Albert Diaz
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Born 1960.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Nov 4, 2009
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Dec 18, 2010
- Commissioned
- Dec 22, 2010
Other federal judicial service
- Reserve Military Judge, U.S. Marine Corps, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 2000-2005
- Reserve Military Appellate Judge, U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals, 2005-2006
Education
- B.S., University of Pennsylvania, Wharton School, 1983
- J.D., New York University School of Law, 1988
- M.S., Boston University, 1993
Career
- Prosecutor, defense counsel, and chief review officer, Legal Services Support Section, U.S. Marine Corps, Camp Lejeune, North Carolina, 1988-1991
- Office of the Judge Advocate General, U.S. Navy, Washington, D.C., 1991-2000
- appellate government counsel, 1991-1995
- reserve appellate defense counsel, 1995-2000
- Private practice, Charlotte, North Carolina, 1995-2001
- Judge, North Carolina Superior Court, 2001-2005
- Special judge, North Carolina Business Court, 2005-2010
- Member, Judicial Conference of the United States, 2023-present
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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