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Maria Araujo Kahn

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2023

Maria Araujo Kahn, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. The Senate voted 51–42 on the nomination on Mar 9, 2023 (Nomination Confirmed). Maria Araújo Kahn (née Araújo; born August 20, 1964) is an American lawyer who is serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She previously served as an associate justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 2017 to 2023.

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Senate confirmation votes

  • United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit
    118th Congress · Nomination Confirmed
    51–42 · Mar 9, 2023

Education

  • New York UniversityB.A., 1986
  • Fordham University School of LawJ.D., 1989

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Peter C. Dorsey, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, 1989-1991; Deputy assistant public defender, State of Connecticut, 1991-1993; Adjunct faculty, University of Connecticut School of Law, 1991-1993, 2020, 2022; Staff attorney, Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities, Hartford, Connecticut, 1993-1997; Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Connecticut, 1997-2006; Civil Division, 1997-1999; Criminal Division, 1999-2004; computer crimes coordinator, 2004-2006; Judge, Connecticut Superior Court, 2006-2017; Adjunct faculty, Quinnipiac University School of Law, 2012-; Judge, Connecticut Appellate Court, 2017; Justice, Connecticut Supreme Court, 2017-2023

Biography

Maria Araújo Kahn (née Araújo; born August 20, 1964) is an American lawyer who is serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit. She previously served as an associate justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court from 2017 to 2023.

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