Rudolph Contreras
| Rudolph Contreras | |
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| Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court | |
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Assumed office May 19, 2016 | |
| Preceded by | Thomas Hogan |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
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Assumed office March 23, 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Ricardo Urbina |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
1962 (age 53–54) New York City, New York, U.S. |
| Alma mater |
Florida State University, Tallahassee (BS) University of Pennsylvania (JD) |
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]
On November 17, 2016, Judge Contreras threw out a lawsuit against Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell seeking to compel a vote on the Supreme Court nomination of Merrick Garland.[5]
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.
- 1 2 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
- ↑ DeBonis, Mike (18 November 2016). "Judge dashes Merrick Garland's final, faint hope for a Supreme Court seat". The Washington Post. Retrieved 23 November 2016.
External links
- Rudolph Contreras at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by Ricardo Urbina |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia 2012–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Thomas Hogan |
Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court 2016–present | |