Kenneth M. Karas | |
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Judge of the United States Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court | |
Assumed office May 23, 2022 | |
Appointed by | John Roberts |
Preceded by | James Parker Jones |
Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
Assumed office June 13,2004 | |
Appointed by | George W. Bush |
Preceded by | Allen G. Schwartz |
Personal details | |
Born | Kenneth Michael Karas April 18,1964 [1] Colorado Springs,Colorado ,U.S. |
Education | Georgetown University (BA) Columbia University (JD) |
Kenneth Michael Karas (born April 18,1964) is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Born in Colorado Springs,Colorado,Karas received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown University in 1986 and a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School in 1991. Karas was a law clerk for Judge Reena Raggi of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in 1992. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the Southern District of New York from 1992 to 2004.
On September 18,2003,Karas was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York vacated by Allen G. Schwartz. [2] Karas was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 3,2004,and received his commission on June 13,2004. [3] [4]
He is married to Frances Bivens and has two children. [8]
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