--- title: "Jay A. Garcia-Gregory | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jay-a-garcia-gregory" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-08" --- # Jay A. Garcia-Gregory U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico · Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico - State: Puerto Rico - Role: Judge - Service status: senior - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - Judge, District Court, D. Puerto Rico, 2000-present - García-Gregory began his legal career as a law clerk for Judges Hiram Rafael Cancio and José Victor Toledo of the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico from 1973 to 1974 ### Education - He then received his Bachelor of Laws (J.D.) from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law in 1972 - Complutense University of Madrid — M.A. (1969) - He graduated from Academia del Perpetuo Socorro in 1962, obtained a Bachelor of Arts from Assumption College in 1966, and completed a Master of Arts in Philosophy at the University of Madrid in 1969. ### Additional information - He held the role of an active judge until September 30, 2018, when he assumed senior status. - The U.S. Senate confirmed him on June 16, 2000, and he received his commission on July 11, 2000. - On April 5, 2000, President Bill Clinton nominated García-Gregory to the U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, filling the seat vacated by Raymond L. Acosta. - focusing on appellate advocacy, and worked with the law firm Fiddler, González & Rodríguez from 1974 until his judicial appointment in 2000 - Jay Alonso De La Torre García-Gregory was born in 1944 in San Juan, Puerto Rico. - Date of birth: 1944-01-01 - He then entered private practice in Puerto Rico - Throughout his career, he has been recognized for his expertise in appellate advocacy and his contributions to the federal judiciary in Puerto Rico - His seat was subsequently filled by Silvia Carreno-Coll, nominated by President Donald Trump - Judge García-Gregory has been a member of the Committee on Codes of Conduct of the Judicial Conference of the United States. - Birth place: San Juan ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### civil remote testimony Scope: courtwide In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards. Evidence excerpt: For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location. [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ### criminal recording and broadcasting Scope: courtwide Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception. Evidence excerpt: Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom. [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1391206) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1391206) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/1391206) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1151/jay-a-garcia-gregory/) - [Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedure) - [Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited](https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts) - [Federal Judicial Center — Biographical Directory of Federal Judges](https://www.fjc.gov/sites/default/files/history/judges.csv) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/1151/jay-a-garcia-gregory/) - [Wikidata: Jay A. García-Gregory](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6166310) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jay-a-garcia-gregory", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jay-a-garcia-gregory", "name": "Jay A. Garcia-Gregory | KnowJudges", "description": "Jay A. Garcia-Gregory, U.S. District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Source-linked judicial identity, courtroom procedures, and presentation guidance.", "dateModified": "2026-10-08", "isPartOf": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/#website" }, "mainEntity": { "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jay-a-garcia-gregory#judge" } }, { "@type": "Person", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/jay-a-garcia-gregory#judge", "name": "Jay A. 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[Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-civil-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27. - [Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure, December 1, 2025](https://knowjudges.com/courtroom-rules/national-shared-set-8721a344fececced2257fe1d) — Criminal proceedings in United States District Courts; this conservative mapping does not distribute appellate-specific provisions to appellate judges. Section-specific exceptions, waivers, later amendments and case orders remain applicable. This is a source excerpt, not an exhaustive statement of the rule. [Official source](https://www.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/document/federal-rules-of-criminal-procedure.pdf). Collected 2026-10-27.