Alexander Uballez
United States Attorney for the District of New Mexico
United States Attorney Uballez was nominated by President Joseph R. Biden on January 26, and confirmed by the United States Senate on May 17. Uballez is the chief federal law enforcement officer for the district, and leads a team of over 180 federal prosecutors and staff across two offices.
Prior to his confirmation as United States Attorney, Uballez was as an Assistant United States Attorney in the District of New Mexico where he led organized crime investigations and prosecuted child sexual abuse, human trafficking, transnational and organized crime, and violent crime. Uballez also served as the District’s Project Safe Neighborhoods Coordinator, International Coordinator, and Internship Coordinator. Prior to joining the U.S. Attorney’s Office, Uballez served as an Assistant District Attorney in the First and Second Judicial District Attorney’s Offices of New Mexico where he prosecuted crimes against children, community and drug crimes, domestic violence and driving while intoxicated offenses.
Uballez received his J.D. from Columbia University School of Law in 2011 and his B.A. in Politics, Philosophy, and Economics from Pomona College in 2008.
As he took on his new responsibilities today, Uballez thanked former United States Attorney Fred Federici for his decades of service to New Mexico and the United States Attorney’s Office, including commending him for his exceptional leadership over the past seventeen months and during a global pandemic.
