Rudolph Contreras
Rudolph Contreras | |
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Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court | |
Assumed office May 19, 2016 | |
Appointed by | John Roberts |
Preceded by | Thomas Hogan |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
Assumed office March 23, 2012 | |
Appointed by | Barack Obama |
Preceded by | Ricardo Urbina |
Personal details | |
Born | 1962 (age 61–62) New York City, New York, U.S. |
Alma mater | Florida State University, Tallahassee University of Pennsylvania |
Rudolph Contreras (born 1962) is a United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.
Early life and education
Contreras was born in 1962 in Staten Island, New York[1] to Cuban immigrant parents and raised in Miami, Florida.[2] He received a Bachelor of Science from Florida State University in 1984 and a Juris Doctor from University of Pennsylvania School of Law in 1991.[3]
Federal judicial service
On July 28, 2011, President Barack Obama nominated Contreras to fill a vacancy on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.[3] He would replace Judge Ricardo M. Urbina who took senior status in 2011. On October 4, 2011, the Senate Judiciary Committee held a hearing on his nomination and on October 3, 2011, reported his nomination to the floor of the Senate. On March 22, 2012, the Senate confirmed Contreras in a voice vote. He received his commission on March 23, 2012.
In April 2016 Chief Justice John Roberts appointed Contreras to the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court for a term starting May 19, 2016.[4]
References
- ^ Senate Judicial Questionnaire
- ^ Tillman, Zoe (July 29, 2011). "Former Colleagues Weigh In on Rudolph Contreras Nomination". The Blog of Legal Times. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ^ a b The White House: Office of the Press Secretary (July 28, 2011). "President Obama Nominates Two to the United States District Court". whitehouse.gov. Retrieved August 16, 2011.
- ^ fas.org, THE FOREIGN INTELLIGENCE SURVEILLANCE COURT: 2016 Membership
External links
- Rudolph Contreras at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- 1962 births
- Living people
- American people of Cuban descent
- Assistant United States Attorneys
- Florida State University alumni
- Hispanic and Latino American judges
- Judges of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
- United States district court judges appointed by Barack Obama
- 21st-century American judges
- United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
- University of Pennsylvania Law School alumni