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Karas, Kenneth M.
Born 1964 in Colorado Springs, CO
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Nominated by George W. Bush on September 18, 2003, to a seat vacated by Allen G. Schwartz. Confirmed by the Senate on June 3, 2004, and received commission on June 13, 2004.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 2022-present
Judge, Alien Terrorist Removal Court, 2022-present
Education:
Georgetown University, B.A., 1986
Columbia Law School, J.D., 1991
Professional Career:
Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
Nominated by George W. Bush on September 18, 2003, to a seat vacated by Allen G. Schwartz. Confirmed by the Senate on June 3, 2004, and received commission on June 13, 2004.
Other Federal Judicial Service:
Judge, Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court, 2022-present
Judge, Alien Terrorist Removal Court, 2022-present
Education:
Georgetown University, B.A., 1986
Columbia Law School, J.D., 1991
Professional Career:
Law clerk, Hon. Reena Raggi, U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, 1992
Assistant U.S. attorney, Southern District of New York, 1992-2004