Indian origin Arun Subramanian appointed as New York District Court Judge

Arun Subramanian has become the first Indian American to be a judge in a New York District Court. He has had an illustrious career that involves clerking for Ruth Bader Ginsburg. Arun Subramanian became the first person of Indian origin to be appointed as Judge of the Manhattan Federal District Court of New York. The Senate Judiciary Committee, which approves judicial appointments in the United States, announced Subramanian’s elevation. Indian origin Arun Subramanian appointed as New York District Court Judge.

US President Joe Biden announced the nomination of Subramanian as Judge of the Southern District Court of New York in September 2022.Arun Subramanian to the Southern District of New York. He’s been directly engaged in every aspect of civil litigation and has clerked at every level of the federal judiciary. He is also the first South Asian judge to serve on this bench, Committee said in a tweet.

This is the twenty-sixth round of nominations to judicial positions by President Biden, bringing the total to 143. In 2023, this is the thirteenth round of nominations by the President, according to an official White House statement. After the conformation vote, Senate Majority Leader Senate Chuck Schumer said, We have confirmed Arun Subramanian as an SDNY (Southern District of New York) judge.

Arun Subramanian is a son of Indian immigrants and the 1st South Asian-American judge confirmed to SDNY, which has one of the largest South Asian-American populations in the country. He’s dedicated his career to fighting for people. Earlier, in September 2022, US President Joe Biden announced the nomination of Subramanian for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Here’s all you need to know about Arun Subramanian:

Arun Subramanian was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1979. His parents immigrated to America from India in the early 1970s and served as a control systems engineer at several companies while his mother worked several jobs, including as a bookkeeper.

Subramanian received his Juris Doctor (J.D) from Columbia Law School in 2004 and his BA in computer science and English from Case Western Reserve University in 2001. Three years later, he earned his law degree from Columbia Law School as a James Kent & Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. He also served as executive articles editor for the Columbia Law Review.

Currently a partner at Susman Godfrey LLP in New York, where he has worked since 2007.In his career, Arun Subramanian has successfully redeemed over a billion dollars for public and private entities that were the victims of fraud and other illegal conduct.

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