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With the impending retirement of Justice David H. Souter, there has been much discussion about President Obama’s first appointment to the U.S. Supreme Court. The HNBA has urged the President to take this opportunity to make history and to “select from among the many talented and experienced Hispanic American jurists and lawyers who are both willing and able to serve our country” on the Supreme Court. Hispanic lawyers share the interest of our fellow Americans in preserving the public’s trust in the Supreme Court as the ultimate arbiter of justice in our society. We believe that the participation of an outstanding, well-prepared Latina or Latino on the Supreme Court would enhance its credibility and respect among the large and growing Hispanic community in the United States, which now numbers over 45 million people — 15% of the population — and is expected to triple in size by 2050 and to represent 29% of the population. Most importantly, we believe that this more inclusive participation will be in the best interest of all Americans by expanding the perspectives that inform the evolution of our country’s jurisprudence.
As lawyers, the HNBA membership understands the importance of President Obama’s choice and the factors that must inform it. For several decades, the HNBA has supported many non-Latino nominees to the U.S. Supreme Court and the federal bench who are sensitive to the interests, needs, and concerns of the Hispanic community, and indeed, for all Americans. Concurrently, we have advocated on a bipartisan basis for a talented Hispanic voice on the high court because we genuinely believe that a Hispanic Justice who understands the issues faced by ordinary Americans and under-served communities would help realize our country’s promise of “equal justice under law” for all Americans.
The failure of past U.S. Presidents to appoint an Hispanic American to the Supreme Court has been attributed to an alleged absence of a pool of suitable candidates. HNBA National President Ramona E. Romero notes that “in renewing our call for the appointment of the first Hispanic Justice, the HNBA reminds the American people, the Administration and the U.S. Senate that there are now at least 82 Latinas and Latinos on the federal bench and on state courts of last resort, as well many other gifted and distinguished Hispanic lawyers in academia, government and the private sector. Through the work of its Supreme Court Committee, the HNBA offers the list of 82 judges, which is bipartisan, to illustrate the substantial pool of Hispanic legal talent throughout the United States.” By merely publishing this list we do not purport to evaluate or endorse any of the individuals listed. The HNBA reserves the right to review the qualifications of any person actually nominated by the President, and to report to our community and to the broader public the HNBA’s judgment on a nominee’s qualifications. But we believe that this illustrative list makes it abundantly clear that it can no longer be asserted in good faith that the pool of Hispanic candidates is too small or inadequate.
The HNBA is an incorporated, not-for-profit, national membership organization that represents the interests of the more than 100,000 attorneys, judges, law professors, legal assistants, and law students of Hispanic descent in the United States, its territories and Puerto Rico. For more information about the HNBA and its Appointments Project, please visit www.hnba.com.
HNBA “LONG LIST” OF POTENTIAL HISPANIC AMERICAN NOMINEES
TO THE UNITED STATES SUPREME COURT
I.
HISPANIC AMERICAN FEDERAL JUDGES (14)
UNITED STATES CIRCUIT COURTS OF APPEAL
AS OF MAY, 2009
Arthur L. Alarcon
U.S. Court of Appeals
Ninth Circuit
Los Angeles, CA
Carlos Bea
U.S. Court of Appeals
Ninth Circuit
San Francisco, CA
Fortunato P. Benavides
U.S. Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
Austin, TX
Jose A. Cabranes
U.S. Court of Appeals
Second Circuit
New York, NY
Consuelo Maria Callahan
U.S. Court of Appeals
Ninth Circuit
Sacramento, CA
Ferdinand F. Fernandez
U.S. Court of Appeals
Ninth Circuit
Pasadena, CA
Julio M. Fuentes
U.S. Court of Appeals
Third Circuit
Newark, NJ
Emilio M. Garza
U.S. Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
San Antonio, TX
Carlos F. Lucero
U.S. Court of Appeals
Tenth Circuit
Denver, CO
Richard A. Paez
U.S. Court of Appeals
Ninth Circuit
Pasadena, CA
Edward C. Prado
U.S. Court of Appeals
Fifth Circuit
San Antonio, TX
Sonia Sotomayor
U.S. Court of Appeals
Second Circuit
New York, NY
Juan R. Torruella
U.S. Court of Appeals
First Circuit
San Juan, PR
Kim M. Wardlaw
U.S. Court of Appeals
Ninth Circuit
Pasadena, CA
II.
