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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.

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