Kenneth Michael Karas (born 1964) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Career output and lasting influence
Opinions attributed per year · peak 4/year
Later decisions citing those opinions, per year · peak 10/year
New York Southern District Court · 2004–
Both charts share the same year axis. Opinion counts include only opinions in our corpus attributed to this judge so far — a year at zero can mean an attribution gap, not judicial silence. Influence typically outlasts the career: citations keep climbing after the last opinion.
- Gender
- Male
- Race
- White
Prior employment
Assistant U.S. attorney · 1992–2004
Law clerk , Hon. Reena Raggi · 1992
Appointments
2004–present · Appointed by George W. Bush (Republican)
Education
J.D. · 1991- Georgetown UniversityB.A. · 1986