Jose L. Linares
| Jose L. Linares | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey | |
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Assumed office May 31, 2017 | |
| Preceded by | Jerome B. Simandle |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey | |
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Assumed office December 3, 2002 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Alfred J. Lechner, Jr. |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
Jose L. Linares 1953 (age 64–65) Havana, Cuba |
| Education |
Jersey City State College (B.A.) Temple University Beasley School of Law (J.D.) |
Jose L. Linares (born 1953) is the Chief United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey.
Education and career
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.
District court service
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. He became Chief Judge on May 31, 2017.
Notable case
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.[1] On December 6, 2016, Judge Linares threw out the lawsuit, finding the plaintiffs had alleged no standing.[2]
References
- ↑ Harris, Andrew M (18 February 2016). "Mercedes Faces Lawsuit Over BlueTec Clean Diesel Emissions". Bloomberg News. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
- ↑ Teichert, Erica (6 December 2016). "U.S. judge throws out emissions fraud lawsuit against Mercedes". Reuters. Retrieved 8 December 2016.
Sources
- Jose L. Linares at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
| Legal offices | ||
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| Preceded by Alfred James Lechner, Jr. |
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey 2002–present |
Incumbent |
| Preceded by Jerome B. Simandle |
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey 2017–present | |