Jose L. Linares | |
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Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey | |
In office May 31, 2017 –May 16, 2019 | |
Preceded by | Jerome B. Simandle |
Succeeded by | Freda L. Wolfson |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey | |
In office December 3,2002 –May 16,2019 | |
Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Alfred James Lechner Jr. |
Succeeded by | Georgette Castner |
Personal details | |
Born | Havana,Cuba | November 30,1953
Education | Jersey City State College (BA) Temple University Beasley School of Law (JD) |
Jose L. Linares (born November 30,1953) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey,and the former Chief Judge of that same Court from 2017 to 2019. [1] In May 2019,he resigned as Chief Judge to return to private practice at McCarter &English. [2]
Born in Havana,Cuba,Linares received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Jersey City State College in 1975 and a Juris Doctor from Temple University Beasley School of Law 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 James Lechner Jr. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 14,2002,and received his commission on December 3,2002. He became Chief Judge on May 31,2017. He retired from active service on May 16,2019.
In February 2016,Mercedes-Benz was sued by private plaintiffs alleging its BlueTec engines violate standards in a manner similar to the Volkswagen emissions scandal. [3] On December 6,2016,Judge Linares threw out the lawsuit,finding that the plaintiffs had no standing. [4]
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