Political Quotes

“Mr. President, this work period, the Senate will continue to confirm highly qualified, diverse nominees to the Federal judiciary. First on the list is Judge Ana Isabel de Alba, who has been nominated to the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California. A San Joaquin Valley native, Judge de Alba has served as a Superior Court Judge for Fresno County, CA, since 2018. She has presided over thousands of hearings and more than seven bench trials before the court's Criminal Misdemeanor Division, the Juvenile Justice Division, and the Environmental Quality Act Panel. Prior to her judicial service, Judge de Alba practiced for 11 years at a Fresno-area law firm, where she became partner in just 5 years and specialized in business, employment, construction, and personal injury law. In addition to her expansive litigation practice before California State courts, Judge de Alba handled many administrative law trials before a State agency as well as a Federal jury trial. Judge de Alba earned her B.A. with highest honors and her J.D. from the University of California at Berkeley. The American Bar Association has unanimously rated Judge de Alba as ``Qualified'' to serve on the Eastern District of California, and she also has received the strong support of her home State Senators, Mrs. Feinstein and Mr. Padilla. With her record of fair-minded judicial service and years of litigation experience, Judge de Alba will serve her home district well as a Federal district court judge.…”