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.
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New Perspectives from the Bench
Cincinnati Student Chapter
University of Cincinnati College of Law2540 W Clifton Ave
Cincinnati, OH 45221
A Conversation with Judge Nalbandian
Chicago Student Chapter
The University of Chicago Law School1111 E 60th Street
Chicago, IL 60635
Originalism: Perspectives from the Bench
2021 National Lawyers Convention
The Mayflower Hotel1127 Connecticut Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20036
Panel 2: Separation of Powers During Emergencies
Fifth Annual Kentucky Chapters Conference
Kentucky State Capitol House Chambers700 Capital Ave
Frankfort, KY 40601
Litigation Strategies for a New Textualist Era
Northwestern Student Chapter
Northwestern Pritzker School of Law375 E. Chicago Ave.
Chicago, IL 60611
Originalism: Perspectives from the Bench
2021 National Lawyers Convention
The 2021 National Lawyers Convention took place November 11-13, 2021 at the Mayflower Hotel in...
Originalism: Perspectives from the Bench
2021 National Lawyers Convention
The 2021 National Lawyers Convention took place November 11-13, 2021 at the Mayflower Hotel in...
Panel 2: Separation of Powers During Emergencies
Fifth Annual Kentucky Chapters Conference
Featuring: Hon. Allison Joy Ball, State Treasurer, Commonwealth of Kentucky Kevin Gallagher, Counsel, Wilmer Hale...
Panel 2: Separation of Powers During Emergencies
Fifth Annual Kentucky Chapters Conference
Featuring: Hon. Allison Joy Ball, State Treasurer, Commonwealth of Kentucky Kevin Gallagher, Counsel, Wilmer Hale...
State Sovereignty or Fair-Weather Federalism?
Federalism & Separation of Powers Practice Group
The last few administrations have seen an increasing willingness by states to challenge the executive...