Albert Diaz
| Albert Diaz | |
| Current Court Information: | |
| United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | |
| Title: | Judge |
| Service: | |
| Appointed by: | Barack Obama |
| Active: | 12/22/2010 - Present |
| Preceded by: | William Walter Wilkins |
| Personal History | |
| Born: | 1960 |
| Home State: | Brooklyn, NY |
| Bachelors: | U. of Pennsylvania '83 |
| Law School: | New York U. Law '88 |
| Grad. School: | Boston U. '93 |
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Albert Diaz (b. 1960) is an Article III federal judge for the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. He was nominated to the court by Barack Obama. Diaz is the first Hispanic judge to serve the Fourth District. [1] Diaz received his commission to serve the court on December 22, 2010. [2]
Early life and education
Diaz grew up in Brooklyn, NY. His divorced parents were Puerto Rican, and Diaz was raised by his mother along with his two brothers. [3] Diaz earned his undergraduate degree from Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania in 1983. In 1988 he received his J.D. from the New York University School of Law, and in 1993 he received his M.S. from Boston University. Diaz also served with the Marines from 1988-1955 as a Judge Advocate for the U.S. Marines, retiring as a Lt. Colonel, USMCR. [4]
Professional career
Diaz was a Special Superior Court Judge for Complex Business Cases (one of only three such courts in the state) in North Carolina at the time of his federal confirmation.
After leaving active duty with the Marines, Diaz worked as an attorney with the firm Hunton & Williams until 2001. He was known at the firm for his work representing tobacco company Philip Morris during various lawsuits. In 2001, Diaz was appointed by Governor Mike Easley as Resident Superior Court Judge for Judicial District 26. Diaz was the first Hispanic to serve as a North Carolina Superior Courts judge. In 2003 he again received an appointment from Easly, this time as a Special Superior Court Judge. He served in this position until 2005, when he was appointed by North Carolina Chief Justice Beverly Lake as a Business Court Judge. Also from 2000-2005 Diaz served as a Military Judge for the U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary and as an Appellate Judge for the U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals. [3][4]
Federal judgeship nomination
President Obama nominated Diaz to a seat on the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit on November 4, 2009. [5]
Diaz received a unanimous rating of "Well Qualified" from the American Bar Association. [6]
Judiciary Committee hearing
Diaz received a unanimous vote from the Senate Judiciary Committee to forward his nomination to the full Senate. [7]
He had a hearing before the Committee on December 16, 2009. [8] He was heard along with fellow nominee James Wynn by just three of the Committee members. When asked about his judicial philosophy, Diaz said: "We're not simply dealing with an academic exercise, but we're affecting people's lives in each and every case". [9][10] They reported him to the Senate on January 28, 2010 and the Senate confirmed his nomination on December 18, 2010. [6]
Awards and Associations
- Vice-President of the North Carolina Bar Association
- Member, ABA Judicial Division
- Member of the NCBA Hispanic-Latino Lawyers Committee
- Member of the NCBA Minorities in the Profession Committee
- Member of the Hispanic National Bar Association
- Member of the Continuing Judicial Education Committee, North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges
- Member of the American College of Business Court Judges
- Member of the Mecklenburg County Bar Nominating Committee
- Member of the Special Committee on Diversity
- Secretary, Chief Justice William H. Bobbitt Inn of Court [4]
Notable cases
See also
External links
- Blog of Legal Times "2nd Circuit Is Back in Democrats' Hands", December 20, 2010
- NYU School of Law News "Albert Diaz '88 and Raymond Lohier '91 confirmed as federal appeals court judges" December 20, 2010
- ACSBlog "Today's Fourth Circuit Nominations", November 4, 2009
