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Arun Subramanian, an Indian-American lawyer, has been proposed by US President Joe Biden as a candidate for the position of US District Judge for the Southern District of New York.
Along with other judicial nominations, the White House addressed a statement to the Senate addressing this issue.
Mr. Subramanian would become the first South Asian judge to sit on the US District Court for the Southern District of New York if he were to be confirmed by the Senate.
Mr. Subramanian has worked as a partner with Susman Godfrey LLP in New York since 2007. In the years before that, from 2005 to 2006, he worked as a law clerk for Judge Gerard E. Lynch on the US District Court for the Southern District of New York, and from 2006 to 2007, he worked as a law clerk for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg on the US Supreme Court.
From 2004 to 2005, he worked as a law clerk for Judge Dennis Jacobs on the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit.
Mr. Subramanian possesses a J.D. from Columbia Law School as well as a B.A. from Case Western Reserve University from 2001.
NAPABA, the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, praised Mr. Subramanian on being nominated.
Mr Subramanian, according to AB Cruz III, acting president of NAPABA, is an experienced trial and appellate attorney with a strong track record of pro bono service.
“We are pleased to have him represent our community as an immigrant child because he is the first lawyer in his family and represents us with distinction. To hasten his confirmation, we implore the Senate “said he
The nomination has been described as “significant” by Indian-American Impact.
“South Asians and Asian Americans have long been underrepresented in the federal judiciary, with less than 5% of Article III district judges of AAPI descent,” said Neil Makhija, executive director of Indian-American Impact.
The influence Subramanian’s appointment will certainly have on young South Asian Americans around the nation who want to serve in public office is something Mr. Makhija expressed excitement about.
