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Roy Kalman Altman

Hon. Roy Kalman Altman

Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of Florida

On April 4, 2019, Judge Altman was confirmed to a seat on the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida. At 36, he became the youngest federal district court judge in the country—and the youngest federal judge ever appointed in the Southern District of Florida.

Judge Altman received a BA from Columbia University, where he played quarterback on the football team and pitched for the baseball team—earning All-Ivy honors. Judge Altman received his JD from the Yale Law School, where he was projects editor of the Yale Law Journal. After law school, the Judge clerked on the 11th Circuit Court of Appeals for the Honorable Stanley Marcus.

Judge Altman then became a federal prosecutor at the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Miami, where he twice received the Director of the Executive Office of U.S. Attorneys’ Award for Superior Performance by a federal prosecutor. In 2013, Judge Altman was named “Federal Prosecutor of the Year” by the Miami-Dade Chiefs of Police and the Law Enforcement Officers’ Charitable Foundation.

In 2014, Judge Altman became a partner at the Miami law firm of Podhurst Orseck, where he represented the victims of airplane crashes and bank fraud conspiracies.

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Hon. Robert H. Bork Memorial Roundtable: "A Person Without Prejudice Against Any Group"— The American Tradition of Religious Respect

Hon. Robert H. Bork Memorial Roundtable: "A Person Without Prejudice Against Any Group"— The American Tradition of Religious Respect

2025 National Lawyers Convention

Washington, DC
Speakers:
Roy Kalman Altman • Lisa Branch • Ted Cruz • Ray Gruender • Ryan D. Nelson • Andrew Oldham • Martha M. Pacold • Lee Rudofsky • David R. Stras • Amul R. Thapar • Evan A. Young
Topics:
Civil Rights • First Amendment • Religious Liberty • Free Speech & Election Law
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Hon. Robert H. Bork Memorial Roundtable: "A Person Without Prejudice Against Any Group"— The American Tradition of Religious Respect

Roy Kalman Altman, Lisa Branch, Ted Cruz, Ray Gruender, Ryan D. Nelson, Andrew Oldham, Martha M. Pacold, Lee Rudofsky, David R. Stras, Amul R. Thapar, Evan A. Young

2025 National Lawyers Convention

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Jewish, Greek, and Roman Influences on Western Legal Tradition

Roy Kalman Altman, Nicholas Cole, Josh Hammer

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