US President Joe Biden has named Indian-American lawyer Arun Subramaniam because the US District Judge for the Southern District of New York.
A communication on this regard was despatched to the Senate on Tuesday together with different judicial nominations by the White House.
If confirmed by the Senate, Subramaniam would be the first South Asian choose to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Currently a accomplice at Susman Godfrey LLP in New York, the place he has labored since 2007, Subramaniam served from 2006 to 2007 as a regulation clerk for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg within the Supreme Court of the United States and the United States. In Judge Gerard E. Lynch labored. State District Court for the Southern District of New York from 2005 to 2006.
He additionally served as a regulation clerk for Judge Dennis Jacobs within the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 2004 to 2005.
Subramaniam did a JD from Columbia Law School in 2004 and a BA from Case Western Reserve University in 2001.
The National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (NAPABA) congratulated Subramaniam on his nomination.
We congratulate Arun Subramaniam on his nomination to the US District Court for SDNY. NAPABA thanks President Biden for nominating Arun Subramaniam and Senate Majority Leader Schumer and Senator Gillibrand to advocate and endorse his nomination: https://t.co/Np3UTA2mhF pic.twitter.com/HWjryIGoBt
— National Asian Pacific American Bar Association (@NAPABA) 2 September 2022
NAPABA Acting President AB Cruz III mentioned that Subramaniam is an skilled trial and appellate lawyer with a powerful observe report of selfless service.
“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 ratify him quickly,” he mentioned.
The Indian-American affect has welcomed the nomination as a exceptional nomination.
Indian-American Neil Makhija mentioned, “South Asians and Asian Americans have lengthy been underrepresented within the federal judiciary – lower than 5 p.c of Article III district judges are of AAPI ancestry – however prior to now yr we’ve seen a historic has made progress.” Impact Executive Director.
“We look forward to celebrating Subramaniam’s final confirmation and his presence will undoubtedly impact young South Asian Americans across the country who aspire to public service,” Makhija mentioned.
With inputs from TheIndianEXPRESS
