Jose L. Linares

Jose L. Linares
Chief Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
In office
May 31, 2017 – May 16, 2019
Preceded byJerome B. Simandle
Succeeded byFreda L. Wolfson
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
In office
December 3, 2002 – May 16, 2019
Appointed byGeorge W. Bush
Preceded byAlfred James Lechner Jr.
Succeeded byGeorgette Castner
Personal details
Born (1953-11-30) November 30, 1953
EducationJersey City State College (BA)
Temple University Beasley School of Law (JD)
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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.