Arun Subramanian

{{Short description|American federal judge (born 1979)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=July 2025}} {{Infobox officeholder | honorific_prefix = | name = Arun Subramanian | honorific_suffix = | image = Arun Subramanian.jpg | alt = | caption = Subramanian in 2022 | office = Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | term_start = April 13, 2023 | term_end = | appointer = Joe Biden | predecessor = Alison Nathan | successor = | pronunciation = | birth_name = Arun Srinivas Subramanian | birth_date = {{Birth year and age|1979}} | birth_place = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, U.S. | death_date = | death_place = | death_cause = | party = | spouse = | education = Case Western Reserve University (BA)<br />Columbia University (JD) }}

'''Arun Srinivas Subramanian''' (born 1979)<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/Subramanian%20SJQ%20Public%20Final.pdf|title=Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|access-date=December 12, 2022}}</ref> is an American lawyer from New York who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.

== Early life and education ==

Subramanian was born in Pittsburgh in 1979. His family were Indian Tamils who had immigrated to the United States. His father was a control systems engineer and his mother was a bookkeeper.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.india.com/news/world/meet-arun-subramanian-1st-indian-american-to-become-new-york-district-court-judge-manhattan-federal-district-court-5932978/|title=Meet Arun Subramanian}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/nri/us-canada-news/arun-subramanian-becomes-first-indian-american-judge-of-new-york-district-court/articleshow/98489326.cms|title=Arun Subramanian becomes first Indian-American judge of New York district court| website=The Times of India |date=March 8, 2023 }}</ref> Subramanian graduated from Case Western Reserve University in 2001 with a Bachelor of Arts, ''summa cum laude''. He then attended Columbia Law School, where he was the executive articles editor of the ''Columbia Law Review''. He graduated in 2004 with a Juris Doctor with James Kent Scholar and Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar honors.<ref name="WHBio">{{Cite press release |title=President Biden Names Twenty-Sixth Round of Judicial Nominees |date=September 2, 2022 |publisher=The White House |location=Washington, D.C. |url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/09/02/president-biden-names-twenty-sixth-round-of-judicial-nominees/ |access-date=September 2, 2022}} {{PD-notice}}</ref>

== Career ==

After law school, Subramanian was a law clerk to Judge Dennis Jacobs of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit from 2004 to 2005, to Judge Gerard E. Lynch of the Southern District of New York from 2005 to 2006, and to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg of the U.S. Supreme Court from 2006 to 2007. From 2007 to 2023, he was in private practice at the law firm Susman Godfrey LLP in New York City, where he focused on commercial law and bankruptcy law.<ref name="WHBio" /><ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.americanbazaaronline.com/2022/09/05/biden-names-arun-subramanian-as-new-york-district-court-judge-450836/ | title=Biden names Arun Subramanian as New York district court judge | date=September 5, 2022 }}</ref>

=== Federal judicial service ===

Subramanian was recommended to President Joe Biden by Senator Chuck Schumer.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Balk|first=Tim|date=June 9, 2022|title=Sen. Schumer recommends 3 candidates for spots on federal bench in New York's Eastern, Southern Districts|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/new-york-elections-government/ny-sen-schumer-three-candidates-federal-bench-eastern-southern-district-20220609-7zjxwqngefdghpoqc6qlzuk7ni-story.html|access-date=September 2, 2022|website=New York Daily News}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite press release|title=Nominations Sent to the Senate|date=September 6, 2022|publisher=The White House|location=Washington, D.C.|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2022/09/06/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-80/}}</ref> On December 13, 2022, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Nominations|date=December 12, 2022|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|location=Washington, D.C.|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/meetings/12/13/2022/nominations}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite press release|title=Nominations Sent to the Senate|date=January 23, 2023|publisher=The White House|location=Washington, D.C.|url=https://bidenwhitehouse.archives.gov/briefing-room/statements-releases/2023/01/23/nominations-sent-to-the-senate-92/}}</ref> On February 9, 2023, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 16–5 vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.judiciary.senate.gov/imo/media/doc/2023-02-09%20-%20EBM%20-%20Results.pdf|title=Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 9, 2023|publisher=United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary|accessdate=February 9, 2023}}</ref> On March 7, 2023, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 58–37 vote.<ref>{{Cite web|date=March 7, 2023|title=On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Arun Subramanian to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York)|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00044.htm|access-date=March 7, 2023|website=United States Senate}}</ref> Later that day, his nomination was confirmed by a 59–37 vote.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.senate.gov/legislative/LIS/roll_call_votes/vote1181/vote_118_1_00045.htm|title=On the Nomination (Confirmation: Arun Subramanian, of New York, to be U.S. District Judge for the Southern District of New York)|website=United States Senate|date=March 7, 2023|access-date=March 7, 2023}}</ref> He received his judicial commission on April 13, 2023.<ref>{{FJC Bio|nid=13367441|inline=yes}}</ref> He is the first South Asian judge to serve on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Biden nominates Arun Subramanian as first South Asian judge for Southern District of New York|url=https://www.nydailynews.com/news/politics/us-elections-government/ny-biden-sdny-first-south-asian-judge-20220902-p72iybxzq5gjpbfjccaagnygse-story.html|access-date=September 2, 2022|website=New York Daily News|date=September 2, 2022 }}</ref>

=== Notable cases === {{Main|Trial of Sean Combs}} In October 2024, Subramanian was designated the judge overseeing the criminal case of rapper and record producer Sean "Diddy" Combs.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Melas |first1=Chloe |last2=Planas |first2=Antonio | url=https://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news/sean-diddy-combs-attorneys-ask-judge-publicly-identify-accusers-rcna175622 | title=Sean 'Diddy' Combs' attorneys ask judge to publicly identify his accusers | website=NBC News | date=October 15, 2024 |access-date=October 23, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |first=Edward |last=Segarra | url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/celebrities/2024/10/10/diddy-jail-court-hearing-live-updates/75597105007/|title=Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial date set for sex crimes charges | website=USA Today |date=October 10, 2025|accessdate=October 10, 2024}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Neumeister |first1=Larry |last2=Sisak |first2=Michael | url=https://www.seattletimes.com/entertainment/sean-diddy-combs-to-make-first-appearance-before-trial-judge-in-sex-trafficking-case/ | title=Sean 'Diddy' Combs' sex trafficking trial set for May | website=The Seattle Times | date=October 9, 2024 |access-date=October 23, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Scannell |first=Kara | url=https://www.cnn.com/2024/10/10/entertainment/sean-diddy-combs-trial-date/index.html | title=Judge sets trial date in Sean 'Diddy' Combs racketeering and sex trafficking case | website=CNN | date=October 10, 2024 |access-date=October 23, 2024}}</ref> The trial began on May 5, 2025. Combs was convicted on the two lesser charges and acquitted of racketeering and trafficking. Subramanian denied bond.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Bayya |first=Anusha |date=July 2, 2025 |title=Meet the judge who oversaw the Combs trial: Arun Subramanian. |url=https://www.nytimes.com/live/2025/07/02/arts/sean-combs-diddy-trial-jury |access-date=July 2, 2025 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Betts |first=Anna |date=2025-10-03 |title=Sean 'Diddy' Combs sentencing: how it happened |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2025/oct/03/sean-diddy-combs-sentencing |access-date=2025-10-04 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>

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