Jose Linares

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Jose Linares

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Prior offices
United States District Court for the District of New Jersey

Education

Bachelor's

Jersey City State University, 1975

Law

Temple Law, 1978 

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Jose Linares was a judge on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey. He joined the court in 2002 after being nominated by President George W. Bush (R). Linares retired from the court on May 16, 2019. He served as chief judge of the district court from 2017 to 2019.[1]

Education

Linares graduated from Jersey City State University with his bachelor's degree in 1975. He graduated from Temple Law School in Philadelphia with his J.D. degree in 1978.[1]

Professional career

Linares was a supervising attorney in the New York City Department of Investigation from 1978 to 1980 before moving to New Jersey, where he became a private practice attorney licensed in the State of New Jersey from 1980 to 2000. In 2000, Linares became a superior court judge in the Essex County Superior Court from 2000 to 2002.[1]

Judicial career

District of New Jersey

Linares was nominated by President George W. Bush (R) on August 1, 2002, to a seat vacated by Judge Alfred Lechner as Lechner assumed senior status. Linares was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on November 14, 2002, on a majority voice vote and he received his commission on December 3, 2002. Linares retired from the court on May 16, 2019. He served as chief judge of the district court from 2017 to 2019.[2]

Noteworthy cases

James Meals v. Port Authority Trans-Hudson

Judge Linares upheld a $3.79 million judgment against Port Authority Trans-Hudson for negligence after a railroad employee's eye was sliced open.

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Linares' Biography from the Federal Judicial Center
  2. ↑ Senate Judiciary Committee, "107th Congress Judicial Nominations"
Political offices
Preceded by:
Alfred Lechner 		District of New Jersey
2002–2019
Seat #10 		Succeeded by:
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New Jersey courts

Federal courts:

Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of New Jersey • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of New Jersey

State courts:

New Jersey Supreme Court • New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division • New Jersey Superior Courts • New Jersey Municipal Courts • New Jersey Tax Court

State resources:

Courts in New Jersey • New Jersey judicial elections • Judicial selection in New Jersey

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