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U.S. Court of Federal Claims: Bonilla, Armando Omar

Born 1967 in New York, NY

Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. Court of Federal Claims
Nominated by Joseph R. Biden on October 5, 2021, to a seat vacated by Edward J. Damich. Confirmed by the Senate on December 18, 2021, and received commission on February 17, 2022.

Education:
West Virginia University, B.A., 1989
Seton Hall University School of Law, J.D., 1992

Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Garrett E. Brown, Jr., U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey, 1992-1994
Trial attorney, Commercial Litigation Branch, Civil Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1994-2001
Adjunct professor, legal research and writing, George Washington University Law School, 1996-1998
Trial attorney, Asset Forefeiture and Money Laundering Section, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2001-2002
Trial attorney, Public Integrity Section, Criminal Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 2002-2010
Senior counsel to the deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 2010-2014
Associate deputy attorney general, U.S. Department of Justice, 2014-2017
Associate general counsel, U.S. Marshals Service, U.S. Department of Justice, 2017-2018
Vice president, ethics and investigations, Capital One Financial Corp., McLean, Virginia, 2018-2022