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Revision as of 06:31, 8 July 2020
Alison Nathan | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| Assumed office October 17, 2011 | |
| Appointed by | Barack Obama |
| Preceded by | Sidney H. Stein |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Alison Julie Nathan June 1972 (age 51) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Education | Cornell University (B.A.) Cornell Law School (J.D.) |
Alison Julie Nathan (born June 1972) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Early life and education
Born in Philadelphia, Nathan earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in 1994 from Cornell University and then earned a Juris Doctor magna cum laude from Cornell Law School in 2000.[1] At Cornell, she was a member of the Quill and Dagger society and editor-in-chief of the Cornell Law Review.[2]
Professional career
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From 2000 until 2001, Nathan served as a law clerk for U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit Judge Betty Binns Fletcher. From 2001 until 2002, Nathan served as a law clerk for Associate Justice John Paul Stevens on the U.S. Supreme Court.[1] From 2002 until 2006, Nathan served as an associate in the New York and Washington, D.C. offices of the law firm Wilmer Cutler Pickering Hale and Dorr.[1] From 2006 until 2008, Nathan served as a visiting associate professor of law at Fordham University School of Law. From 2008 until 2009, Nathan served as a fellow at New York University School of Law.[1] From 2009 until 2010, Nathan served as a special assistant to President Barack Obama and also as Associate White House Counsel.[1] Since 2010 until her appointment as a United States District Judge, Nathan worked in the office of the Attorney General of New York as a special counsel to the state's Solicitor General.[1][2]
Federal judicial service
On March 31, 2011, President Obama nominated Nathan to a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York to replace Judge Sidney H. Stein, who took senior status in 2010.[1][3] The United States Senate confirmed Nathan in a 48–44 vote on October 13, 2011.[4] She received her judicial commission on October 17, 2011.[2]
Notable Cases
In 2014, Nathan banned Aereo from streaming live TV to devices.[5]
In 2020, Nathan presided over the Ghislaine Maxwell case.[6]
Personal
Nathan and her wife,[7] New York University School of Law Associate Professor of Clinical Law, Margaret (Meg) Satterthwaite, are parents to twin sons.[8]
See also
References
- ^ a b c d e f g The White House: Office of the Press Secretary (March 31, 2011). "President Obama Names Alison J. Nathan as Nominee for the United States District Court". whitehouse.gov. Archived from the original on 18 April 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
- ^ a b c "Nathan, Alison Julie – Federal Judicial Center". www.fjc.gov.
- ^ The White House: Office of the Press Secretary (March 31, 2011). "Nominations Sent to the Senate, 3/31/11". whitehouse.gov. Archived from the original on 18 April 2011. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
- ^ http://judiciary.senate.gov/nominations/112thCongress.cfm
- ^ "Aereo Injunction Memo – Online Copyright Infringement Liability Limitation Act – Copyright Law Of The United States". Scribd.
- ^ "Ghislaine Maxwell Charged In Manhattan Federal Court For Conspiring With Jeffrey Epstein To Sexually Abuse Minors". US Department of Justice.
- ^ https://abovethelaw.com/2014/11/legal-eagle-wedding-watch-left-out/
- ^ Geidner, Chris (March 31, 2011). "Alison Nathan, Former Obama White House Associate Counsel, Nominated for Federal Court". Metro Weekly. Archived from the original on 2011-04-16. Retrieved April 30, 2011.
External links
- Alison Nathan at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- Alison J. Nathan at Ballotpedia
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