Alexander M.M. Uballez

Alexander M.M. Uballez is an American lawyer serving as the United States attorney for the District of New Mexico.

Education
Uballez earned a Bachelor of Arts from Pomona College in 2008 and a Juris Doctor from the Columbia University School of Law in 2011.

Career
In 2011, Uballez served as a fellow in the New Jersey State Attorney General's Office. From 2011 to 2012, he served as an assistant district attorney for the First Judicial District Attorney's Office in Santa Fe. From 2012 to 2016, he was an assistant district attorney in the Second Judicial District Attorney's office in Albuquerque. Since 2016, he has served as an assistant United States attorney in the United States Attorney's Office for the District of New Mexico.

U.S. attorney for the District of New Mexico
On January 26, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Uballez to be the United States attorney for the District of New Mexico. On January 31, 2022, his nomination was sent to the United States Senate. On May 12, 2022, his nomination was reported out of committee by voice vote. On May 17, 2022, his nomination was confirmed in the Senate by voice vote. He was sworn in on May 24, 2022.