John B. Nalbandian serves as a United States Circuit Judge from Kentucky on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit. He was nominated and confirmed to that position in 2018. Prior to that, Judge Nalbandian was a partner in the litigation practice group of Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP in Cincinnati, where he served as the firm’s lead appellate lawyer and also practiced complex litigation in state and federal courts. Judge Nalbandian was board certified by the Ohio State Bar Association as a specialist in appellate law. Prior to joining Taft, Judge Nalbandian practiced for five years in the appellate section of Jones Day in Washington, DC. Upon graduation from law school, Judge Nalbandian clerked for the Honorable Jerry E. Smith of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit in Houston. While in private practice, he also served as a board member of the State Justice Institute, a nonprofit organization established by the federal government to improve the administration of justice in state courts. He served as President of the Cincinnati Lawyers Chapter of the Federalist Society. He has also been involved in his community as a board member of the Greater Cincinnati Minority Counsel Program, and as a board member of the Asian Pacific Bar Association of Southwest Ohio. Judge Nalbandian earned his B.S., magna cum laude, from the Wharton School at the University of Pennsylvania and his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was inducted into the Order of the Coif and served as managing editor of the Virginia Law Review.
A Conversation with Sixth Circuit Judges John Nalbandian and Eric Murphy on their Recent Ascension to the Federal Bench
Michigan Student Chapter
Zoom Webinar -- University of MichiganVirtual
Ann Arbor, MI 48109
Litigation Strategies For A New Era
Virginia Student Chapter
University of Virginia School of Law580 Massie Road
Charlottesville, VA 22903
The Future of Antitrust: New Challenges to the Consumer Welfare Paradigm and Legislative Proposals
2019 National Lawyers Convention
The Mayflower Hotel1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
First Amendment Panel
2019 Kentucky Chapters Conference
Kentucky State Capitol House Chambers700 Capital Ave
Frankfort, KY 40601
2019 Kentucky Chapters Conference
Kentucky Lawyers Chapters
Kentucky State Capitol House Chambers700 Capital Ave
Frankfort, KY 40601
A Conversation with the Honorable John B. Nalbandian
Kentucky Student Chapter
University of Kentucky College of LawLaw Building, 620 S Limestone
Lexington, KY 40508
The Future of Antitrust: New Challenges to the Consumer Welfare Paradigm and Legislative Proposals
2019 National Lawyers Convention
On November 14, 2019, the Federalist Society's Corporations, Securities, & Antitrust Practice Group hosted a...
The Future of Antitrust: New Challenges to the Consumer Welfare Paradigm and Legislative Proposals
2019 National Lawyers Convention
On November 14, 2019, the Federalist Society's Corporations, Securities, & Antitrust Practice Group hosted a...
First Amendment Panel
2019 Kentucky Chapters Conference
On October 7, 2019, The Federalist Society held a panel on The First Amendment at...
First Amendment Panel
2019 Kentucky Chapters Conference
On October 7, 2019, The Federalist Society held a panel on The First Amendment at...
Panel 4: Blockchain-Backed Cryptocurrencies: Order Without Law in the Digital Age
2019 National Student Symposium
On March 15-16, 2019, the Federalist Society's student chapter at the ASU Sandra Day O'Connor...