to serve in that court .
he was born in 1933 in san juan , puerto rico .
he was also a competitive sailor participating in four olympics .