HISPANIC AMERICAN FEDERAL JUDGES (57)
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURTS
AS OF MAY, 2009
Raymond L. Acosta
U.S. District Court
District of Puerto Rico
San Juan, PR
Cecilia M. Altonaga
U.S. District Court
Southern District of Florida
Miami, FL
Micaela Alvarez
U.S. District Court
Southern District of Texas
Laredo, TX
Christine M. Arguello
U.S. District Court
District of Colorado
Denver, CO
Christina M. Armijo
U.S. District Court
District of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
Roger Benetiz
U.S. District Court
Southern District of California
San Diego, CA
Francisco Augusto Besosa
U.S. District Court
District of Puerto Rico
San Juan, PR
David Briones
U.S. District Court
Western District of Texas
El Paso, TX
Kathleen Cardone
U.S. District Court
Western District of Texas
El Paso, TX
Salvador E. Casellas
U.S. District Court
District of Puerto Rico
San Juan, PR
Ruben Castillo
U.S. District court
Northern District of Illinois
Chicago, IL
Carmen Consuelo Cerezo
U.S. District Court
District of Puerto Rico
San Juan, PR
Virginia M. Hernandez-Covington
U.S. District Court
Middle District of Florida
Tampa, FL
Randy Crane
U.S. District Court
Southern District of Texas
McAllen, TX
Aida M. DelGado-Colon
U.S. District Court
District of Puerto Rico
San Juan, PR
Daniel R. Dominguez
U.S. District Court
District of Puerto Rico
San Juan, PR
Jose Antonio Fuste
U.S. District Court
District of Puerto Rico
San Juan, PR
Edward J. Garcia
U.S. District Court
Eastern District of California
Sacramento, CA
Orlando L. Garcia
U.S. District Court
Western District of Texas
San Antonio, TX
Jay A. Garcia-Gregory
U.S. District Court
District of Puerto Rico
San Juan, PR
Gustavo A. Gelpi, Jr.
U.S. District Court
District of Puerto Rico
San Juan, PR
Irma E. Gonzalez
U.S. District Court
Southern District of California
San Diego, CA
Jose A. Gonzalez, Jr.
U.S. District Court
Southern District of Florida
Fort Lauderdale, Fl
Louis Guirola, Jr.
U.S. District Court
Southern District of Mississippi
Gulfport, MS
Philip S. Gutierrez
U.S. District Court
Central District of California
Los Angeles, CA
Ronald A. Guzman
U.S. District Court
Northern District of Illinois
Chicago, IL
Judith C. Herrera
U.S. District Court
District of New Mexico
Albuquerque, NM
Ricardo H. Hinojosa
U.S. District Court
Southern District of Texas
McAllen, TX
Marcia Howard
U.S. District Court
Middle District of Florida
Jacksonville, FL
Dora L. Irizarry
U.S. District Court
Eastern District of New York
Brooklyn, NY
Adalberto Jordan
U.S. District Court
Southern District of Florida
Miami, FL
Jose L. Linares
U.S. District Court
District of New Jersey
Newark, NJ
Rudy Lozano
U.S. District Court
Northern District of Indiana
Hammon, IN
Alia Moses Ludlum
U.S. District Court
Western District of Texas
Rio, TX
Victor Marrero
U.S. District Court
Southern District of New York
New York, NY
Jose E. Martinez
U.S. District Court
Southern District of Florida
Miami, FL
Philip R. Martinez
U.S. District Court
Western District of Texas
El Paso, TX
Ricardo S. Martinez
U.S. District Court
Western District of Washington
Seattle, WA
John A. Mendez
U.S. District Court
Eastern District of California
Sacramento, CA
Frank Montalvo
U.S. District Court
Western District of Texas
San Antonio, TX
Federico A. Moreno
U.S. District Court
Southern District of Florida
Miami, FL
Carlos Murguia
U.S. District Court
District Court of Kansas
Kansas City, KS
Mary H. Murguia
U.S. District Court
District Court of Arizona
Phoenix, AZ
James S. Otero
U.S. District Court
Central District of California
Los Angeles, CA
Juan M. Perez-Gimenez
U.S. District Court
District of Puerto Rico
San Juan, PR
Jaime Pieras, Jr.
