Maria Araújo Kahn
Maria Araujo Kahn | |
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| Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court | |
| Assumed office November 1, 2017 | |
| Nominated by | Dannel Malloy |
| Judge of the Connecticut Appellate Court | |
| In office January 2017 – October 31, 2017 | |
| Nominated by | Dannel Malloy |
| Judge of the Connecticut Superior Court | |
| In office April 2006 – January 2017 | |
| Nominated by | Jodi Rell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Angola |
| Education | New York University Fordham University School of Law, J.D. |
Maria Araujo Kahn is an Associate Justice of the Connecticut Supreme Court.
Early life
Kahn was born in Angola. She emigrated to the United States when she was ten years old and speaks fluent Portuguese and Spanish.[1]
Education and legal career
Kahn earned an undergraduate degree cum laude from New York University in 1986 and her Juris Doctor from Fordham University School of Law in 1989.
Kahn clerked for Judge Peter Collins Dorsey of the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut. She then served as an Assistant United States Attorney prosecuting medical, financial and computer fraud cases. She was also an adjunct professor at the University of Connecticut School of Law.
Service on Connecticut Superior Court
Kahn was appointed to the Connecticut Superior Court in April 2006.[2]
Consideration for federal district court
In February 2013, Araujo Kahn was named as one of five finalists being considered for nomination to a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Connecticut left vacant when Judge Mark Kravitz passed away in September 2012.[3]
Service on Connecticut Appellate Court
On May 2, 2017, Governor Dannel Malloy nominated Kahn to the Connecticut Appellate Court.[4] Her appointment and confirmation created a female majority on the court.[5] She was confirmed in January 2017.[6]
Connecticut Supreme Court service
On October 4, 2017 Malloy nominated Kahn to the Connecticut Supreme Court.[7] She was confirmed and sworn into office on November 1, 2017.[8]
References
- ^ "Biographies of Supreme Court Justices: Honorable Maria Araujo Kahn". jud.ct.gov. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ "Cheshire resident nominated to serve as Connecticut Appellate Court judge". May 3, 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ Mahony, Edmund (February 28, 2013). "Five Finalists For Open Federal Judgeship". Hartford Courant. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ Altimari, Daniela (May 2, 2017). "Malloy Nominates Two Women To State's Appellate Court". Hartford Courant. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ Kramer, Jack (May 2, 2017). "If nominations OK'd, women to hold majority on Connecticut Appellate Court". The Middletown Press. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ "Senate Joint Resolution No. 49". Connecticut General Assembly. 2017. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ Pazniokas, Mark (October 4, 2017). "Malloy names Mullins, Kahn to Supreme Court". The Connecticut Mirror. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
- ^ Pazniokas, Mark (November 1, 2017). "Legislators confirm nominees to Supreme, Appellate courts". The Connecticut Mirror. Retrieved January 26, 2018.
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