Anthony John Trenga was born on 1949 and is a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia as well as the Presiding Judge of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court.
10 Facts About Anthony Trenga
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Anthony Trenga was a law clerk to Judge Ted Dalton of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia from 1974 to 1975.
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Anthony Trenga is a fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Society of Barristers and a member of the American Law Institute.
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Anthony Trenga was confirmed by the United States Senate on September 26,2008, and received his commission on October 14,2008.
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In October 2009, Anthony Trenga set aside the jury conviction of two top salespeople at Teach Me to Trade, a part of Whitney Information Network, which uses infomercials and hotel seminars across the country to sell courses and software on making money in the stock market.
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On March 24,2017, Anthony Trenga was the first federal judge to rule in favor of the Trump administration's executive order that limits travel from six Muslim-majority countries.
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On September 24,2019, Anthony Trenga set aside the conviction of Bijan Khan, business partner of Donald Trump's former National Security Advisor Michael Flynn, on acting as an agent for a foreign power without notifying the Justice Department.
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In May 2019, Anthony Trenga ordered Chelsea Manning to be jailed for civil contempt for her refusal to testify before a grand jury pursuant to a subpoena.
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In March 2020, Anthony Trenga rescinded his order directing the jailing of Manning, after she attempted to kill herself the day before.
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Anthony Trenga ordered that Manning pay $256,000 in fines that had accumulated over the course of her confinement.