Diana Saldaña
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas. Born 1971.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 5, 2011
- Senate vote
- 94 to 0
- Confirmed
- Feb 7, 2011
- Commissioned
- Feb 9, 2011
Other federal judicial service
- U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, 2006-2011
Education
- B.A., University of Texas, 1993
- B.A., University of Texas, 1994
- J.D., University of Texas School of Law, 1997
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. George P. Kazen, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1997-1998
- Staff attorney, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1998
- Trial attorney, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1998-1999
- Private practice, Houston, Texas, 2000-2001
- Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Texas, 2001-2006
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, July 14, 2010; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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