Albert Diaz at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- December 22, 2010–present
Albert Diaz
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Special judge, North Carolina Business Court, 2005-2010
- Reserve appellate military judge, U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Court of Criminal Appeals, 2005-2006
- Judge, North Carolina Superior Court, 2001-2005
- Reserve military judge, U.S. Navy-Marine Corps Trial Judiciary, Camp Lejeune, NC, 2000-2005
- Private practice, Charlotte, NC, 1995-2001
- reserve appellate defense counsel, 1995-2000
- appellate government counsel, 1991-1995
- Office of the Judge Advocate General, U.S. Navy, Washington, D.C., 1991-2000
Judicial service
- Judge, Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit, 2010-present
Education
- Boston University · M.S., 1993
Personal record
Born 1960 · Brooklyn, NY
Courtroom rules and guidance
Appellate Oral Argument
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.
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 unnecessaryFederal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393541CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/867/albert-diaz/Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure