[Congressional Record Volume 169, Number 187 (Monday, November 13, 2023)]
[Senate]
[Page S5475]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]



                       Nomination of Ana de Alba

  Mr. DURBIN. Madam President, today, the Senate will vote to confirm 
Judge Ana de Alba to the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. 
Born and raised in California's San Joaquin Valley, Judge de Alba 
attended the University of California, Berkeley as an undergraduate and 
law student, receiving her B.A. with highest honors in 2002 and her 
J.D. in 2007.
  Judge de Alba began her legal career as an associate at Lang, Richert 
& Patch, PC. There, her practice spanned business, employment, 
construction, and personal injury law. Within just 5 years, she became 
a partner. While at the firm and in honor of the challenges her own 
family faced while working as migrant farmworkers, Judge de Alba 
established a monthly worker's rights clinic to help low-wage workers 
understand their employment rights.
  In 2018, she began her service on the bench as a superior court judge 
for the Fresno County Superior Court. Last year, after this body 
confirmed her by a vote of 53-45, Judge de Alba joined the Federal 
bench as a judge on the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of 
California.
  The American Bar Association unanimously rated Judge de Alba as 
``qualified,'' to serve on the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals. The late 
Senator Feinstein strongly supported her nomination, as does Senator 
Padilla. With significant judicial experience and an unwavering 
dedication to equal justice under law, Judge de Alba will serve 
honorably on the Ninth Circuit.
  I am proud to support her nomination, and I urge my colleagues to do 
the same.
  Mrs. BLACKBURN. I yield the floor.