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Alison Julie Nathan

Alison Julie Nathan

Second Circuit Court of Appeals

Born 1972 in Philadelphia, PA

FJC ID: 3393

Alison Julie Nathan (born June 18, 1972) is an American lawyer who has served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit since 2022. She served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 2011 to 2022. She previously served as associate White House counsel for President Barack Obama.

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Gender
Female
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. State of New York
    State of New York
    Special counsel to the solicitor general · 2010–2011
  2. Associate White House counsel and special assistant to President Barack Obama
    2009–2010
  3. New York University School of Law
    New York University School of Law
    Fritz Alexander Fellow · 2008–2009
  4. Fordham University School of Law
    Fordham University School of Law
    Visiting assistant professor · 2006–2008
  5. Private practice, New York City
    2005–2006
  6. Private practice, Washington, D.C.
    2002–2005
  7. Supreme Court of the United States
    Supreme Court of the United States
    Law clerk , Hon. John Paul Stevens · 2001–2002
  8. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
    Law clerk , Hon. Betty B. Fletcher · 2000–2001

Appointments

  1. Second Circuit Court of Appeals
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
    2022–present · Appointed by Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
  2. New York Southern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
    2011–2022 · Appointed by Barack Obama (Democratic)
    Term ended: Appointment to Another Judicial Position

Education

  1. Cornell University Law School
    Cornell Law School
    J.D. · 2000
  2. Cornell University
    B.A. · 1994