Alison Julie Nathan at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- March 30, 2022–present
Alison Julie Nathan
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Available research
AI abuse cases
1 caseAI-related ruling · January 30, 2024
Park v. Kim
- Court response
- Referral to Grievance Panel + Order to Disclose Misconduct to Client.
Biography
Professional career
- Special counsel to the solicitor general, State of New York, 2010-2011
- Associate White House counsel and special assistant to President Barack Obama, 2009-2010
- Fritz Alexander fellow, New York University School of Law, 2008-2009
- Visiting assistant professor, Fordham University School of Law, 2006-2008
- Private practice, New York City, 2005-2006
- Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2002-2005
- Law clerk, Hon. John Paul Stevens, Supreme Court of the United States, 2001-2002
- Law clerk, Hon. Betty B. Fletcher, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2000-2001
Judicial service
- Judge, District Court, S.D. New York, 2011-present
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Education
- Cornell University · B.A., 1994
Personal record
Born 1972 · Philadelphia, PA
Courtroom rules and guidance
Appellate Oral Argument
In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation.
Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessaryFederal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1393801CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2374/alison-julie-nathan/Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure