[citation needed] Fuentes also earned a Master of Arts degree in Latin American Studies from New York University in 1972.
[7] Fuentes' name originally had been put forth for a District Court opening by then-Senator Robert Torricelli of New Jersey.
Clinton nominated Fuentes to the United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit seat on March 8, 1999.
[11] "I intend to honor this trust every day," Fuentes told a standing ovation as he was sworn in, according to a May 16, 2000, article in the Newark Star-Ledger.
[7] During high school, Fuentes worked as a supermarket stock clerk and lifeguard, and "ha[s] vague memories of having a paper route.