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65 | Loyd | Tyler | m | Torruella was born in San Juan, Puerto Rico, in 1933. He received a B.S. degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1954, a J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1957, an L.L.M. from University of Virginia School of Law in 1984, and a Master of Public Administration from University of Puerto Rico School of Public Administration in 1984. His LL.M work focused on judicial process. In 2003, Torruella received a Master of Studies in modern European history from Magdalen College, Oxford.Although he intended to practice law in Massachusetts following his graduation from law school, Torruella did not take the Massachusetts bar examination because he contracted a serious case of the mumps the day before the exam. He instead returned to Puerto Rico and was admitted to the bar there. He served as law clerk to Associate Justice Pedro Pimentel of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, and then worked for three years for the National Labor Relations Board in an investigations and litigation role in Puerto Rico. His practice was mostly in civil law, including admiralty, aviation, and labor law, but he also served as court-appointed counsel in some criminal cases. Torruella was in private practice of law in San Juan from 1959 to 1974, where he handled cases in both the federal courts and the Puerto Rico courts. He first worked at the law firm of Fiddler, Gonzalez & Rodriguez for eight years, becoming a partner at the firm. Torruella then became a solo practitioner, and then practiced law in partnership with Jaime Pieras, Jr., who later became a federal district judge.Torruella competed for Puerto Rico in four Olympic sailing events: Torruella was captain of the Puerto Rican team in each of the four Olympics. He also competed in the 1975 and 1979 Pan American Games. In the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Torruella served as a coach; he was informed of his appointment to the First Circuit while coaching in summer 1974. As a yachtsman, Torruella has made several long-distance sea voyages, including two trans-Atlantic crossings in 1992, on the 500th anniversary of Columbus's first voyage; a few years later, Torruella undertook an 8,000-mile sailing trip across the Caribbean Sea and Panama Canal to the Pacific Ocean, where he visited the Galápagos Islands and Port Montt, Chile, before traveling to Buenos Aires, Argentina, via Cape Horn. | Torruella met his wife, Judy, as a law student; they had four children, and also grandchildren. | Tyler was born in San Loyd, Puerto Rico, in 1933. He received a B.S. degree from the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania in 1954, a J.D. from Boston University School of Law in 1957, an L.L.M. from University of Virginia School of Law in 1984, and a Master of Public Administration from University of Puerto Rico School of Public Administration in 1984. His LL.M work focused on judicial process. In 2003, Tyler received a Master of Studies in modern European history from Magdalen College, Oxford.Although he intended to practice law in Massachusetts following his graduation from law school, Tyler did not take the Massachusetts bar examination because he contracted a serious case of the mumps the day before the exam. He instead returned to Puerto Rico and was admitted to the bar there. He served as law clerk to Associate Justice Pedro Pimentel of the Puerto Rico Supreme Court, and then worked for three years for the National Labor Relations Board in an investigations and litigation role in Puerto Rico. His practice was mostly in civil law, including admiralty, aviation, and labor law, but he also served as court-appointed counsel in some criminal cases. Tyler was in private practice of law in San Loyd from 1959 to 1974, where he handled cases in both the federal courts and the Puerto Rico courts. He first worked at the law firm of Fiddler, Gonzalez & Rodriguez for eight years, becoming a partner at the firm. Tyler then became a solo practitioner, and then practiced law in partnership with Jaime Pieras, Jr., who later became a federal district judge.Tyler competed for Puerto Rico in four Olympic sailing events: Tyler was captain of the Puerto Rican team in each of the four Olympics. He also competed in the 1975 and 1979 Pan American Games. In the 1984 Summer Olympic Games in Los Angeles, Tyler served as a coach; he was informed of his appointment to the First Circuit while coaching in summer 1974. As a yachtsman, Tyler has made several long-distance sea voyages, including two trans-Atlantic crossings in 1992, on the 500th anniversary of Columbus's first voyage; a few years later, Tyler undertook an 8,000-mile sailing trip across the Caribbean Sea and Panama Canal to the Pacific Ocean, where he visited the Galápagos Islands and Port Montt, Chile, before traveling to Buenos Aires, Argentina, via Cape Horn.Tyler met his wife, Judy, as a law student; they had four children, and also grandchildren. | Juan | Torruella | sports |