About Nancy Paterson
Lived 1953 – 2010 (aged 56). Nancy Paterson was a prosecutor.
Nancy Lou Paterson (April 25, 1953, Binghamton, New York – March 27, 2010, Bethesda, Maryland) was an international war crimes prosecutor, and a lead attorney in the United Nations' prosecution of Slobodan Milošević.
Prior to her U.N. commission, Paterson was a prosecutor for the Manhattan district attorney's office. She obtained a bachelor's degree from Miami University in Ohio, and her J.D. degree from Syracuse Law in the early 1980s.
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Who was Nancy Paterson?
American lawyer
When was Nancy Paterson born?
Nancy Paterson was born on 25 April 1953.
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Nancy Paterson died on 27 March 2010.
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Nancy Paterson was a prosecutor.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Nancy Paterson. https://biography.guide/nancy-paterson-prosecutor/
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