Career
From 2004 to 2005,Subramanian served as a law clerk to Judge Dennis Jacobs of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. From 2005 to 2006,he was a law clerk for Judge Gerard E. Lynch of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York and from 2006 to 2007,he was a law clerk for Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the Supreme Court of the United States. From 2007 to 2023,he worked at the white shoe law firm [5] of Susman Godfrey LLP in New York City,where he focused on commercial law and bankruptcy law. [4] [6]
Federal judicial service
Subramanian was recommended to President Joe Biden by Senator Chuck Schumer. [7] On September 2,2022,President Biden announced his intent to nominate Subramanian to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. 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 United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit on March 31,2022. [8] On December 13,2022,a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. [9] On January 3,2023,his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI,Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. He was renominated on January 23,2023. [10] On February 9,2023,his nomination was reported out of committee by a 16–5 vote. [11] On March 7,2023,the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 58–37 vote. [12] Later that day,his nomination was confirmed by a 59–37 vote. [13] He received his judicial commission on April 13,2023. [14] He is the first South Asian judge to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. [15]
Notable cases
In October 2024, Subramanian was designated the judge overseeing the criminal case of rapper and record producer Sean "Diddy" Combs. [16] [17] 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. [18] [19] The trial began on May 5, 2025. Combs was convicted on the two lesser charges and acquitted of racketeering and trafficking. Subramanian denied bond. [20] On October 3, 2025, following the submissions from the defense and the prosecution as well as admission of some victim impact statements, judge Subramanian imposed a sentence of 50 months in prison and ordered Combs to pay a fine of $500,000. He also authorized 5 years of supervised release of Combs after he has served his time in jail. [21]
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