Omar J. Aboulhosn
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Omar J. Aboulhosn
United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
Tenure
2016 - Present
Years in position
9
Education
Omar J. Aboulhosn is a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia. He was appointed on December 3, 2015, to an eight-year term beginning on January 1, 2016, and ending on December 31, 2024.[1]
Prior to joining the district court, he was a judge for the Ninth Judicial Circuit, which presides over Mercer County in West Virginia.[2] He was appointed to the court by former Governor Joe Manchin III on December 5, 2008, and assumed office on January 1, 2009.[3] He won election to the court in 2010, and his term would have expired in 2016. He announced his retirement from this position on December 4, 2015[4][1]
Education
Aboulhosn received his bachelor's degree in political science, with a minor in communications, from Concord College in 1989. He earned his J.D. from the West Virginia University College of Law in 1992.[5][6]
Professional career
- 2016-present: Federal magistrate judge, Southern District of West Virginia
- 2009-2015: Judge, Ninth Judicial Circuit
- 2007-2008: Member, Princeton City Council
- 2004-2007: Chief mental hygiene commissioner, Mercer County
- 2004-2007: President, Police Civil Service Commission, City of Princeton
- 1999-2008: Partner, Sanders, Austin, Flanigan & Aboulhosn
- 1994-1999: Associate, Sanders, Austin, Flanigan & Aboulhosn
- 1997-1998: City court judge, City of Princeton
- 1992-1994: Associate attorney, Richardson and Davis[5][7][6]
Elections
2010
Aboulhosn defeated opponent Timothy D. Boggess in the primary election. He won the general election and was elected to the Ninth Judicial Circuit unopposed.[8][4]
- See also: West Virginia judicial elections, 2010
See also
- United States District Court for the Southern District of West Virginia
- United States Court of Appeals for the 4th Circuit
- Courts in West Virginia
- West Virginia counties
- Judicial selection in West Virginia
External links
- West Virginia Judiciary, "Ninth Judicial Circuit Judges and Court Information"
- West Virginia Judiciary, "Circuit Courts Overview"
- West Virginia Judiciary, "Court Information by County"
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 WVVA.com, "Judge Aboulhosn accepts appointment as U.S. magistrate," December 4, 2015
- ↑ West Virginia Judiciary, "Ninth Judicial Circuit Judges and Court Information," accessed September 16, 2015
- ↑ Bluefield Daily Telegraph, "Judge eager to make impact," December 13, 2008
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Bluefield Daily Telegraph, "Aboulhosn wins judgeship over Boggess," May 12, 2010
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 The West Virginia Record, "New Mercer judge to be sworn in on Jan. 16," January 7, 2009
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Information submitted on Judgepedia's biographical submission form on 9/2/2014
- ↑ Martindale.com, "Profile: Judge Omar J. Aboulhosn," accessed September 16, 2015
- ↑ Judge Omar, "Campaign Website," accessed September 18, 2015
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