Lewis A. Kaplan

Judge, Person

1944 –

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Who is Lewis A. Kaplan?

Lewis A. Kaplan is a United States District Judge for the Southern District of New York. He took senior status on February 1, 2011.

Born in Staten Island, New York, Kaplan received an A.B. from the University of Rochester in 1966 and a J.D. from Harvard Law School in 1969. He served as a law clerk for Judge Edward McEntee, U.S. Court of Appeals, First Circuit, from 1969 to 1970. Kaplan was in private practice in New York City from 1970 to 1994 and was a Special Master, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, from 1982 to 1983.

On May 5, 1994, Kaplan was nominated by President Bill Clinton to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York vacated by Gerard Louis Goettel. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on August 9, 1994, and received his commission on August 10, 1994. He took senior status on February 1, 2011, and was succeeded by Judge Ronnie Abrams.

Kaplan presided over the first case where charges against a Guantanamo captives were laid in a civilian court. On February 9, 2010, Kaplan ordered Ahmed Ghailani's Prosecution to review the record of Ghailani's detention in the CIA's network of black sites.

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Born
Dec 23, 1944
Staten Island
Also known as
  • Lewis Kaplan
Profession
Education
  • Harvard Law School
  • University of Rochester
  • Bachelor of Arts

Submitted
on July 23, 2013

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