Ricardo Urbina

Ricardo M. Urbina
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
In office January 31, 2011 – May 31, 2012
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia
In office June 16, 1994 – January 31, 2011
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	Aubrey Eugene Robinson Jr.
Succeeded by	Rudolph Contreras
Personal details
Born	Ricardo M. Urbina 1946 (age 70–71) New York City, New York
Education	Georgetown University B.A. Georgetown University Law Center J.D.

Ricardo M. Urbina (born 1946 ) is a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Columbia.

Urbina earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown University in 1967. He received his Juris Doctor from the Georgetown University Law Center in 1970. He began his legal career as a public defender. He worked for Distriot of Columbia Public Defender Service from 1970 to 1972 and was in private practice of law in Washington, D.C. from 1972 to 1974. He was on the faculty of Howard University Law School from 1974 to 1981. In 1981 he became Associate Judge of the Superior Court of the District of Columbia serving until his appointment to the United States District Court.

Urbina was nominated by President Bill Clinton on March 22, 1994, to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia vacated by Judge Aubrey E. Robinson Jr. He was confirmed by the Senate on June 15, 1994, and received commission on June 16, 1994. He assumed senior status on January 31, 2011 and retired on May 31, 2012.

Omar v. Harvey dealt with a petition for a writ of habeas corpus filed on behalf of Shawqi Ahmad Omar, an American citizen, captured and detained in Iraq by United States military forces operating as part of the Multi-National Force-Iraq. Omar has been held under the control of United States forces for over two years, allegedly without legal process and with no meaningful access to counsel. When the district court learned of Omar's imminent transfer to Iraqi authorities for trial on terrorism charges, it issued a preliminary injunction barring transfer in order to preserve its jurisdiction to entertain the habeas petition.

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