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    ] aO 10 ]FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORTR e v . 1 / 2 0 2 0 FOR CALENDAR YEAR 2009

    !. Person Re porting fla. , it name, first, middle initial) 2. Court or Organiz~tinn 3. Date of ReportAtlas, Nancy F. U.S.D.C. - S.D. Tx. 8/19/2010

    4. Title (Article iII judge~ i~dicate a nti .......inr status; 5a. Report Type (check appropriate type) ~. Reporting Periodmagistrate judges indicate fufi- or pan-time)[] Nomination, Date 01/01/20(F)

    U.S. District.ludge, Active [] Initial -12._a~ A n n u a l [] Final to12/31/2009;h. ~ .-MTteudedReport

    7. Chambers or Office Address 8. On Ibe basis of the information contained in this Rep ort and anymodifications pertaining thereto, it is, in my opinion, in com plianceUnited States District Court with applicable taws and regulations.515 Rusk Street, Room 9015Houston, TX 77002 Reviewing Officer Date

    I M P O R T A N T N O T E S : T he instructions accompanying this form must be followed. Complete ~dl parts,checking the NONE box for each part where )~u have no reportable information, Sign on last pag~

    I . P O S I T I O N S . (Reporting individual only; see p p . 9 - 1 3 of filing i n s , r u c r i o n s . )~, NO NE (No reportable positions.)

    .POSITION N __~ME OF.ORGANIZATION/EN TITY1. Associate Member VICTORY (Houston American Cancer Society)

    2. Co-Trustee Trust

    3. Co-Trustee Trust 24. Co-Trustee T r u s t 3

    5. Co-Trustee T t u . s t 46. Co-Trustee Trust 57. Task Force Co-Chair American Bar Association Section of Litigation

    II. AGREEMENTS. I S . p a r , i n S l , , d l ~ i d , o l n , , l ~ , ; $ , e p p . V m * o . t ~ l i , , g i ,, , t ,, t i o n . * . )~-~ N O N E ( N o reportable agreements.) ~ 7 " ~ ; . ~-

    ~ ,PARTIES AND TERM S 7 . - ZI-r; f.J-t

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    N a m e o f P e r s o n R e p o r t i n g D a t e o f R e p o r tFINANCIAL DI SCLO SURE R E P O R T I At~, ~y F. 8 / ~ 9 / ~ 0 1 0age 2 of 1 1

    IIl. N O N - I N V E S T M E N T I N C O M E . ( , e p o , i . g indDidual and spouse; see pp, 17-24 of fillng ins~rucffon_~)A. Fl iers Non-Inves tment Incom e

    [~ NONE non-investment income.)N o reportableDATE S O U R C E A N D T Y P E ~(yours, not spouse,s)

    1.2.3.4.

    B . S p o u s e s N o n - I n v e s tm e n t I n c o m e - if you were m arried during any porffon of the reporting year, complete the" se~lion.( D o l l a r a m o u n t n o t r e q u i r e d e x c e p t f o r h o n o r a r i a . )

    ~] NONE (No reportable non-investment income.)DATE SOURCEAND TYPE

    !. 1/1-8/3 1 ~.~ ~" 4-~ ~:>,. ".:~i ~l ,~, @~1 (Law Firm), Partner

    2.3.

    4.

    ( ~ n c l u d e s t h o s e t o s p o u s e a n d d e p e n d e n t c h i l d r e n , set p p . 2 5 - 2 7 o f f i l in g it~vtruttions.)~ N O N E ( N o reportable reimbursements.)

