Samuel Alba
United States magistrate judge From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
United States magistrate judge From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Samuel Alba (born 1947) is a former United States magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the District of Utah.
Samuel Alba | |
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Magistrate Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Utah | |
In office 1992 – June 30, 2012 | |
Personal details | |
Born | 1947 (age 76–77) |
Education | Utah State University (B.S.) Arizona State University College of Law (J.D.) |
Alba was born in 1947.
Alba graduated from Utah State University in 1969 with a bachelor's degree in political science.[1] He graduated from the Arizona State University College of Law in 1972.[1]
From 1972 to 1977, Alba worked at the Federal Public Defenders' Office in Phoenix, Arizona.[2] From 1977 to 1980, Alba worked at the Phoenix law firm of Gama, Iniguez, Guerrero & Albaal, where he practiced in the area of personal injury and criminal defense.[2][3]
On October 8, 1980, Alba was admitted to the Utah State Bar.[3] From 1980 to 1987, Alba worked as first assistant and then chief of the criminal section at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Utah in Salt Lake City.[2] From 1987 to 1992, Albra was a shareholder at the Salt Lake City firm of Yeates, Prince, and Geldzhaler, practicing in the areas of commercial litigation and white-collar criminal defense.[2]
Alba was a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the District of Utah from August 1992 to 2012.[1] He was chief magistrate judge from 2003 to 2008.[2] He served on the Judicial Conference Committee on Defender Services, and is co-chair of the building committee for the District of Utah.[3] He retired from the bench on June 30, 2012.
Alba has been involved in several notable court cases:
On 2005, the Utah Minority Bar Association honored Alba as one of the first 50 minority lawyers in Utah.[2] In 2009, Alba was included in Latinos in Utah, book recognizing the contributions made by Latinos in the State of Utah.[2] In 2010, Alba delivered a speech entitled "The Changing Face of Law in Latin America" as part of Utah State University's College of Humanities and Social Sciences Distinguished Alumni Speaker series.[1]
Alba was married to Nancy Alba until she died from breast cancer in 1992. Alba later married Anne Swensen. He has four children and eight grandchildren.[1][2]
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