1. Home
  2. Federal judges
  3. Albert Diaz

Albert Diaz

Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit

Albert Diaz serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed Dec 18, 2010. ABA rating: Well Qualified.

Appointed by
Barack Obama
Confirmed
Dec 18, 2010
ABA rating
Well Qualified
Born
1960

Appointments

  • Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth CircuitBarack Obama · Dec 18, 2010

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

More

From the Federal Judicial Center’s biographical directory of federal judges.

Cite or embed this page

Capitol Receipts, “Judge Albert Diaz, Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit,” https://www.capitolreceipts.com/judge/j1393541/albert-diaz (accessed 2026-10-13).

Open the interactive version ›