    ~ ~ I.Q~.ATION PURPOSE ITEMS PAl D OR PROVIDEDI. American Bar Association, 0 1 1 0 8 - 0 1 1 1 0 / 0 9 Scottsdale, AZ W inter L eadership Meeting transporVation, lodging, and mealsSuction of Litigation2. American Bar Association, 02/I 3-02/I 5/09 Boston, MA M idyear M eeting transportation, lodging, and meals

    SCFJ13. Texas Women Lawyers 02/20-02/22/09 Austin. TX CL E transpo~stion4. American Bar Association, 05/0 ~ - 0 5 1 0 2 1 0 9 Washington, D.C Spring Leadership M eeting transportation, lodging, and mealsSCFJI5. The University of Texas 05/12-05/I 7/09 Amsterdam Speaking engagement transportation, lodging, and mealsSchool of Law6. American Bar Association. 09/09-09/09!09 Chicago, IL JCCC Meeting transportation

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    FINANCIAL DISCL O SURE REPO R T ~* ~ ~*~ R e p o . ~ g D a , . 0 f R , p o , - , [Iage 3 of 1 1 Atlas, N a n c y F . 8 / 1 9 / 2 0 1 0.ICCC

    7. American Bar Association, 10/01-10/03/09 Chicago, IL Fall Leadership Meeting transportation, lodging and mealsSection of Litigation8. American Bar Association, 10/30-11/1/09 New Y ork,/PC Fall Planning Meeting transpt~rtation, lodging and m ealsSCFJI

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    F IN A N C IA L D ISC L O SU R E R E P O R T S a m e o f ~ ,, ~ o n R ~ p o ~ D a t e o r R , p o r ~Page 5 of 11 A t l a s , N a n c y F . 8 / 1 9 / 2 0 1 0

    N O N E ~ o reportable income, assets, or transactions..)A . ~ . ~ C . ~scfiption of Asse~ l n c o m ~ d u r i n g Gross value at e~d ~ T r a n s a c t io n s d u r i n g r ~ o n i n g( i n c l u d i n g trust a s s e ~ ) re~ing ~ri~ ~ o f r e p o r t i n g p e r i o d

    e x e m p t f ro m O f i o r d i s e l o s u r e ( A - H ) ~d i v . , r e n L

    o r i n t . ) I ( J P ) Code3 ] redemplion) "" I (J-P) ~(A-~ ) ( i f p r i v a t e

    J, A~ Equi~ble Universal Life lns~be Non~ k T2. BB VA Com p~s Bank, Ho~ton, TX (~ 8) C Interest N T

    3~ Diamond C ~tle Pa~ner IV, L.P. (~ 1~ B Int./Div. L U Bu y 05/27/09 JB uy 04/03/09 J

    5. B uy 06/10/096 . Diamond Castle Pa~ner IV, Offshore Fund, A Dividend J U7 . Dreyfus 100% U.S. Treasu~ Money M arkel A I n t e r e s t N TFund8. Drey~s Appreciation F~md A Int.~iv, J T9. IRA: Vanguard 500 Index Fm~d A Int./Div. K T

    10 . IRA: Vanguard Treasury Money Market B I n t e r e s t O TFundl I. II-I" t a n f o rd A n n u i t y None L T12 . JP Morgan Chase Bank None J TI ~ . MetLife Investors Grouplnc, None M T1 4 . Nexus B T, I,LI.P C lm./Div. J U15 . Nex us Resources LLC-Preferred D lnt./Div. K U16 . Real Property, Travis Cottnty, TXundeveloped property (Y)!7 . Roth IRA: FPA Capital (FN 2) None Sold 01/06/09 K

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    FINANCIAL DISCL O SURE REPO R T N a m e o t P e , ~ o * R e p o , ~ i , , g I D a t e o f R e p o t ,Page 6 o f 1 1 Atlas, N a n c y F . ] 8 / 1 9 / 2 0 1 0V I I . I N V E S T M E N T S a n d T R U S T S - ~ ,c o ,~ e , v a t~ ~ . .. .. . ,~o,~ (Includes those of spouse and dependent ch ildren; se, pp. 34-6 0 of filing instructions,)

    N ON E (N o reportable income, assets, or transactions.)A. 8. C. D.D e s c r i p t i o r ~ o f A s s e t s I n c o m e d u r in g G r o s s v a l u e a t e n d T r a n s a c t i o n s d u r i n g r e p o r t i n g p e r i o d( i n c l u d i n g t , - - a s t a s s e t , s) r e po rl i n g p er i o d o f ~ po rt in g p er i o d..... ........ , , ,Place"(X)"aflereachasset A ~ m . o u n . t [ T y p e ( e . g . , Valu~ Value T y p e ( e , g , , I Date Value [ Gain [ I d e n t i t y o fe x e m p t f ro m p r i o r d is c l o s u r e Code I ] div., rent, C o d e 2 I Method b u y , s e l l , I mm/ddiyy [ Code 2 ! Code I I b u y e r / s e l l e r(A-H) [ o r i n t . ) ( J - P ) ] Code3 r e d e m p t i o n ) i [ (J-P) I (A-II) ( i f p r i v a t e

