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.[1] In May 2019, he resigned as Chief Judge to return to private practice at McCarter & English.[2]