Raul M. Arias-Marxuach
How Judge Arias-Marxuach rules, drawn from 32 signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
About Judge Arias-Marxuach
Raúl Manuel Arias-Marxuach is a judge of the United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico. Appointed by President Donald J. Trump, Judge Arias-Marxuach received a commission on May 13, 2019.
Judge Arias-Marxuach's practices and standing orders
Rules for cases before Judge Arias-Marxuach, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026). Judges revise these often, so confirm the current version on the court's site before you file.
Key rules
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Judge Arias-Marxuach disqualifies himself when the persons listed in his amended order appear as counsel or parties.
“The undersigned permanently disqualifies himself in all cases in which the”
Standing orders for every case in this court
Orders the court applies to all of its cases, whichever judge has them, as published on the court's website (checked October 9, 2026).
- General Standing Order - Revocation Proceedings ↗
- General Standing Order in re: Change of Plea Hearing ↗
- General Standing Order in re: Procedures for Initial Appearances ↗
- Standing Order In Re: Appropriate Attire ↗
- Standing Order In Re: Access to Presentence Reports Pursuant to Standing Order 11: Request for Copies ↗
- Standing Order In Re: Storage and Management of Sealed and Restricted Documents: New Guidelines ↗
How Judge Arias-Marxuach decides
Patterns drawn from this judge's own signed orders. Every observation links to the order it came from.
What persuades
In United States v. Ruiz-Ruiz, Arias-Marxuach denied a motion to dismiss the indictment because it adequately alleged the charges; he held that the strength of the government's evidence was a matter for trial.
“At this stage, the Government has sufficiently alleged facts corresponding to the required elements of the crimes charged. Beyond that, the sufficiency of the Government’s evidence is a matter for trial.”
Procedural preferences
In Bonilla-Gonzalez v. The Elevance Health Companies, Arias-Marxuach allowed the plaintiff to withdraw her Title VII claim, then declined supplemental jurisdiction over the remaining Puerto Rico claims and remanded the case.
“Where, as here, the federal claims are dismissed at an early stage of the proceedings, a District Court is well within its discretion to decline to exercise supplemental jurisdiction over pending state-law claims.”
Cautions
In Montanez-Quinones v. United States Department of Commerce, Arias-Marxuach dismissed a pro se complaint with prejudice for failure to state a claim and cited the plaintiff's failure to respond to a show-cause order as an alternative ground.
“Alternatively, the Complaint is dismissed for Plaintiff’s failure to respond to the Court’s order at Docket No. 8. Thus, Plaintiff’s Complaint at Docket No. 1 is hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
In Martínez-Rivera v. Trujillo-Plumey, Arias-Marxuach dismissed some constitutional and Puerto Rico statutory claims while allowing the public employee’s First Amendment political discrimination claims to proceed. The ruling gave different prejudice treatment to the dismissed claims.
“This action will go forward as to Plaintiff’s political discrimination claims under the First Amendment to the United States Constitution.”
Signed rulings
A grounded sample of orders signed by this judge, with the verbatim dispositive language.
“the Court GRANTS the Defendant's motion at Docket No. 10 and ORDERS Plaintiff Hector L. Ortega Hernandez to arbitrate his claims against HJ Sims. Given that all of the parties' claims are subject to arbitration, this action is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE.”
“Given the foregoing, the Court hereby GRANTS Plaintiff's Motion to Remand at Docket No. 8 and ORDERS that the case be remanded to the Puerto Rico Court of First Instance”
“the Court GRANTS CONCACAF's Motion to Dismiss as it relates to Plaintiffs' RICO Act claims and Plaintiffs' commonwealth-law claims. Plaintiffs' RICO Act claims and commonwealth-law claims against CONCACAF are DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE.”
“the Court DENIES CONCACAF's Motion to Dismiss as it relates to Plaintiffs' Sherman Act claim.”
“For the reasons set forth above, the Court DENIES Defendant's Motion to Dismiss. (Docket No. 74.)”
“Accordingly, the Court DENIES Defendants' Motion to Dismiss at Docket No. 270.”
“Plaintiff’s Complaint at Docket No. 1 is hereby DISMISSED WITH PREJUDICE. Judgment shall be entered accordingly.”
“In light of the above, Defendant's motion to dismiss at Docket No. 39 is hereby DENIED.”
“Defendant's Motion to Compel at Docket No. 61 is hereby GRANTED IN PART, DENIED IN PART, and MOOT IN PART as outlined above.”
“For the reasons set forth above, the Court GRANTS Plaintiff's motion to strike filed at Docket No. 207; strikes from the record the Kalat Declaration at Docket No. 201-6; and DENIES Plaintiff's Renewed Motion for Class Certification at Docket No. 196.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Plaintiff Ramon Calderon's Motion for Summary Judgment at Docket No. 52.”
“For the foregoing reasons, the Court ORDERS that Defendant's Motion to Suppress at Docket No. 110 is DENIED.”
“In accordance with the above, the Court hereby GRANTS IN PART Defendant's Motion to Suppress at Docket No. 90.”
Caseload & timing
From public federal docket records for this judge.
The sampled caseload includes diversity contract and tort suits, a Fair Labor Standards Act case, an ADA removal, and an insurance-liquidation dispute involving the United States. Recent filings in 2026 are weighted toward alien-detainee habeas petitions and criminal cases, reflecting the current docket rather than a career-long mix.
Pending matters in the official report
Reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts under the Civil Justice Reform Act, as of March 31, 2026.
| Motions pending more than six months | 0 |
| Bench trials submitted more than six months | 0 |
| Bankruptcy appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Social Security appeals pending more than six months | 0 |
| Civil cases pending more than three years | 1 |
| Report | Motions over six months | Cases over three years |
|---|---|---|
| Mar 2026 | 0 | 1 |
| Sep 2025 | 1 | 2 |
| Mar 2025 | 0 | 0 |
| Sep 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2024 | 0 | 3 |
| Sep 2023 | 0 | 0 |
| Mar 2023 | 1 | 4 |
| Sep 2022 | 2 | 11 |
| Mar 2022 | 0 | 9 |
| Sep 2021 | 0 | 8 |
| Mar 2021 | 0 | 12 |
| Sep 2020 | 4 | 13 |
A snapshot on that date: matters listed may since have been decided or reassigned. A motion referred to a magistrate judge is counted for both judges. Motions in multidistrict litigation, section 2255 cases and Social Security appeals are not counted, and a very large three-year count is generally a multidistrict docket. Source: Appendix A of the report (PDF); about the report.
How long civil cases take in this court
For the whole of United States District Court for the District of Puerto Rico, not for Judge Arias-Marxuach: median time from filing to disposition of the civil cases the court closed in the 12 months ending September 30, 2025, as reported by the Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts.
| Cases | Median time | |
|---|---|---|
| All civil cases closed | 584 | 13.9 months |
| Closed with no court action | 84 | 7.6 months |
| Closed before pretrial | 470 | 14.1 months |
| Closed during or after pretrial | 13 | 37.1 months |
| Closed during trial | 17 | 37.2 months |
| 12 months ending | Cases closed | Median time |
|---|---|---|
| Sep 2025 | 584 | 13.9 months |
| Sep 2024 | 706 | 13.6 months |
| Sep 2023 | 778 | 17.6 months |
| Sep 2022 | 725 | 19 months |
| Sep 2021 | 818 | 17.1 months |
| Sep 2020 | 862 | 13.9 months |
| Sep 2019 | 1,249 | 16.8 months |
The table leaves out prisoner petitions, land condemnations, deportation reviews, recovery of overpayments and enforcement of judgments, and reports no median for fewer than 10 cases. A district that closed a large multidistrict litigation in the period shows very large counts and long medians for that year. Source: Table C-5, U.S. District Courts (spreadsheet).
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