Esther Salas

Esther Salas
Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
Assumed office
June 14, 2011
Appointed byBarack Obama
Preceded byKatharine Sweeney Hayden
Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey
In office
2006 – June 14, 2011
Personal details
Born (1968-12-29) December 29, 1968 (age 55)
Monterey Park, California
EducationRutgers University (BA, JD)

Esther Salas (born December 29, 1968) is an American District Judge of the United States District Court for the District of New Jersey sitting in Newark, New Jersey. She was a United States Magistrate Judge of the same court from 2006 until her confirmation as a district judge in 2011.

Salas is the first Hispanic woman to be a United States Magistrate Judge and as a United States District Judge in the District of New Jersey.[1]

On July 19, 2020, an anti-feminist lawyer, Roy Den Hollander, targeted Salas' family at their home. Salas's son Daniel, aged 20, opened the door when Den Hollander knocked and opened fire, killing Daniel at the scene. Her husband Mark was also shot multiple times and left in a critical but stable condition.[2][3][4] Salas was in the basement at the time of the attack and was not injured.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "Local roots". Hudson Reporter. 2011-07-24. Retrieved 2020-07-20.
  2. ↑ Wildstein, David (July 19, 2020). "Son of federal judge slain, husband in critical condition". New Jersey Globe. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  3. ↑ "Son of US District Judge Esther Salas killed, husband shot". Associated Press. July 19, 2020. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  4. ↑ Vigdor, Neil; Ortiz, Aimee; Armstrong, Kevin (July 19, 2020). "Husband and Son of a Federal Judge, Esther Salas, Are Shot in New Jersey". The New York Times. Retrieved July 20, 2020.
  5. ↑ Hong, Nicole; Rashbaum, William K.; Zaveri, Mihir (July 20, 2020). "'Anti-Feminist' Is Identified as Suspect in Killing of Son of Federal Judge in N.J." The New York Times. Retrieved July 20, 2020.