Born: 23-Dec-1944
Birthplace: Staten Island, NY

Gender: Male
Race or Ethnicity: White
Sexual orientation: Straight
Occupation: Judge

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: US District Judge, NY Southern District

Father: Alfred H. Kaplan (restaurateur)
Mother: Dorothy Avins Kaplan (bookkeeper)
Wife: (d.)
Wife: Lesley Oelsner (publishing lawyer, Random House)

    University: AB, University of Rochester (1966)
    Law School: JD, Harvard Law School (1969)

    US District Judge Southern District of New York (10-Aug-1994 to present)
    US Justice Department Special Master, Westway environmental litigation, Southern District of New York (1982-83)
    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison Partner (1977-94)
    Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison (1970-77)
    Law Clerk to Judge Edward McEntee, US 1st Circuit Appeals Court (1969-70)
    American Bar Association
    American College of Trial Lawyers Judicial Fellow
    American Law Institute
    Association of the Bar of the City of New York Special Counsel, Grievance Committee
    Federal Judges Association Board of Directors (1997-2003)
    Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights Under Law Trustee

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