Nathan, Alison Julie Born 1972 in Philadelphia, PA Federal Judicial Service: Judge, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York Nominated by Barack Obama on March 31, 2011, to a seat vacated by Sidney H. Stein. Confirmed by the Senate on October 13, 2011, and received commission on October 17, 2011. Education: Cornell University, B.A., 1994 Cornell Law School, J.D., 2000 Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Betty B. Fletcher, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 2000-2001 Law clerk, Hon. John Paul Stevens, Supreme Court of the United States, 2001-2002 Private practice, Washington, D.C., 2002-2005 Private practice, New York City, 2005-2006 Visiting assistant professor, Fordham University School of Law, 2006-2008 Fritz Alexander Fellow, New York University School of Law, 2008-2009 Special assistant to the President and associate White House counsel, The White House, 2009-2010 Special counsel to the solicitor general, Office of the Attorney General of New York, 2010-2011