Juan B. Fernandez-Badillo

Juan B. Fernandez-Badillo (August 28, 1912 – October 16, 1989) was a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Education and career Born in Aguadilla, Puerto Rico, Fernandez-Badillo received a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Puerto Rico in 1942 and a Bachelor of Laws from the University of Puerto Rico School of Law in 1945. He entered public service in the office of the Commonwealth Attorney General of Puerto Rico, first as an assistant from 1947 to 1952, then as acting Attorney General from 1952 to 1953, then as a deputy from 1953 to 1956, and finally as the Attorney General of Puerto Rico from 1957 to 1958. He was acting Governor of Puerto Rico in 1958, and was thereafter the Solicitor General of Puerto Rico from 1959 to 1967. Federal judicial service