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Albert Diaz
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2010
Albert Diaz , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Albert Diaz (born 1960) is an American lawyer who is the chief circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Diaz is the first Hispanic judge to serve on the Fourth Circuit. Prior to his appointment to the Court of Appeals, Diaz was a North Carolina state superior court judge and an appellate judge for the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals.
Education
- University of Pennsylvania, Wharton SchoolB.S., 1983
- New York University School of LawJ.D., 1988
- Boston UniversityM.S., 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
Biography
Albert Diaz (born 1960) is an American lawyer who is the chief circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Diaz is the first Hispanic judge to serve on the Fourth Circuit. Prior to his appointment to the Court of Appeals, Diaz was a North Carolina state superior court judge and an appellate judge for the Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals.
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