Lewis A. Kaplan | |
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.jpg) Kaplan in 2014 | |
| Senior Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| Assumed office February 1, 2011 | |
| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
| In office August 10, 1994 – February 1, 2011 | |
| Appointed by | Bill Clinton |
| Preceded by | Gerard Louis Goettel |
| Succeeded by | Ronnie Abrams |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 23, 1944 New York City, U.S. |
| Spouse |
Lesley Oelsner (m. 2004) |
| Education | University of Rochester (BA) Harvard University (JD) |
Lewis Avins Kaplan (born December 23, 1944)[1] is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as a senior United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.[2] He was the presiding judge in a number of cases involving high-profile defendants, including E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump, Virginia Giuffre v. Prince Andrew, United States v. Bankman-Fried, and trials of Al Qaeda terrorists such as Ahmed Ghailani.
- ^ Hearings before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, One Hundred Third Congress, Second Session, on Confirmations of Appointees to the Federal Judiciary, June 21, 29, 30; July 21; August 3 and 11, 1994. U.S. Government Printing Office. 1996. p. 81.
- ^ "The Government Gave Big Oil the Power to Prosecute Its Biggest Critic". July 14, 2020.