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Nelson Roman's Biography

Contact Information

Office

The Honorable Charles L. Brieant Jr. Federal Building and United States Courthouse
300 Quarropas Street, Courtroom 218
White Plains, NY 10601-4150

Full Name:

Nelson Stephen Roman

Gender:

Male

Birth Date:

1960

Birth Place:

New York, NY

Home City:

New York, NY

JD, School of Law, Brooklyn University, 1989

BA, Fordham University, 1984

No political experience information on file.

Member, First Judicial Department Judicial Hearing Officer Advisory Committee, New York State Unified Court System, present

Member, Mandatory Retirement of Judges, New York State Take Force, present

Member, Special Commission, Future of the New York State Courts, present

Member, Attorney Professionalism, New York State Bar Association, 2010-2012

Chair, New York City Bar Association, Minorities in the Courts Committee, 2002-2005

Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 2013-present

Associate Justice, Appellate Division, First Judicial Department, New York State Supreme Court, 2009-2013

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, May 9, 2013

Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, January 4, 2013

Associate Justice, New York State Supreme Court, Civil Term, Bronx County, 2003-2009

Adjunct Professor, City University of New York-Lehman College, 2003-2005

Adjunct Professor, Monroe College, 2004

Judge, New York City Civil Court, Bronx County, 2001-2002

Housing Court Judge, New York City Civil Court, Bronx County, 1998-2000

Law Clerk, Honorable Jose. A. Padilla, Jr., New York City Civil Court, New York, 1995-1998

Assistant District Attorney, Kings County District Attorney's Office, New York, 1989-1991, 1994-1995

Assistant District Attorney, Special Narcotics, New York, 1992-1994

Officer, New York City Police Department, 1986-1989

Member, Advisory Board, Monroe College Criminal Justice, 2009-present

Co-Founder/Member, Cervantes Society, 1995-present

Member, New York State Bar, 1990-present

Member, Bronx County Bar Association, present

Member, New York City Bar Association, present

Member, New York State Bar Association, present

Member, Puerto Rican Bar Association, present

Board Member, Riverdale Neighbor House, 2003-2009

Member, Schuyler Hill Beach Club, 2008

President/President Elect, Puerto Rican Bar Association, 1996-1998

Treasurer, Puerto Rican Bar Association, 1992-1994

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