Kenneth Karas
2004 - Present
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2022 - Present
2029
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Kenneth Karas is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He joined the court in 2004 after being nominated by President George W. Bush. Between 1992 and 2004, Karas served as the Assistant U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of New York.[1]
Karas is also a judge on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. He was appointed by Chief Justice John Roberts on May 23, 2022.[2]
Education
Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Karas graduated from Georgetown University with his bachelor's degree in 1986 and later from Columbia University School of Law with his J.D. degree in 1991.[1]
Professional career
Karas was a law clerk to federal judge Reena Raggi for the Eastern District of New York in 1992 before joining the U.S. Attorney's Office as assistant U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York from 1992 to 2004.[1]
Judicial career
Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court (2022-present)
Karas is a judge on the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court. He was appointed by Chief Justice John Roberts on May 23, 2022.[2]
Southern District of New York
Karas was nominated to the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York by President George W. Bush on September 18, 2003, to a seat vacated by Allen Schwartz. Karas was confirmed by the Senate on June 3, 2004, on a voice vote and received commission on June 13, 2004.[3]
Noteworthy cases
SEC v. Sam Israel III (2009)
- See also: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (SEC v. Samuel Israel III, et al., Civil Action No. 05-CIV-8376)
- See also: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (SEC v. Samuel Israel III, et al., Civil Action No. 05-CIV-8376)
Judge Karas sentenced a convicted hedge fund swindler, Sam Israel III, to additional prison time for failing to timely surrender to serve his prison term in an elaborate fake suicide scheme.[4]
See also
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York
- United States Court of Appeals for the 2nd Circuit
- United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
External links
- United States District Court for the Southern District of New York, "List of Article III judges"
- Judge Kenneth Karas at the Federal Judicial Center
- United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court
Footnotes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 Judge Kenneth Karas at the Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, "Current Membership," accessed October 23, 2023
- ↑ [http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/ntquery/D?nomis:1:./temp/ nomisMjz6Xq:: THOMAS, "Kenneth Karas USDC, SDNY confirmation: PN959-108," accessed July 15, 2015]
- ↑ Federal Bureau of Investigation, "New York DOJ Press Release, US Attorney's Office, SDNY," March 16, 2009
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United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court 2022-Present |
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United States District Court for the Southern District of New York 2004-Present |
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| Active judges |
Chief Judge: Laura Swain • Kenneth Karas • John Koeltl • Cathy Seibel • Andrew L. Carter, Jr. • Nelson S. Roman • Analisa Torres • J. Paul Oetken • Paul A. Engelmayer • Edgardo Ramos • Jesse Furman • Ronnie Abrams • Lorna Schofield • Katherine Failla • Valerie Caproni • Vernon Broderick • Gregory Howard Woods • Mary Kay Vyskocil • Lewis Liman • Philip Halpern • John Cronan (New York) • Jennifer Rearden • Dale Ho • Jessica Clarke • Jennifer Rochon • Arun Subramanian • Margaret Garnett | ||
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| Magistrate judges | Kevin Fox • Debra Freeman • Gabriel Gorenstein • Paul Davison • James L. Cott • Sarah Netburn • Judith C. McCarthy • Barbara Moses • Katharine Parker • Stewart Aaron • Robert Lehrburger • Ona Wang • Sarah Cave • Andrew Krause • Jennifer Willis • Kim Berg • | ||
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Kimba Wood • Colleen McMahon • Loretta Preska • Lisa Smith (New York) • John Clark Knox • William Bondy • John William Clancy • Charles Brieant • David Edelstein • Lloyd MacMahon • Constance Motley • Sylvester Ryan • Sidney Sugarman • | ||
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