Lewis A. Kaplan

Personal

Birthday: 
1944
Birthplace: 
Staten Island, NY
Race or Ethnicity: 
White
Gender: 
Male
Prior Employment: 

Law clerk, Hon. Edward McEntee, U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit, 1969-1970
Private practice, New York City, 1970-1994
Special master, U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York, 1982-1983

Education

Name of School: 
University of Rochester
Degree: 
A.B.
Degree Year: 
1966
Name of School - Second: 

Harvard Law School

The world's premier center for legal education and research, Harvard Law School provides unparalleled opportunities to study law and related disciplines in an energetic and creative learning environment. A Harvard Law education prepares students for success in law practice, business, public service, and teaching. Through its faculty, students, and alumni, Harvard Law School is able to contribute solutions to the world's most complex legal and social challenges.

Degree - Second: 
J.D.
Degree Year - Second: 
1969

Judicial Career

Court Name: 
U. S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Court Name: 

New York Southern District Court

President Nominating: 
William J. Clinton
Party Affiliation of President: 
Democratic
Commission Date: 
8/10/1994
Retirement from Active Service: 
2/1/2011