Ana Isabel de Alba at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- November 15, 2023–present
Ana Isabel de Alba
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Adjunct professor, San Joaquin College of Law, 2021
- Professional Career: Private practice, Fresno, California, 2007-2018
Judicial service
- Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Fresno, 2018-present
- Professional Career: Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Fresno, 2018-2022; Criminal Law Division, 2018-2021; Juvenile Justice Division, 2021-2022
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
Education
- University of California-Berkeley · JD
- Academy for Jewish Religion-California · BA
- University of California · B.A., 2002
Personal record
Born 1979 · Merced
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/12145571CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/14291/ana-isabel-de-alba/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