Biden Nominates Indian American Attorney to US District Judge in NY

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NEW YORK, NY- Indian American attorney Arun Subramaniam has been nominated by President Joe Biden to be US District Judge for the Southern District of New York.

Subramanian would be the first South Asian judge to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, If confirmed by the Senate.

Subramanian served as a law clerk for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the Supreme Court of the United States from 2006 to 2007. Currently, he is a partner at Susman Godfrey LLP in New York.

AB Cruz III, acting president, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) congratulated Subramanian on his nomination. He said, “A child of immigrants, he became the first lawyer in his family, and we are proud to see him represent our community. We urge the Senate to swiftly confirm him.”

Neil Makhija, Indian-American Impact executive-director, said, “South Asians and Asian Americans have long been underrepresented in the federal judiciary — with less than five per cent of Article III district judges being of AAPI descent — but in the past year we have made historic strides.”