Jose L. Linares

Jose L. Linares
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Incumbent
Assumed office December 3, 2002
Nominated by	George W. Bush
Preceded by	Alfred J. Lechner, Jr.
Personal details
Born	1953 (age 62–63) 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.