Jose L. Linares
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| Jose L. Linares | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey | |
| Assumed office December 3, 2002 |
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| Nominated by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Alfred J. Lechner, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1953 (age 70–71) Havana, Cuba |
| Alma mater | Jersey City State University Temple Law School |
Jose L. Linares (born 1953) is a United States federal judge.
Born in Havana, Cuba, Linares received a B.A. from Jersey City State University in 1975 and a J.D. from Temple Law School in 1978. He was a supervising attorney of the New York City Department of Investigation from 1978 to 1980. He was in private practice in New Jersey from 1980 to 2000. He was a judge on the Essex County Superior Court, New Jersey from 2000 to 2002.
On August 1, 2002, Linares was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey vacated by Alfred J. Lechner, Jr.. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 14, 2002, and received his commission on December 3, 2002.
Sources
- Jose L. Linares at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
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| Preceded by | Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey 2002–present |
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Categories:
- Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges
- 1953 births
- Living people
- Cuban emigrants to the United States
- New Jersey City University alumni
- Temple University Beasley School of Law alumni
- Hispanic and Latino American judges
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
- United States district court judges appointed by George W. Bush
- Superior court judges in the United States
- People from Havana
