Lewis Kaplan's Biography
- Senior Judge of the U.S. District Court - Southern
Contact Information
Office
Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse
500 Pearl Street, Courtroom 21B
New York, NY 10007-1312
Full Name:
Lewis A. Kaplan
Gender:
Male
Birth Date:
1944
Birth Place:
Staten Island, NY
JD, Harvard Law School, 1969
AB, University of Rochester, 1966
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Senior Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 2011-present
Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 1994-2011
Lawyer, Private Practice, New York City, 1970-1994
Confirmed by United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, August 9, 1994
Nominated by President William J. Clinton, Judge, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, May 5, 1994
Special Master, United States District Court, Southern District of New York, 1982-1983
Law Clerk, Honorable Edward McEntee, United States Court of Appeals, First Circuit, 1969-1970
Member, United States Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 2012-present