Nancy Friedman Atlas

Nancy Friedman Atlas
Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Incumbent
Assumed office June 20, 2014
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas
In office June 30, 1995 – June 20, 2014
Appointed by	Bill Clinton
Preceded by	James DeAnda
Succeeded by	George C. Hanks, Jr.
Personal details
Born	1949 (age 66–67) New York, New York
Alma mater	Tufts University (B.S.) New York University School of Law (J.D.)

Nancy Friedman Atlas (born 1949) is a Senior United States District Judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Early life and education

Born in New York, New York, Atlas received a B.S. from Tufts University in 1971 and a J.D. from New York University School of Law in 1974. She was a law clerk to Dudley Bonsal of the U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York from 1974 to 1976.

Career

After working in private practice in New York City from 1976 to 1978, 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.

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 and was succeeded by Judge George C. Hanks, Jr.

Sources

• Nancy Friedman Atlas at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.