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Salas, Esther
Born 1968 in Los Angeles, CA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 5, 2011, to a seat vacated by Katharine Sweeney Hayden. Confirmed by the Senate on June 14, 2011, and received commission on June 14, 2011.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, 2006-2011
Education:
Rutgers University, B.A., 1991
Rutgers School of Law -- Newark, J.D., 1994
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 5, 2011, to a seat vacated by Katharine Sweeney Hayden. Confirmed by the Senate on June 14, 2011, and received commission on June 14, 2011.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, 2006-2011
Education:
Rutgers University, B.A., 1991
Rutgers School of Law -- Newark, J.D., 1994
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Eugene J. Codey, Jr., Superior Court of New Jersey, 1994-1995
Private practice, Plainfield, New Jersey, 1995-1997
Assistant federal public defender, District of New Jersey, 1997-2006
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, December 1, 2010; no Senate vote