    1 8 , Roth IlLk: Vanguard Money M arket (Y)1 9 . St. Clair, Patrieia & Kellee 1 3 Interest J T

    2 0 . TD Ameritrade Money M arket Acct. (Y)2 1 . T.R.owe Price Small Cap Value Fund A Inl./Div, Sold 01/26 /09 J2 2 . T.R.owe Price Treasury Money Market A Interest Sold 0 1 / 2 6 / 0 9 ! MFund2 3 , Tower Eq uity84 L td. Partnership (FN 3) None Closed 1 0 / 3 0 / 0 9 J

    !24. TPG Partners V, L.P. (FN 4) A lnt,fDiv, J U B uy 05/07/09 J2 5 . B uy 0 6 / 2 9 / 0 9 1 J2 6 . B uy 0 8 / 1 9 / 0 9 1 J

    2 7 . B uy 09/29/092 8 . U.S. Savings 13ond # I (Series EE ) (Y)2 9 . ~401(K): G eneral Inveslments Fund None PI B uy 06/23/09 O3 0 , B uy 1 0 / 1 9 / 0 9 O3 i. ~ 40 1( K ): J P M [ ri m e M o n ey M a r k et None PI T Sold 6/23/09 O(part)3 2 . Sold l 0/19/09 O(part)3 3 . [Capital Account A I n t e r e s t M T

    3 4 , I I~nsion Plan"0"N 6) None N W

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    FINANCIAL DISCLOSURE REPORT Atlas, Nancy F.Page 7 of 1 1 8 1 1 9 / 2 0 1 0V I I . I N V E S T M E N T S a n d T R U S T S - i , , c . . . . . ~.,, transactiott$ (Includes those of spo .... d dependent children; .see pp. 34-60 of filing instructions~)

    N ON E (N o reportable income, assets, or transactions.)A. B. C. i D.

    D e s c r i p t i o n o f A s s e t s I n c o m e d u t i n g G r o s s v a l u e a t e n d T r a n s a c t i o n s d u r i n g r e p o r t i n g p e r i o d( i n c l u d i n g t r u s t a s s e t s ) reporting period. ] o f r e p o r t i n g p e r i o d

    e x e m p t f ro m p r i o r d is l o s u r c Codel [ div.,rent,] Code2 M e th o d I b u y , s e l l , mnudd/y) Code2 !Codel ! b u y e r / s e l l e r(A-H) i or int.) | ( J - P ) C o d e 3 r e d e m p l i o n ) (J-P) (A-H) ( i f p r i v a t eI ; ( Q - W ~ [ i I / t r a n s a c t i o n )

    3 5 . Vanguard 500 Index Fund (Y)

    3 6 . Vanguard E merging Markets Stock Index A Int,/Div. J TFund3 7 . Vanguard European Stock htdex Fund A Int./Div. J T3 8 . Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund A Int./Div. J T3 9 . Vanguard Federal Money Market Fund C Interest P1 T4 0 . Vanguard Pacific Sto~k Index Fund A lnt./Div. J T

    4i. Vanguard Short-Term Bond Fund (Y)4 2 . Vanguard Total Stock Market Fund (Y)4 3 . Vanguard Treasury Money M arket Fund A Int./Div. L T

    4 4 , W egoma Berkshire VII, L.P. (FN 7) B lnt.fDiv. K U Bu y 06/12/09 J45 ~ B uy 12/08/09 J

    4 6 . Capital Account None N T

    4 7 . "tRUST I D Int,/Div. N "F4 8 . - Dreyfus Appreciation Fund4 9 . Tlt.UST 2 A lnt./Div. M T L

