- Court
- United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- Class
- Active
- Appointed by
- President Joseph Biden
- Commissioned
- October 19, 2021
- Years of service
- 4 years on the bench
- Prior role
- Formerly District Judge, District of Puerto Rico
- Official biography
- Court biography →
Judge Gustavo Gelpí received his commission to serve on the First Circuit on October 19, 2021, after being nominated by President Biden to fill the seat vacated after the death of Judge Juan Torruella.
Prior to his elevation to the First Circuit, Judge Gelpí spent time on all sides of the courtroom, first as an Assistant Federal Public Defender, then as an Assistant Attorney General, Solicitor General for Puerto Rico, and as a Magistrate Judge for the District of Puerto Rico. In 2006, Judge Gelpí was nominated by President George W. Bush and confirmed as a judge for the District Court of the District of Puerto Rico, later serving as Chief Judge for the District from 2018 until his appointment to the First Circuit in 2021. He is a graduate of Suffolk University Law School and Brandeis University.