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Roger Benitez's Biography

Contact Information

Edward J. Schwartz United States Courthouse
221 West Broadway, Courtroom 5A, Suite 5135
San Diego, CA 92101

Full Name:

Roger T. Benitez

Gender:

Male

Family:

Wife: Kitty; Children 2: Dr. Benitez, Mary

Birth Date:

1950

Birth Place:

Havana, Cuba

JD, Thomas Jefferson School of Law, 1978

BA, San Diego State University, 1974

AA, Imperial Valley College, 1971

No political experience information on file.

Senior Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of California, 2017-present

Former Attorney, Heim, Benitez & Driskill

Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of California, 2004-2017

Magistrate Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of California, 2001-2004

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of California, June 17, 2004

Nominated by President George W. Bush, Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of California, May 1, 2003

Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Imperial, 1997-2001

Instructor, Imperial Valley College, 1998-1999

Former Member, Board of Directors, Imperial County Bar Association

Former Member, Board of Directors, Imperial County Private Industry Council

Member, Committee on Financial Disclosure, United States Judicial Conference

Former Member, DeAnza Rescue Unit

Member, Federal Judges Association

Former Member, Imperial County Water Board

Coach, Mock Trial Team, Central Union High School

Former Member, Ninth Circuit Education Committee

Member, Patent Pilot Project Panel, Southern District of California

Member, San Diego Federal Bar Association

Former Member, State-Federal Judicial Council

Charter Member, Wallace Inn of Court

Member, Board of Directors, California Youth Soccer Association, 1985-1994

Member, El Centro Planning Commission, 1989-1994

Chair, El Centro Planning Commission, 1991-1992

President, Board of Directors, Imperial County Bar Association, 1988

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