US District Judge John Vazquez has announced plans to leave the federal bench in New Jersey, becoming the latest appointee of President Barack Obama to resign early in their life tenure.
Vazquez, 52, made public plans Wednesday to resign in September, according to the US courts’ website. He was confirmed, 84-2, in 2016.
He is at least the sixth Obama appointee who has resigned or announced their intent to leave the bench since August. The other five joined their courts at 45 or younger, highlighting a potential downside as presidents of both parties seek younger judicial appointees to secure their seats for decades.
Judges appointed earlier in their career are more likely to step down early. George Hazel, an Obama appointee, who left the Maryland district court for a lucrative partnership at Gibson Dunn & Crutcher told Bloomberg Law that the pay boost played a role in his decision making.
He was a partner at Critchley, Kinum & Vazquez in Roseland, New Jersey, prior to his confirmation. He also served earlier in his career as an assistant US attorney in New Jersey and worked in the state attorney general’s office.
Vazquez’ chambers didn’t immediately comment.
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