Rudolph Contreras
b. 1962 · Staten Island, NY
Judicial Service
| Court | Title | Appointed By | Commissioned | Termination |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia | Judge | Barack Obama (Democratic) | Mar 23, 2012 | — |
Education
- Florida State University, B.S., 1984
- University of Pennsylvania Law School (now Carey Law School), J.D., 1991
Professional 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
Other Federal Judicial Service
- Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 2016-2023; presiding judge, 2021-2023
Opinions on This Site
95 opinions from 2012 to 2019
- Sagarwala v. Cissna 2019
- Citizens for Responsibility & Ethics in Wash. v. U.S. Dep't of Homeland Sec. 2019
- Am. Hosp. Ass'n v. Azar 2019
- Beach TV Props. Inc. v. Solomon 2019
- Bloche v. Dep't of Def. 2019
- Leopold v. Cent. Intelligence Agency 2019
- Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington v. Federal Election Commission 2019
- United States v. $6, 999, 925.00 of Funds Associated With Velmur Mgmt. Pte LTD 2019
- WildEarth Guardians v. Zinke 2019
- Klotzbach-Piper v. Nat'l R.R. Passenger Corp. 2019
- Reporters Comm. for Freedom Press v. Fed. Bureau of Investigation 2019
- Elec. Privacy Info. Ctr. v. Drone Advisory Comm. 2019
- State v. U.S. Dep't of the Interior 2019
- Bronner v. Duggan 2019
- United States v. Johnson 2019
- Mohammed v. Sessions 2019
- Jane Doe v. Kipp DC Supporting Corp. 2019
- Am. Hosp. Ass'n v. Azar 2018
- In re Braden 2018
- Robinson v. Dist. of Columbia 2018
- Norris v. Wash. Metro. Area Transit Auth. 2018
- Connecticut v. U.S. Dep't of the Interior 2018
- Hunton & Williams LLP v. U.S. Envtl. Prot. Agency 2018
- Sherrod v. McHugh 2018
- Khine v. U.S. Dep't of Homeland Sec. 2018
- Sweigert v. Perez 2018
- Sweigert v. Podesta 2018
- Wright v. Nat'l R.R. Passenger Corp. 2018
- Prop. of the People, Inc. v. Office of Mgmt. & Budget 2018
- Ramirez v. U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement 2018
- Beach TV Props., Inc. v. Solomon 2018
- Woytowicz v. George Wash. Univ. 2018
- Bancroft Global Dev. v. United States 2018
- Alemu v. Dep't of For-Hire Vehicles 2018
- Lee v. Natl. Elec. Contractor Ass'n 2018
- Competitive Enter. Inst. v. Dep't of Treasury 2018
- Golden v. Mgmt. & Training Corp. 2018
- Coulibaly v. Pompeo 2018
- Turpin v. Ray 2018
- Mehrbach v. Citibank, N.A. 2018
- Presidential Bank, FSB v. 1733 27th St. SE LLC 2018
- Bronner v. Duggan 2018
- Aracely v. Nielsen 2018
- Bean v. Perdue 2018
- Gilliard v. McWilliams 2018
- Markowicz v. Nielsen 2018
- United States v. Lieu 2018
- Lee-Thomas v. Labcorp 2018
- 100Reporters LLC v. U.S. Dep't of Justice 2018
- Jordan v. U.S. Dep't of Justice 2018
- Hardy Exploration & Prod. (India), Inc. v. Gov't of India 2018
- Duberry v. Dist. of Columbia 2018
- Middleton v. Dist. of Columbia 2018
- Pinson v. Dep't of Justice 2018
- Pinson v. U.S. Dep't of Justice 2018
- Alemayehu v. Abere 2018
- Ramirez v. U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement 2018
- Jordan v. U.S. Dep't of Labor 2018
- Tokar v. U.S. Dep't of Justice 2018
- Beach TV Props., Inc. v. Solomon 2018
- Judicial Watch, Inc. v. U.S. Dep't of State 2018
- Wesberry v. United States 2018
- Gilliard v. Martin Gruenberg, Chairman, Fed. Deposit Ins. Corp. 2018
- Welch v. Skorton 2018
- Bell v. United States 2018
- Am. Great Lakes Ports Ass'n v. Zukunft 2018
- Alemayehu v. Abere 2018
- Am. Civil Constr., LLC v. Fort Myer Constr. Corp. 2018
- Robinson v. Dist. of Columbia 2018
- Ferring Pharm., Inc. v. Azar 2018
- United States v. Lieu 2018
- Nabong v. Paddayuman 2018
- Parker v. Dist. of Columbia 2018
- Elliott v. Acosta 2018
- United to Protect Democracy v. Presidential Advisory Comm'n on Election Integrity 2017
- Partridge v. Am. Hosp. Mgmt. Co. 2017
- Parker v. U.S. Immigration & Customs Enforcement 2017
- Am. Hosp. Ass'n v. Hargan 2017
- Pub. Emps. for Envtl. Responsibility v. Envtl. Prot. Agency 2017
- Aguilar v. Michael & Son Servs., Inc. 2017
- Am. Great Lakes Ports Ass'n v. Zukunft 2017
- Raynor v. Dist. of Columbia 2017
- Bing v. Architect Capitol 2017
- Pharmaceutical Research & Manufacturers of America v. United States Department of Health & Human Services 2015
- Mokhtar v. Kerry 2014
- In re Charges of Judicial Misconduct 2014
- United States v. Holland 2014
- Organogenesis Inc. v. Sebelius 2014
- Information Strategies, Inc. v. Dumosch 2014
- Creecy v. Kellibrew 2013
- Paleteria La Michoacana, Inc. v. Productos Lacteos Tocumbo S.A. de C.V. 2013
- LG Display Co. v. Obayashi Seikou Co. 2013
- Myers v. Holiday Inns, Inc. 2013
- Quezada v. Marshall 2013
- Hegna v. Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps 2012