Roger T. Benitez

Judge Roger T. Benitez

Personal

Birthday:

1950

Birthplace:

Havana, Cuba

Race or Ethnicity:

Hispanic

Gender:

Male

Prior Employment:

Private practice, Imperial County, California, 1978-1997
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Imperial, 1997-2001
Instructor, Imperial Valley College, 1998-1999

Education

Name of School:

Imperial Valley College

Degree:

A.A.

Degree Year:

1971

Name of School - Second:

San Diego State University

Degree - Second:

B.A.

Degree Year - Second:

1974

Name of School - Third:

Thomas Jefferson School of Law

Thomas Jefferson School of Law is a private, independent law school. The mission of the law school is to provide an outstanding legal education for a nationally-based, diverse student body in a collegial and supportive environment with attention to newly emerging areas of law, particularly those related to technological development, globalization and the quest for social justice.

Degree - Third:

J.D.

Degree Year - Third:

1978

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Southern District of California

Court Name:

California Southern District Court

President Nominating:

George W. Bush

Party Affiliation of President:

Republican

Commission Date:

6/21/2004

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of California, 2001-2004