Arun Srinivas Subramanian (born 1979) is an American lawyer from New York who serves as a

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of the

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Early life and education

Subramanian was born in

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to a

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family originally from India, where his father was a control systems engineer and his mother was a bookkeeper. He earned a Bachelor of Arts from

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in 2001 and a

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from

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in 2004.

Career

From 2004 to 2005, Subramanian served as a

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to Judge

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of the

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. From 2005 to 2006, he was a law clerk for Judge Gerard E. Lynch of the

and from 2006 to 2007, he was a law clerk for Justice

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of the

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. From 2007 to 2023, he worked at the white shoe law firm of Susman Godfrey LLP in New York City, where he focused on

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and

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Federal judicial service

Subramanian was recommended to President

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by Senator

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. On September 2, 2022, President Biden announced his intent to nominate Subramanian to serve as a

of the

. On September 6, 2022, his nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Subramanian to the seat vacated by Judge Alison Nathan, who was elevated to the

on March 31, 2022. On December 13, 2022, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. On January 3, 2023, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the

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. He was renominated on January 23, 2023. On February 9, 2023, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 16–5 vote. On March 7, 2023, the Senate invoked

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on his nomination by a 58–37 vote. Later that day, his nomination was

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by a 59–37 vote. He received his judicial commission on April 13, 2023. He is the first South Asian judge to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Notable cases

In October 2024, Subramanian was designated the judge overseeing the criminal case of

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. Subramanian set a trial date for May 5, 2025, alongside issuing an order barring both parties from making statements relating to secret grand jury material and other non-public evidence in the case. The

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began on May 5, 2025. Combs was convicted on the two lesser charges and acquitted of racketeering and trafficking. Subramanian denied bond.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Subramanian, Arun 1979 births Living people 21st-century American lawyers American jurists of Indian descent Case Western Reserve University alumni Columbia Law School alumni Judges of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York Law clerks of the Supreme Court of the United States Lawyers from Pittsburgh New York (state) lawyers United States district court judges appointed by Joe Biden American people of Indian Tamil descent

Early life and education

Career

Federal judicial service

Notable cases

See also

References

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