Nelson Stephen Román at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Jurisdiction
- New York · Federal
- Judicial service
- May 13, 2013–present
Nelson Stephen Román
Judge · U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Available research
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Biography
Professional career
- Associate justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Appellate Division, First Judicial Department, 2009-2013
- Justice, Supreme Court of the State of New York, Civil Term, Bronx County, 2003-2009
- Judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, Bronx County, 2001-2002
- Housing court judge, Civil Court of the City of New York, Bronx County, 1998-2000
- Law clerk, Hon. Jose A. Padilla, Jr., Civil Court of the City of New York, 1995-1998
- Assistant district attorney, Kings County, NY, 1994-1995
- Special narcotics assistant district attorney, New York City, 1992-1994
- Assistant district attorney, Kings County, NY, 1989-1991
Judicial service
- Judge, Appellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York, 2009-2013
- Judge, District Court, S.D. New York, 2013-present
Education
- Fordham University · B.A., 1984
- Brooklyn Law School · J.D., 1989
Personal record
Born 1960 · New York, NY
Courtroom rules and guidance
Civil Remote Testimony
In federal district-court civil proceedings, testimony is ordinarily taken in open court; remote contemporaneous testimony requires good cause in compelling circumstances and appropriate safeguards.
For good cause in compelling circumstances and with appropriate safeguards, the court may permit testimony in open court by contemporaneous transmission from a different location.Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court ↗
Criminal Recording And Broadcasting
Federal district courts may not permit courtroom photography or broadcasting during criminal judicial proceedings unless a statute or another federal rule provides an exception.
Except as otherwise provided by a statute or these rules, the court must not permit the taking of photographs in the courtroom during judicial proceedings or the broadcasting of judicial proceedings from the courtroom.Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/1394196CourtListener judicial biographical directory
Identity source · HTML · checked August 2, 2026
https://www.courtlistener.com/person/2768/nelson-stephen-roman/Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 43(a), Testimony in Open Court
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-civil-procedureFederal Rule of Criminal Procedure 53, Courtroom Photographing and Broadcasting Prohibited
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/court-records/access-court-proceedings/remote-public-access-proceedings/history-cameras-broadcasting-and-remote-public-access-courts