Ricardo M. Urbina

Personal

Birthday: 
1946
Birthplace: 
New York, NY
Race or Ethnicity: 
Hispanic
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Staff attorney, District of Columbia Public Defender Service, 1970-1972
Private practice, Washington, D.C., 1972-1974
Professor and director, Criminal Justice Program, Howard University School of Law, 1974-81
Associate judge, Superior Court of the District of Columbia, 1981-1994

Education

Name of School: 
Georgetown University
Degree: 
B.A.
Degree Year: 
1967
Name of School - Second: 

Georgetown University Law Center

The Law Center provides a world of opportunities. We offer more courses and more seminars on domestic and international topics than any other law school in the country. Our program in clinical education, ranked among the best in the nation, offers a wide range of legal assistance to needy members of our community - including domestic abuse and child cases, political asylum cases, and environmental justice. Our location puts us within walking distance of Congress, the Supreme Court, and the Department of Justice.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1970

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia
Court Name: 

District of Columbia District Court

President Nominating: 
William J. Clinton
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
6/16/1994
Retirement from Active Service: 
1/31/2011
Termination Date: 
5/31/2012
Termination Reason: 
Retirement