Judge Roy K. Altman, United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida, is the author of Israel on Trial: Examining the History, the Evidence, and the Law (Simon & Schuster, 2025). A former federal prosecutor named "Federal Prosecutor of the Year" by the Miami-Dade Chiefs of Police, Judge Altman has brought the same rigorous, evidence-based approach from the courtroom to one of the world's most contentious geopolitical debates.
In this lunchtime program hosted by the Orange County Federalist Society, Judge Altman will discuss his new book, which applies courtroom-tested standards—burden of proof, corroboration, chain of custody—to the claims of colonialism, apartheid, and genocide frequently leveled against Israel. Drawing on historical records, archaeological evidence, genetic data, and international law, Israel on Trial asks what it means to demand proof—and what’s at stake when we stop asking for it.
Please join us as Judge Altman explores how legal rigor can bring clarity to the world's most polarizing conflict, and what the evidence actually shows when held to the standards of a courtroom.
When: Thursday, July 23, 2026 at 11:45 a.m. (registration), 12:00 Noon (lunch)
Where: 1st Floor Conference Room, 2040 Main Street, 1st Floor, Irvine, CA.
Cost: $30/members, $35/non-members, $20/students, for lunch and 1 hour of MCLE credit (the Federalist Society is a California State Bar approved provider of MCLE).
RSVP and Pay: To RSVP and pay by credit card, please visit the Federalist Society event page (Link coming Soon).
To pay by cash or check at the door, please send an RSVP to Tim Kowal at OCFedSocPresident@gmail.com and make checks payable to “The Federalist Society.”
Please email us if you have any dietary concerns.
About the Speaker:
Judge Roy K. Altman is a United States District Judge for the Southern District of Florida. Born in Caracas, Venezuela, Judge Altman moved to the United States shortly thereafter. He graduated from Columbia University with a Bachelor of Arts in 2004, where he played quarterback on the football team and pitched on the baseball team. He earned his Juris Doctor from Yale Law School in 2007, where he served as Projects Editor for the Yale Law Journal.
Judge Altman began his legal career as a law clerk to Judge Stanley Marcus of the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. He then 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. In 2013, he 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 Podhurst Orseck in Miami, where he represented the victims of airplane crashes and bank fraud conspiracies.
On April 4, 2019, Judge Altman was confirmed to the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida after being nominated by President Donald Trump. 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. He is the author of Israel on Trial: Examining the History, the Evidence, and the Law (Simon & Schuster).
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