Nelson Stephen Román
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Born 1960.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Appointed by
- Barack Obama (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 4, 2013
- Senate vote
- 97 to 0
- Confirmed
- May 9, 2013
- Commissioned
- May 13, 2013
Education
- B.A., Fordham University, 1984
- J.D., Brooklyn Law School, 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
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, September 20, 2012; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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