    5 0 . - BB VA C ompass Bahia, Hooston, TX Acct. I n t e r e s t# 4 (FN 8)5 1 . - Vanguard E merging Markets Stock Index Int./Div.Fund

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    FINANCIAL DISCL O SURE REPO R TA n u s , N a n c y F .age 8 of 11 8 / t 9 / 2 o l o

    V I I. IN VESTMEN TS and T R U S T S - i o c o ~ e , v ~ o e . ~ . . . . a o , $ ( I n c lu d e s t h o s e o f s p o u s e and d~endent ch ildrtn; see p p . " 3 4 - 6 0 o]fding ~ucdong)N ON E ~o reportable income, assets, or transactions.)

    A. ] 8. C. D.~scription ofAsse~ 1~ I n c o m e d u r in g G ro s s v a l u e a t e n d T r a n s a c t i o n s d u r i n g r e p o s i n g

    glace"(X)"aflereachas~t l~u~t T~(e.g., Ty~(e.g., Date I Value ]Gain ] Id~tityofe x e m p t & o r e p r i o r d is c l o s u r e I C o d e I d iv . , r e n t , b u y , ~ 1 1 , [mm/d~ I C~e 2~C~eI(J-P) I (A-II)(A-~ o r i n t , ) r e d e m p t i o n ) ~ ~ m n ~ c t i o n )

    5 2 . - Vangu~d E ~op~n S t~k Index F~d5 3 . - Vangu~d E xtend~ Market Index Fund Int./Div.

    5 4 . Vanguard g~eral Money M ark*t Fund None Sold ~129i09 L5 5 . - V anward M id-Cap Index Fund Im .~iv.5 6 . - Vanward Small-Cap Index Fund Int.lDi~.5 7~ - V an~d Index Trust 500 Po~%lio lnt.~iv.5 8 . TgUST 3 A Int.~iv. M T5 9 . - BBV A Compass Bank, Honston, TX Acct. None6 0 . - Vanward E uropean Sl~k Index Fund lntJDiv.

    6 1 . Vanguard F~eral Money M arket Fund Inte~st[2 . - Vanguard Mid-Cap Index Fund Int./Div.6 3 . - Vanguard Small-Cap Index Fund I n t . / D i v .~. TRUST4 (l~ 9) None M T6 5 . BB VA Com p~s Bank, Ilouston, TX Accl. None6 6 . - Pacific Lit~ Ins, Co. (was "Mercu~ Eq uity NoneIndex Fund")6 7 . TRUST 5 A Int.~iv. N

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    Page 9 of 11 h a a s , N a n c y F . 8/19/2010V II, INV ESTM ENTS and TRUSTS - i,,c,~,~, wl.e, t.~.s.,~o~ a.el.,~es ,~o~

    ~ N O ~ N E ( - N o reportable income, assets, or transactions.).A . B. C, D.

    Description of Assels Income during G~oss value at cnd Transactions during reponirtg period(including trust assets) reporting period ! 0freporting period

    (I) ( 2 )I

    (l)!

    (2 ) (I) (2 ) (3 ) ( 4 ) (5 )Place "(X)" after each asset Amount Type (e.g. , Valuc Val ue Ty~pc (e.g., Date Value Gai n Identity of

    exempt from prior disclosure Code 1 , div., rent, i Co~e 2 I Method " buy~ Sell, mm/dd/~3, , Code 2 Code I buyer/seller ! Code 3 redemption~ (J-P) (A-H ) i (if privateA-H) or int.) (J-P) i (Q-W) i transaction)

    ~0 Life Ins. Co.)

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    N a m e o f P e r s o n R e p o r t in g ] D a t e o f R e p o r tFINANCIAL DISCL O SURE REPO R TAtlas, N a n c y F .age 10 of 11 t 8 / 1 9 / 2 0 1 0

    V III . ADDITIONAL INFORM ATION OR EX PLANATIONS. a,~ ic~ ,m , ,

    Section V Notes:(I) A few times each year, :fi-iends invite my spou se cad me to sit with them at tables they have purchased at charity events, W e occasionally invite friends to dothe same, i.e., join us at tables we have purchased for charity events. Since m y confnmation, each time a friend h as invited us to sit at his/her table, my husbandhas made a contribution to the organizatiun hosting the event equal to or greater than the fair market value of.two tickets to.the event. Each time, the invitation hascome from a close friend whose friendship long predated my nomination. A few of those friends are lawyer~ and could someday represeut clients in my court. Tomy know ledge, none of those fiiends was a party or represented clients ha my court at the time of the event at w hich we sat at their table.

