⁍ Judge Juan Torruella, the first Hispanic judge on the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, died Monday.
⁍ His death just before the Nov. 3 U.S. election gives Republican President Donald Trump a chance to appoint a judge to the 1st Circuit.
– Juan Torruella, the first Hispanic judge on the 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals, died Monday, a court spokeswoman said. He was 87 years old. His death just before the Nov. 3 US election gives Republican President Trump, who has made transforming the federal judiciary one of his top priorities, a chance to appoint a judge to the 1st Circuit, reports Westlaw Today.
Source: https://www.reuters.com/article/lawyer-judge-torruella/judge-juan-torruella-1st-circuits-first-hispanic-judge-dies-at-87-idUSL1N2HH2P0