Rudolph Contreras

Rudolph Contreras
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Incumbent
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
Incumbent
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 to Cuban immigrant parents and raised in Miami, Florida. 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.

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. 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.

External links

• Rudolph Contreras at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.