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Contreras, Rudolph
Born 1962 in Staten Island, NY
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Barack Obama on July 28, 2011, to a seat vacated by Ricardo M. Urbina. Confirmed by the Senate on March 22, 2012, and received commission on March 23, 2012.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 2016-2023; presiding judge, 2021-2023
Education:
Florida State University, B.S., 1984
University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School), J.D., 1991
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Nominated by Barack Obama on July 28, 2011, to a seat vacated by Ricardo M. Urbina. Confirmed by the Senate on March 22, 2012, and received commission on March 23, 2012.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 2016-2023; presiding judge, 2021-2023
Education:
Florida State University, B.S., 1984
University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School), J.D., 1991
Professional Career:
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1991-1994
Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1994-2003, 2006-2012; chief, Civil Division, 2006-2012
Assistant U.S. attorney and chief of Civil Division, District of Delaware, 2003-2006