Diana Saldana

Judge Diana Saldana

Personal

Birthday:

1971

Birthplace:

Carrizo Springs, TX

Race or Ethnicity:

Hispanic

Gender:

Female

Prior Employment:

Law clerk, Hon. George P. Kazen, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 1997-1998
Staff attorney, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Agriculture, 1998
Trial attorney, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1998-1999
Private practice, Houston, Texas, 2000-2001
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of Texas, 2001-2006

Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas, July 14, 2010; no Senate vote

Education

Name of School:

University of Texas

Degree:

B.A.

Degree Year:

1993

Name of School - Second:

University of Texas

Degree - Second:

B.A.

Degree Year - Second:

1994

Name of School - Third:

University of Texas School of Law

Only a large law school devoted to excellence across the range of modern legal education can offer this diversity. UT manages to do so while at the same time offering students intimate settings for study and recreation. The entering class is divided into eight extracurricular Societies, which become hubs of fun and friendship. The first year curriculum includes small classes offering individual attention, and the upper class curriculum is studded with seminars, colloquia, and clinics. Large class or small, good teaching is the norm. Student satisfaction surveys place Texas at or near the top year after year; our teaching track record is seldom matched by any other law school.

Degree - Third:

J.D.

Degree Year - Third:

1997

Judicial Career

Court Name:

U. S. District Court, Southern District of Texas

Court Name:

Texas Southern District Court

President Nominating:

Barack Obama

Party Affiliation of President:

Democratic

Commission Date:

2/9/2011

Bankruptcy and Magistrate Services:

U.S. Magistrate Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of Texas, 2006-2011