Luis Felipe Restrepo

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit. Born 1959.

Federal judicial service

Newest first

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit

Appointed by: Barack Obama (Democratic)
Nominated: Jan 7, 2015
Senate vote: 82 to 6
Confirmed: Jan 11, 2016
Commissioned: Jan 13, 2016

Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Appointed by: Barack Obama (Democratic)
Nominated: Jan 4, 2013
Senate vote: Voice vote
Confirmed: Jun 17, 2013
Commissioned: Jun 19, 2013
Left this court: Jan 13, 2016. Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Other federal judicial service

U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 2006-2013

Education

B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 1981
J.D., Tulane University Law School, 1986

Career

Law clerk, ACLU National Prison Project, Washington, D.C., 1986-1987
Assistant defender, Defender Association of Philadelphia [Pennsylvania], 1987-1990
Assistant federal public defender, Eastern District of Pennsylvania, 1990-1993
Private practice, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1993-2006
Member, U.S. Sentencing Commission, 2022-present

Other nominations

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania, November 27, 2012; no Senate vote; Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit, November 12, 2014; no Senate vote

DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026

A work of the U.S. government, not under copyright (17 U.S.C. 105).