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Nelson Stephen Román
Active judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Nelson Stephen Román serves on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Appointed by Barack Obama and confirmed May 9, 2013 by a 97–0 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama
- Confirmed
- May 9, 2013
- Senate vote
- 97–0
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1960
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New YorkBarack Obama · May 9, 2013
Education
- Fordham UniversityB.A., 1984
- Brooklyn Law SchoolJ.D., 1989
Career
Assistant district attorney, Kings County, New York, 1989-1991, 1994-1995; Special narcotics assistant district attorney, New York City, 1992-1994; Law clerk, Hon. Jose A. Padilla, Jr., Civil Court of the City of New York, 1995-1998; Housing court judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, Bronx County, 1998-2000; Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, Bronx County, 2001-2002; Justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Civil Term, Bronx County, 2003-2009; Associate justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, First Judicial Department, 2009-2013
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