Maria Araujo Kahn
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. Born 1964.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)
- Nominated
- Jan 3, 2023
- Senate vote
- 51 to 42
- Confirmed
- Mar 9, 2023
- Commissioned
- Mar 10, 2023
Education
- B.A., New York University, 1986
- J.D., Fordham University School of Law, 1989
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Peter C. Dorsey, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, 1989-1991
- Deputy assistant public defender, State of Connecticut, 1991-1993
- Adjunct faculty, University of Connecticut School of Law, 1991-1993, 2020, 2022
- Staff attorney, Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities, Hartford, Connecticut, 1993-1997
- Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Connecticut, 1997-2006
- Civil Division, 1997-1999
- Criminal Division, 1999-2004
- computer crimes coordinator, 2004-2006
- Judge, Connecticut Superior Court, 2006-2017
- Adjunct faculty, Quinnipiac University School of Law, 2012-
- Judge, Connecticut Appellate Court, 2017
- Justice, Connecticut Supreme Court, 2017-2023
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, August 1, 2022; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
A work of the U.S. government, not under copyright (17 U.S.C. 105).