- Associated Press "White House nominates 2 NC judges for 4th Circuit", November 4, 2009
- The Sun News "2 N.C. judges nominated to 4th Circuit seats", November 5, 2009
- Blog of Legal Times "Obama Nominates Two from N.C. to the 4th Circuit", November 4, 2009
- Washington Post 44 "Obama nominates two to the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals", November 4, 2009
References
- ↑ WRAL "White House nominates two N.C. judges for 4th Circuit", November 4, 2009
- ↑ Diaz Biography from the Federal Judicial Center.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Charlotte Observer "White House evaluates Diaz for 4th Circuit Court", October 9, 2009
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 North Carolina Court System Diaz Biography
- ↑ White House Press Release "President Obama Nominates Judge Albert Diaz and Judge James Wynn to the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals", November 4, 2009
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Judicial Nomination Materials
- ↑ Off the Record "Wynn, Diaz advance", January 28, 2010
- ↑ Senate Judiciary Committee Official Hearing Notice
- ↑ News Observer "N.C. judges get easy hearing in Senate", December 17, 2009
- ↑ News-Record:Off the Record "N.C. judges show well at confirmation hearing", December 17, 2009
| Federal judicial offices | ||
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| Preceded by: William Walter Wilkins |
Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals 2010–present |
Succeeded by: NA |
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| 2009 |
Gerard Lynch • David Hamilton • Sonia Sotomayor • Andre Davis • D.P. Marshall • Richard Seeborg • Jeffrey Viken • Charlene Honeywell • Irene Berger • Roberto Lange • Christina Reiss • Dolly Gee • Jacqueline Nguyen • Abdul Kallon • William Conley • Nancy D. Freudenthal • Gloria M. Navarro • Florence Pan • | ||
| 2010 |
Barbara Keenan • Kathleen M. O'Malley • Denny Chin • Leonard Stark • Joseph Greenaway • Thomas Vanaskie • Mark Goldsmith • Elena Kagan • Beverly Martin • Mary Murguia • Ellen Hollander • James Wynn • Jane Magnus-Stinson • Susan Richard Nelson • Audrey Fleissig • Timothy S. Black • James Bredar • Sharon Coleman • Leslie Kobayashi • Kimberly Mueller • Catherine Eagles • Benita Pearson • Jane Stranch • O. Rogeriee Thompson • Rosanna Peterson • Albert Diaz • Brian Jackson • J. Michelle Childs • Richard Mark Gergel • Josephine S. Tucker • Lucy H. Koh • Marisa Demeo • Tanya Walton Pratt • Jon E. DeGuilio • Elizabeth Erny Foote • Marc Thomas Treadwell • Gary Feinerman • William J. Martinez • Scott Matheson • Raymond Lohier • Todd E. Edelman • John A. Gibney • Edmond E. Chang • Carlton W. Reeves • Denise Casper • Robert Leon Wilkins • Beryl A. Howell • Maria Elizabeth Raffinan • | ||
| 2011 |
Sue Myerscough • James Graves • Bernice Donald • Christopher Droney • Claire Cecchi • Esther Salas • Henry Floyd • Morgan Christen • Evan Wallach • Diana Saldaña • Michael Urbanski • Cathy Bissoon • Anthony J. Battaglia • Edward Chen • Sharon L. Gleason • Marco A. Hernandez • Andrew L. Carter, Jr. • Nelva Gonzales Ramos • Timothy M. Cain • Scott W. Skavdahl • John A. Ross • Robert N. Scola, Jr. • John A. Kronstadt • Edward J. Davila • R. Brooke Jackson • James E. Boasberg • James E. Shadid • Steve C. Jones • John McConnell • Amy Totenberg • Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers • Paul K. Holmes • Susan L. Carney • Max O. Cogburn, Jr. • Amy B. Jackson • Jane Triche-Milazzo • Michael H. Simon • Kathleen M. Williams • Marina Marmolejo • Susan Hickey • Mae A. D'Agostino • Jimmie V. Reyna • Robert David Mariani • Ramona V. Manglona • J. Paul Oetken • Arenda L. Wright Allen • Mark Raymond Hornak • Vincent L. Briccetti • Roy Bale Dalton, Jr. • Sara Lynn Darrow • Kevin Hunter Sharp • Paul A. Engelmayer • Wilma Lewis • Nancy Torresen • Alison J. Nathan • Corinne Ann Beckwith • William Kuntz • Nannette Jolivette-Brown • Dana Christensen • Edgardo Ramos • Katherine Forrest • Stephen Higginson • Richard G. Andrews • James Gilstrap • Jennifer Zipps • Ronnie Abrams • Jennifer Di Toro • Yvonne Williams • | ||
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