U.S. District Court
District of Puerto Rico
San Juan, PR
Manuel L. Real
U.S. District Court
Central District of California
Los Angeles, CA
Eduardo C. Robreno
U.S. District Court
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Joseph H. Rodriguez
U.S. District Court
District Court of New Jersey
Camden, NJ
Xavier Rodriguez
U.S. District Court
Western District of Texas
San Antonio, TX
Juan R. Sanchez
U.S. District Court
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, PA
Brian Sandoval
U.S. District Court
District Court of Nevada
Reno, NV
Jorge A. Solis
U.S. District Court
Northern District of Texas
Dallas, TX
Hilda G. Tagle
U.S. District Court
Southern District of Texas
Brownsville, TX
Ricardo M. Urbina
U.S. District Court
District of Columbia
Washington, DC
Martha Vazquez
U.S. District Court
District of New Mexico
Santa Fe, NM
Frank R. Zapata
U.S. District Court
District of Arizona
Tucson, AZ
III.
HISPANIC AMERICAN JUSTICES (11)
ON STATE COURTS OF LAST RESORT
AS OF MAY, 2009
Carmen Beauchamp Ciparick
Court of Appeals of New York
Albany, NY
Edward L. Chavez
Supreme Court of New Mexico
Santa Fe, NM
Jorge Labarga
Supreme Court of Florida
Tallahassee, FL
Petra Maes
Supreme Court of New Mexico
Santa Fe, NM
Alex J. Martinez
Supreme Court of Colorado
Denver, CO
David Medina
Supreme Court of Texas
Austin, TX
Carlos R. Moreno
Supreme Court of California
San Francisco, CA
Paul J. Demuniz
Supreme Court of Oregon
Salem, OR
Roberto A. Rivera-Soto
Supreme Court of New Jersey
Trenton, NJ
Vanessa Ruiz
Court of Appeals of Washington
Washington, DC
Patricia Serna
Supreme Court of New Mexico
Santa Fe, NM
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Knowledge is Power and this page is just the start. Hispanics/Latinos are a growing diverse force in this country. Check out some of the 54,866 items found on this site below or dig into the Site Map
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- Adolph Carranza remembers an unusual holiday donation from the Salvation Army. – New StoryCorps Historia
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- Interview with Bebel Gilberto- she just released a new album titled All In One
- November 23, 2009
- No Probable Cause? No Problem!: A U.S. Citizen Says He Was Detained Without Probable Cause by the Maricopa County Sheriff’s Office, and Then Jailed for Traffic Violations
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- Wild Horse Activists Fly Banner Over Denver Calling Salazar “Slaughter Czar”
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- Lou Dobbs Calls Himself Latinos’ ‘Greatest Friend,’ Denies Tying Leprosy To Undocumented Immigrants – Interviewed by Maria Celeste on Telemundo’s Al Rojo Vivo
- November 21, 2009
- A federal judge dismissed dozens of immigration charges Thursday against the former manager of a kosher slaughterhouse, at the request of prosecutors who had already won a conviction on multiple counts of financial fraud. – Postville news
- Meg Whitman’s Latino Outreach & the Pete Wilson Connection – CA politics
- Poetry Series Spurs Debate on the Use of an Old Slur Against Latinos – “Spic Up/Speak Out” — at El Museo del Barrio
- Marco Rubio, A Crossover Success – (good read)
- A fire destroyed 106 houses in the Ecuadorian Pacific coast city of Guayaquil and left more than 500 people homeless, as well as 14 children with symptoms of smoke inhalation.
