10 Facts About Roy Altman

Roy Kalman Altman was born on 1982 and is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Roy Altman earned his Juris Doctor in 2007 from Yale Law School, where he was Projects Editor for the Yale Law Journal.

Roy Altman began his legal career as a law clerk to Judge Stanley Marcus of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Roy Altman served for six years as an assistant United States attorney for the Southern District of Florida, where he prosecuted hundreds of criminal cases and tried more than 20 cases to jury verdict, arguing several of them before the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.

Roy Altman won the Director of the Executive Office of US Attorneys Award for Superior Litigation Team in United States v Mentor, the Director of the Executive Office of US Attorneys Award for Superior Litigation Performance in United States v Flanders, the Federal Bar Association Young Federal Lawyer Award, and the Federal Prosecutor of the Year award from the Miami-Dade County Association of Chiefs of Police and the Law Enforcement Officers Charitable Foundation.

Roy Altman was mentioned as a potential judicial nominee in February 2018.

Roy Altman was nominated to the seat vacated by Judge Joan A Lenard, who assumed senior status on July 1,2017.

Roy Altman's nomination was sent to the Senate later that day.

Roy Altman received his judicial commission on April 9,2019.

Roy Altman was a member of the Federalist Society from 2004 to 2007 and rejoined the organization in 2015.