Samuel Alba was born on 1947 and is a former United States magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the District of Utah.
12 Facts About Samuel Alba
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Samuel Alba graduated from the Arizona State University College of Law in 1972.
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From 1972 to 1977, Samuel Alba worked at the Federal Public Defenders' Office in Phoenix, Arizona.
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On October 8,1980, Samuel Alba was admitted to the Utah State Bar.
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From 1980 to 1987, Samuel Alba worked as first assistant and then chief of the criminal section at the US Attorney's Office for the District of Utah in Salt Lake City.
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Samuel Alba was a federal magistrate judge for the United States District Court for the District of Utah from August 1992 to 2012.
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Samuel Alba was chief magistrate judge from 2003 to 2008.
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Samuel Alba served on the Judicial Conference Committee on Defender Services, and is co-chair of the building committee for the District of Utah.
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Samuel Alba retired from the bench on June 30,2012.
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In 2009, Samuel Alba was included in Latinos in Utah, book recognizing the contributions made by Latinos in the State of Utah.
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In 2010, Samuel 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.
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Samuel Alba was married to Nancy Samuel Alba until she died from breast cancer in 1992.