- LatAm Immigrants Are Changing Spain, Sociologist Says
- Mexico’s top domestic security official said Friday that sectors of the general public have cooperated with drug cartels in the violent border city of Ciudad Juarez, and the government is about to launch new social programs there to combat gangs.
- Pro-Castro mob attacks spouse of top Cuban blogger – Yoani Sánchez
- Miguel H. Díaz is first Hispanic to represent U.S. at Vatican
- Efrain’s Corner: A Response to….”Puerto Ricans in New York Struggling…Still” Comment
- Puerto Ricans in New York Struggling…Still – Puerto Ricans are some of the most prominent figures in New York politics and culture, so some people are surprised when they hear that, overall, Puerto Ricans are among the poorest and least educated New Yorkers. Almost a third in New York are living in poverty.
- Lalo Alcaraz on Lou Dobbs (departure from CNN)
- November 20, 2009
- Police in Peru say gang members killed people to drain their fat for cosmetics
- Mexican authorities predict fewer Mexican immigrants will be back home for Christmas
- Interview with Aurora Anaya-Cerda, owner of La Casa Azul Bookstore – NYC
- We need an honest definition of who is a “real American”
- Immigration Reform: The Phone Call Heard Around the Country – On the call were Rep. Luis Gutierrez, D-Ill.; Nydia Velázquez, D-N.Y.; and Rep. Raúl Grijalva, D-Ariz. Immigrant rights advocates from various parts of the country also spoke.
- Digital out-of-home (DOOH) Effectively Reaches Latinos On The Go – few marketers truly utilized digital media when reaching out to the Hispanic community.
- A week after abruptly quitting his longtime job as a CNN television news host and commentator, Lou Dobbs said on Thursday he is considering career options including possible runs for the White House or U.S. Senate.
- ICE Assistant Secretary John Morton announces 1,000 new workplace audits to hold employers accountable for their hiring practices
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- The Republican National Committee has hired Alex Castellanos, a long-time political strategist and GOP consultant, as an adviser.
- Telemundo’s disastrous Dobbs interview – “Interestingly enough, Dobbs was no bully and with his calm tone actually made his interviewer,” María Celeste,” look like a fool”
- Sarah Palin uninformed on Latino issues – A top adviser on Hispanic issues to John McCain’s presidential campaign said Sunday that a joint interview with McCain and Sarah Palin planned for Univision last fall had to be canceled because Palin was unprepared to discuss Latin America policy.
- Hispanic Caucus Finally Wake Up: It’s About Time
- The New General Market – Current trends suggest expanding Latino influence will blur the lines and Hispanic and general markets will collide, with the resulting merger revealing a new, evolved American general market
- November 23, 2009
- New Study: U.S. Hate Crimes Fall Slightly In ‘08; But Data Is Limited
- San Antonio’s Museo Alameda in financial straits
- It is Better to “Spic”? When Were Ricans Ever the Model Minority?
- Al Carlos sits down with Nancy De Los Santos, writer. Period.
- Guapa, it’s your genetic ancestry I love – study of DNA found that within Mexican populations, people tended to pick partners with similar proportions of Native American and European ancestry, while in Puerto Rican populations couples had paired up based on their shared balance of European and African ancestry.
- November 21, 2009
- Hispanic Caucus: ‘You Lie!’ Outburst to Blame for Senate Health Bill Provision on Illegal Immigrants
- Central American nations will demand $105 billion from industrialized countries for damages caused by global warming, the region’s representatives said on Friday.
