Indian-American Attorney nominated as New York District Court judge
Washington,
Sep
07:
US
President
Joe
Biden
has
nominated
Indian-American
attorney
Arun
Subramanian
to
be
US
District
Judge
for
the
Southern
District
of
New
York.
A
communication
in
this
regard
was
sent
to
the
Senate
by
the
White
House
along
with
other
judicial
nominations.
If confirmed by the Senate, Subramanian would be the first South Asian judge to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, according to news agency PTI.
Currently a partner at Susman Godfrey LLP in New York, where he has worked since 2007, Subramanian served as a law clerk for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court of the United States from 2006 to 2007 and Judge Gerard E. Lynch on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York from 2005 to 2006.
He also worked as a law clerk for Judge Dennis Jacobs on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 2004 to 2005.
Subramanian received his J.D. from Columbia Law School in 2004 and his B.A. from Case Western Reserve University in 2001.
National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) congratulated Mr Subramanian on his nomination.
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AB Cruz III, acting president of NAPABA said Subramanian is an experienced trial and appellate attorney with a strong track record of pro bono service.
"A
child
of
immigrants,
he
became
the
first
lawyer
in
his
family,
and
we
are
proud
to
see
him
represent
our
community.
We
urge
the
Senate
to
swiftly
confirm
him,"
he
said.
Indian-American
Impact
has
welcomed
the
nomination
by
describing
it
as
a
notable
nomination.
"South Asians and Asian Americans have long been underrepresented in the federal judiciary - with less than five per cent of Article III district judges being of AAPI descent - but in the past year we have made historic strides," said Neil Makhija, Indian-American Impact executive-director.
"We look forward to celebrating the ultimate confirmation of Subramanian and the ripple effect his presence will undoubtedly have on young South Asian Americans across the country who aspire to public service," Makhija said.