Jose L. Linares
Jose L. Linares | |
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| Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey | |
| In office May 31, 2017 – May 16, 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Jerome B. Simandle |
| Succeeded by | Freda L. Wolfson |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey | |
| In office December 3, 2002 – May 16, 2019 | |
| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Alfred James Lechner Jr. |
| Succeeded by | Georgette Castner |
| Personal details | |
| Born | November 30, 1953 Havana, Cuba |
| Education | Jersey City State College (BA) Temple University Beasley School of Law (JD) |
Jose L. Linares (born November 30, 1953) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey, and the former Chief Judge of that same Court from 2017 to 2019. In May 2019, he resigned as Chief Judge to return to private practice at McCarter & English.