Lewis A. Kaplan

Lewis A. Kaplan
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 byBill Clinton
Preceded byGerard Louis Goettel
Succeeded byRonnie Abrams
Personal details
Born (1944-12-23) December 23, 1944 (age 79)
New York City, U.S.
Spouse
Lesley Oelsner
(m. 2004)
EducationUniversity 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.

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ "The Government Gave Big Oil the Power to Prosecute Its Biggest Critic". July 14, 2020.