Esther Salas
Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey. Born 1968.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 5, 2011
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Jun 14, 2011
- Commissioned
- Jun 14, 2011
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, 2006-2011
Education
- B.A., Rutgers University, 1991
- J.D., Rutgers School of Law -- Newark, 1994
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Eugene J. Codey, Jr., Superior Court of New Jersey, 1994-1995
- Private practice, Plainfield, New Jersey, 1995-1997
- Assistant federal public defender, District of New Jersey, 1997-2006
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, December 1, 2010; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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