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Lewis A. Kaplan

Lewis A. Kaplan

New York Southern District Court

Born 1944 in Staten Island, NY

FJC ID: 1226

Lewis Avins Kaplan (born 1944) 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. He was the presiding judge in a number of cases involving high-profile defendants, including E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump, Giuffre v. Prince Andrew, United States v. Bankman-Fried, and trials of al-Qaeda terrorists such as Ahmed Ghailani.

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Gender
Male
Race
White

Prior employment

  1. U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
    U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation
    Member · 2012–2019
  2. Private practice, New York City
    1970–1994
  3. U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
    U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
    Special master · 1982–1983
  4. U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
    Law clerk , Hon. Edward McEntee · 1969–1970

Appointments

  1. New York Southern District Court
    U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
    1994–2011 · Appointed by William J. Clinton (Democratic)

Education

  1. Harvard Law School
    Harvard Law School
    J.D. · 1969
  2. University of Rochester
    A.B. · 1966