Rudolph Contreras | |
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| Presiding Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court | |
| In office May 19, 2021 – May 18, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | James Boasberg |
| Succeeded by | Anthony Trenga |
| Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court | |
| In office May 19, 2016 – May 18, 2023 | |
| Appointed by | John Roberts |
| Preceded by | Thomas F. Hogan |
| Succeeded by | Sara Elizabeth Lioi |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia | |
| Assumed office March 23, 2012 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Ricardo M. Urbina |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 6, 1962 Miami, Florida, U.S. |
| Education | Florida State University (BS) University of Pennsylvania (JD) |
Rudolph Contreras (born December 6, 1962) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. He served as Presiding Judge on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court from 2021 to 2023.
In December 2017 he briefly presided over the case of former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, accepting Flynn's guilty plea, but was later recused from the case.[1]
- ^ "Judge presiding over Michael Flynn criminal case is recused: court". Reuters. December 8, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2019 – via www.reuters.com.