Rudolph Contreras
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Born 1962.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jul 28, 2011
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Mar 22, 2012
- Commissioned
- Mar 23, 2012
Other federal judicial service
- Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 2016-2023; presiding judge, 2021-2023
Education
- B.S., Florida State University, 1984
- J.D., University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School), 1991
Career
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1991-1994
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Columbia, 1994-2003, 2006-2012
- chief, Civil Division, 2006-2012
- Assistant U.S. attorney and chief of Civil Division, District of Delaware, 2003-2006
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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