Maria Araújo Kahn (born August 20, 1964) is an Angolan-born American lawyer who is serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She previously served as an associate justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 2017 to 2023.
- Gender
- Female
- Race
- Portuguese
Prior employment
Adjunct faculty · 2012–present- Connecticut Supreme CourtJustice · 2017–2023
Adjunct faculty · 1991–1993, 2020, 2022- Connecticut Superior CourtJudge · 2006–2017
- Connecticut Appellate CourtJudge · 2017
District of ConnecticutAssistant U.S. attorney · 1997–2006- ↳Civil Division · 1997–1999
- ↳Criminal Division · 1999–2004
- ↳computer crimes coordinator · 2004–2006
- Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities, Hartford, ConnecticutStaff attorney · 1993–1997
Deputy assistant public defender · 1991–1993
Law clerk , Hon. Peter C. Dorsey · 1989–1991
Appointments
2023–present · Appointed by Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
Education
J.D. · 1989- New York UniversityB.A. · 1986