--- title: "Ana Isabel de Alba | KnowJudges" canonical: "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ana-isabel-de-alba" page_type: "judge_profile" updated: "2026-10-07" --- # Ana Isabel de Alba U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · U.S. Circuit Judge ## Profile - Court: U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit - State: National federal courts - Role: U.S. Circuit Judge - Service status: active - Last verified: 2026-07-25 ## Summary Official statewide and applicable court procedural guidance applies to this judge. ## Biography ### Professional career - American attorney and judge who currently serves as a United States circuit judge on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, appointed by President Joe Biden in 2023 - Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Fresno, 2018-present - Juvenile Justice Division, 2021-2022 - Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Fresno, 2018-2022 - Legal career: ACLU Immigrants’ Rights Project, San Francisco (2007) Associate, then partner, Lang Richet & Patch, Fresno, CA (2007–2018) — litigated tort, employment, construction, and business law cases; advised the Consulate of Mexico Adjunct professor, San Joaquin College of Law (2021) - Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California - In summary: Ana Isabel de Alba is a senior federal judge with a career spanning public service, private practice, and state and federal judicial roles, recognized for her work in civil rights, labor law, and accessible justice ### Education - University of California — J.D. (2007) - UC Berkeley School of Law — J.D. (2007) - (highest honors), University of California, Berkeley — B.A. (2002) - University of California-Berkeley — J.D. - Academy for Jewish Religion-California — B.A. ### Additional information - Commissioned: November 15, 2023 - Confirmed by Senate: November 13, 2023 (48–43 vote) - U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of California (July 7, 2022 – November 16, 2023) Nominated by President Biden on January 19, 2022, to replace Morrison C. England Jr. Confirmed by the Senate on June 21, 2022 (53–45 vote) - Fresno County Superior Court (October 11, 2018 – July 7, 2022) Appointed by Governor Jerry Brown to fill a vacancy - Criminal Law Division, 2018-2021 - Private practice, Fresno, California, 2007-2018 - Born 1979 in Merced, California. - Date of birth: 1979 - Predecessor: Paul J. Watford - Public service: Founded a Workers’ Rights Clinic in Fresno, collaborating with Legal Aid at Work, the Consulate of Mexico, and local legal services Performed an average of 300 pro bono hours annually - De Alba is a first-generation Mexican American and the child of farmworkers. - Her early experiences, including unpaid labor and workplace injustices, shaped her commitment to accessible justice. - Birth place: Merced ## Before you appear - Read the judge-specific standing order first when one is listed. - Check the docket and case orders for requirements that supersede broader guidance. - Confirm current remote-access and courtroom technology arrangements before the proceeding. ## Courtroom Rules ### appellate oral argument Scope: courtwide In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation. Evidence excerpt: Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessary [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure) Source checked: 2026-07-26 ## Sources - [Official profile](https://www.fjc.gov/node/12145571) - [Official roster](https://www.fjc.gov/node/12145571) - [Federal Judicial Center biography](https://www.fjc.gov/node/12145571) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14291/ana-isabel-de-alba/) - [Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument](https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure) - [CourtListener judicial biographical directory](https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14291/ana-isabel-de-alba/) - [Judge Ana Isabel de Alba](https://www.fjc.gov/node/12145571) - [Wikidata: Ana de Alba](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q110621905) ## JSON-LD ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "WebPage", "@id": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ana-isabel-de-alba", "url": "https://knowjudges.com/kyj/judge/ana-isabel-de-alba", "name": "Ana Isabel de Alba | KnowJudges", "description": "Ana Isabel de Alba, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. 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