- “They” Are “Us”: The Devastating Effects of Broken Immigration Policy on Children in Immigrant Families
- November 20, 2009
- Hispanic lawmakers say an old adversary, White House chief of staff Rahm Emanuel, has his fingerprints all over a push to prohibit illegal immigrants from buying health insurance plans in a new market for people who don’t get insurance through their employers.
- Some U.S. Democrats see momentum building for an overhaul of immigration laws that would legalize millions of undocumented workers, but analysts say a crowded agenda and struggling economy may once again sink hopes for reform next year.
- The current global crisis will cause the number of poor people in Latin America to rise by 9 million to 189 million this year, the U.N. Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean said in a report presented on Thursday.
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- Mexican migrants are spending more money on taxes in the United States than on the remittances they send home to relatives, according to a new study by Mexico’s largest bank, BBVA Bancomer.
- Ana Maria Perez Gonzalez, said to be the oldest woman in the world, died in Mexico this week. She was 119.
- Part of a Cuban blogger’s essay that advocates lifting the ban on U.S. travel to Cuba was read aloud at a House Foreign Affairs committee hearing. – Yoani Sánchez
- November 19, 2009
- TOP Ten reasons you should watch Lopez tonight not Conan
- Migration Policy Institute (MPI) Report Finds Immigrants Hit Harder During Economic Downturn than Native-Born Workers
- After a 3 year trial of producing regionalized news for several top 10 Hispanic market stations via the Telemundo Production Center in Dallas, the network is reverting to producing local news. Dallas, Houston, San Antonio, Phoenix and San Jose will once again have locally produced news.
- Nacional Records Sampler 2009 | The New Sounds Of Latin Music – 21 FREE mp3s over at Amazon – (cool!)
- Ironically, Latinos should be greatful to former CNN blowhard Lou Dobbs – commentary by Albor Ruiz
- When White Writers Do “Latino” Issues – It was chaos this week in the LA Weekly’s virtual mailroom, which received a deluge of reactionary attitude in regard to Christine Pelisek’s cover story “Chaos in the Casitas: Lawless, south of the border–style speakeasies get a grip on L.A.”
- More Than 60,000 Americans in 45 States Organize for Immigration Reform
- New Report Shines Light on Detainee Rights Violations in Minnesota
- CIS Report Attempts to Erase 100 Years of Data on Immigrants and Crime
- Video: Senator Menendez Speaks on Behalf of Hispanic Farmers’ Discrimination Lawsuit + update
- November 18, 2009
- New Report: More Than 2 Million Hispanic Households With Children Face Hunger – Hispanic households with children experiencing very low food security up almost 50%
- On November 18 at 8:00 PM Eastern time/5:00 PM Pacific, all across the country people are hosting house parties with their families, friends, neighbors, churches, classmates and anyone else who supports comprehensive immigration reform for America.
- Video report of Latina forced to give birth while in chains in Maricopa County, AZ courtesy of Sheriff Joe Arpaio (en Español)
- California’s Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman told a group of supporters Tuesday that she is making an unprecedented effort to attract Latinos to the Republican party – in South El Monte
- Hundreds of defendants awaiting trial for violent crimes in Dallas County have been deported by federal immigration officials and then set free in their home countries. – The practice goes back to at least 1991 and includes the release of murder, kidnapping and child rape suspects.
- Environmentalists alarmed by Puerto Rico policies – Sweeping from lush mountain rain forests to pristine beaches, a corridor of land protected by Puerto Rico’s last governor hosts dozens of rare and endangered species and was championed by celebrities who helped fight off resort proposals. – Now new Gov. Luis Fortuno has revoked the reserve as part of a drive to bring jobs and investment for the U.S. territory’s struggling economy. And activists see a broader pattern of looser protection for the island’s environment.
- Deporting undocumented students affects the chances for legal return if Congress doesn’t address it in immigration reform bill
