Esther Salas
U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Born 1968 in Los Angeles, CA
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Nominated by Barack Obama on January 5, 2011, to a seat vacated by Katharine Sweeney Hayden. Confirmed by the Senate on June 14, 2011, and received commission on June 14, 2011.
U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey, 2006-2011
Education:
Rutgers University, B.A., 1991
Rutgers School of Law -- Newark, J.D., 1994
Professional 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
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, December 1, 2010; no Senate vote
- New Jersey
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- Judge
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
- - Current
- U.S. Magistrate Judge
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
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- Assistant federal public defender
- District of New Jersey
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- Attorney
- Private practice, Plainfield, New Jersey
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- Law clerk
- Hon. Eugene J. Codey, Jr., Superior Court of New Jersey
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- Rutgers School of Law-Newark
- J.D. (1994)
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- Rutgers University
- B.A. (1991)
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- New Jersey State Bar # 035501994
- Member
- - Current
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