Arun Subramanian becomes first Indian-American New York District Court Judge

The United States Senate has confirmed Indian-American Arun Subramanian to be the District Judge for the Southern District of New York.
With this, Subramanian has become the first South Asian judge to serve on this bench. The Senate confirmed the nomination of Subramanian by a vote of 58-37.
Subramanian was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, in 1979. His parents immigrated to America from India in the early 1970s.
His father served as a control systems engineer at several companies; his mother worked several jobs, including as a bookkeeper.
Subramanian received his Juris Doctor (J.D) from Columbia Law School in 2004 and his BA from Case Western Reserve University in 2001 with a bachelor’s degree in computer science and English.
Three years later, he earned his law degree from Columbia Law School as a James Kent & Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar. He also served as executive articles editor for the Columbia Law Review.