Jose L. Linares
| Jose L. Linares | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey | |
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Assumed office December 3, 2002 |
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| Nominated by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Alfred J. Lechner, Jr. |
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| Born | 1953 (age 63–64) Havana, Cuba |
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Jersey City State University Temple Law School |
Jose L. Linares (born 1953) is a United States federal judge.
Born in Havana, Cuba, Linares received a B.A. from Jersey City State University in 1975 and a J.D. from Temple Law School in 1978. He was a supervising attorney of the New York City Department of Investigation from 1978 to 1980. He was in private practice in New Jersey from 1980 to 2000. He was a judge on the Essex County Superior Court, New Jersey from 2000 to 2002.
On August 1, 2002, Linares was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey vacated by Alfred J. Lechner, Jr.. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on November 14, 2002, and received his commission on December 3, 2002.
In February 2016, Mercedes-Benz was sued by private plaintiffs alleging its BlueTec engines violate standards in a manner similar to the Volkswagen emissions scandal. On December 6, 2016, Judge Linares threw out the lawsuit, finding the plaintiffs had alleged no standing.
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