Lewis A. Kaplan
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York. Senior status. Born 1944.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
- Appointed by
- William J. Clinton (Democratic)
- Nominated
- May 5, 1994
- Senate vote
- Voice vote
- Confirmed
- Aug 9, 1994
- Commissioned
- Aug 10, 1994
- Senior status
- Feb 1, 2011
Education
- A.B., University of Rochester, 1966
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 1969
Career
- Law clerk, Hon. Edward McEntee, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 1969-1970
- Private practice, New York City, 1970-1994
- Special master, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1982-1983
- Member, U.S. Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation, 2012-2019
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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