Nancy Atlas
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Nancy Ellen Friedman Atlas (born May 20, 1949) is a former United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.
Early life and education
Born in New York City, Atlas received a Bachelor of Science degree from Tufts University in 1971 and a Juris Doctor from New York University School of Law in 1974. She was a law clerk to Judge Dudley Baldwin Bonsal of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 1974 to 1976.
Career
After working in private practice in New York City from 1976 to 1978 as an associate at the law firm Webster & Sheffield,[1] Atlas was an Assistant United States Attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1979 to 1982. She was thereafter in private practice in Houston, Texas, until 1995.
Federal judicial service
On April 4, 1995, Atlas was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas vacated by James DeAnda. She was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 30, 1995, and received her commission the same day. She assumed senior status on June 20, 2014. She retired from the court on July 31, 2022.[2]
See also
References
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- ↑ "Nancy Friedman Atlas," Directory of Federal Court Guidelines, In-house: MR, Wolters Kluwer Law & Business, 2017-2 Supplement.
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External links
- Nancy Friedman Atlas at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.Template:WikidataCheck
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- 1949 births
- Living people
- 20th-century Texas state court judges
- 20th-century American women judges
- 21st-century American judges
- 21st-century American women judges
- Assistant United States attorneys
- Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
- Lawyers from New York City
- Lawyers from Scarsdale, New York
- Scarsdale High School alumni
- United States district court judges appointed by Bill Clinton