    Section VII Notes:(1) Diamond Castle Parmer IV , L.P. is a private equity fund that makcs periodic capital calls. In response to capital calls, we invested an amount of J on ~1/3, 5/27,and 6/I 0/09.(2) R.oth IRA: ~ cannot determine how much of the change in total market value this year was due to interest and!or dividends.(3) Tower Eq uity: This para~ership interest reflects passive investments by has no business activity or management role ia connection withthis investment.(4) TPG Partners V , L.P. is a private equity fmad that makes periodic capital calls. In response to capital calls, we invested an anaount of J on 5/7, 6/29, 8 / I 9 , a n d9129/09.(5) Althou h left the employ ,~: ~Z~ ~ ~! ~" ~:~: :;~1 in 2006 he Continues to participate in the~.:i~i~ ? i~!~.~. Retirement Phuas ~A and B.These arc ~t~i unt defined I.R.~. Section 401(a). The contribnti0~b~~:~:cd~f~Z~demplo3nncnt by the firm. Retirement Plan A has a salary reduction I.R,C. Section 401(k) feature. The Trustee of the Plan is JPMo rgan Chase B ank~~..~Houston Texas. has no investment discret on w th respect to the investments of this defined contribution plan, except for the after-tax contribution ...... e nit rtdcomponent as to whtch he has the hmmted d~scretma to choose any of a manber of funds flxat are available. The General Investment Fund ~s mostly an q y fumanaged by several outside investment advisors. 1 catmot determine how ranch of the change in total market value since last year w~ due to interest and/ordividends. JP Morgan Chase informed that they cmmot provide me with this information.(6) Azanual payment (beginning 1/15/15) of a fixed amount times years of service starting 1/1/95. Present value was provided byi~ii~~i~:;ii~!~] former law(7) W egoma Berk shire VII, L.P. is a private equity fund that makes periodic capital calls. In response to capital calls, we invested ,m amotmt of J on 6/12 and12/8/09.(8) Fonnerly "Com pass Bank." There is no interest or other income earned on this account. It is a non-interest bearing account.(9) For the item in line 6 6, Pacific Life Insurance Co. says that it cam~ot provide the income for any year. Comp any representatives state that because I hold aninterest in an index fund in which the cash value of an insurance policy has been invested, and not an individual taxable investment, there are no individualdividends or realized gains to report; all that is reported are gains or losses to the policy cash value. In addition, the company states, under applicable govern mentregulations, an insurance policy is considered an asset, not an investment.

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    q A N C I A L D I S C L O S U R E R E P O R T I Name of Person Reporting [ Date of Report~ 1 1 of 1 1 [ Atlas, Nancy F. I 8 / 1 9 / 2 0 1 0

    I X . C E R TI F I C A TI O N .i certify that all information given above (including information pertaining ~o my spouse and m inor or dependent children, if any) is

    accurate, true, and complete to the best of m y knowledge and belief, and that any information not reported was withheld because it met app licable statutoryprovisions permitting non-disclosure.I further certify that earned income from outside employme nt and honoraria and the acceptance of gifts which have been reported are incompliance with the provisions of 5 U.S.C. app. 501 eL seq., 5 U,S.C. 7 353, and Judicial Conference regulations.

    S i g n a t u ~

    NOTE: ANY INDIVIDUAL WHO KNOWINGLY AND VglLFULLY FALSAND CRIMIN AL SAN CTION S (5 U.S.C. app. 104)

    FILING INSTRUC, TIONSMail signed original and 3 additional copies to:

    Comm it tee on Financial DisclosureAdministrative Office of the United States CourtsSuite 2-301One Columbus Circle, NE.Washington, D.C. 20544