An Improbable Journey: One Judge’s Path to the Federal Bench
Dean Alfange, Jr. Lecture in American Constitutionalism
"An Improbable Journey: One Judge’s Path to the Federal Bench"
Presented by The Honorable Eduardo C. Robreno ’69 (M.S., labor studies), United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
4:00 p.m., Amherst Room, Campus Center 10th Floor; reception to follow. Free and open to the public. Handicap access is available.
Eduardo Robreno, the first Cuban American appointed to the federal bench, came to the U.S. from Cuba in 1960 through Operation Pedro Pan, which brought more than 14,000 unaccompanied youth into the country. Following a brief stay in Florida, he was resettled to Northampton, Massachusetts, to live with foster parents. He went on to receive a B.A. from Westfield State College and a master's degree from UMass Amherst. After working as a union organizer for the Massachusetts Teachers Association, Robreno attended law school at Rutgers. He served as a trial attorney for the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division from 1978 to 1981 before entering private practice in Philadelphia. In 1992 he was appointed U.S. District Judge for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.
