Fourth Circuit
Albert Diaz
Chief Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- Barack ObamaDemocratic
- Seat
- CA41203
- Nominated
- Nov. 4, 2009
- Committee hearing
- Dec. 16, 2009
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Jan. 28, 2010
- Senate vote
- Voice
- Confirmed
- Dec. 18, 2010
- Commissioned
- Dec. 22, 2010
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Chief Judge from
- Jan. 1, 2023
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 10panel identified Sat on the panel in Tracey Edwards v. Benita Witherspoon
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Aug. 24panel identified Sat on the panel in Lizbeyde Piedra v. Todd Blanche
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Aug. 20panel identified Sat on the panel in Central Appalachian Coal Company v. DOWCP
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Aug. 6panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Robert Boyd
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Aug. 5panel identified Sat on the panel in Elshan Bayramov v. Peritus Portfolio Services
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Aug. 5panel identified Sat on the panel in Elshan Bayramov v. American Credit Acceptance
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Aug. 4opinion issued Authored the opinion in Michael Driggs v. CIA
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July 13panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Jose Belmonte Cardozo
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July 9opinion issued Authored the opinion in Randle Jackson v. Gerald Bush
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July 9opinion issued Authored the opinion in Maximino Ramos v. Todd Blanche
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July 8panel identified Sat on the panel in George Steen v. Leslie Dismukes
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July 2panel identified Sat on the panel in K.C. Langford v. Donnie Stonebreaker
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opinion | Michael Driggs v. CIA | Fourth Circuit | Aug. 4, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Randle Jackson v. Gerald Bush | Fourth Circuit | July 9, 2026 |
| Opinion | Maximino Ramos v. Todd Blanche | Fourth Circuit | July 9, 2026 |
| Opinion | FS Medical Supplies, LLC v. Tanner Pharma UK Limited | Fourth Circuit | June 25, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Christopher Bendann | Fourth Circuit | June 25, 2026 |
| Opinion | FS Medical Supplies, LLC v. TannerGAP, Inc. | Fourth Circuit | June 25, 2026 |
| Opinion | Kenneth McPherson v. Robert Patton | Fourth Circuit | May 21, 2026 |
| Opinion | Brittany Ruffin v. Kevin Davis | Fourth Circuit | April 29, 2026 |
| Dissent | Margaret Byers v. Gordon Painter | Fourth Circuit | April 17, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Trent Russell | Fourth Circuit | April 14, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. Joseph Castellano | Fourth Circuit | April 6, 2026 |
| Opinion | Eleanor McGinn v. Broadmead, Inc. | Fourth Circuit | Feb. 18, 2026 |
| Opinion | City of Southfield General Employees' Retirement v. Advance Auto Parts, Inc. | Fourth Circuit | Feb. 17, 2026 |
| Opinion of the Court | Natl. Assoc. of Diversity Officers in Higher Edu. v. Donald Trump | Fourth Circuit | Feb. 6, 2026 |
| Concurrence | Natl. Assoc. of Diversity Officers in Higher Edu. v. Donald Trump | Fourth Circuit | Feb. 6, 2026 |
| Dissent | United States v. Francisco Celedon | Fourth Circuit | Jan. 30, 2026 |
| Opinion | Dominion Coal Corporation v. DOWCP | Fourth Circuit | Jan. 15, 2026 |
| Opinion | Sabara Roberts v. J. Evans | Fourth Circuit | Jan. 6, 2026 |
| Opinion | Jules Gautier v. Tams Management, Inc. | Fourth Circuit | Jan. 2, 2026 |
| Opinion | United States v. James Gould | Fourth Circuit | Jan. 2, 2026 |