Second Circuit
Maria Araujo Kahn
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Appointment
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Title
- Judge
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. BidenDemocratic
- Seat
- CA20209
- Nominated
- Jan. 3, 2023
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably)Feb. 2, 2023
- Senate vote
- 51–42Roll Call
- Confirmed
- March 9, 2023
- Commissioned
- March 10, 2023
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
Source Federal Judicial Center.
Recent judicial activity
Opinions authored and panels sat on, most recent first.
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Sept. 21panel identified Sat on the panel in In Re: IIG Structured Trade Fin. Fund, Ltd.
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Sept. 8panel identified Sat on the panel in Santos v. Blanche
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Aug. 31panel identified Sat on the panel in Dolce v. Connetquot Cent. Sch. Dist.
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Aug. 26panel identified Sat on the panel in Waters v. Kory
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Aug. 21
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Aug. 13panel identified Sat on the panel in Umb
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Aug. 6panel identified Sat on the panel in Reyes v. City of New York
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July 29panel identified Sat on the panel in Ohindo v. Ball
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July 13
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July 13panel identified Sat on the panel in McClarin v. City of New York
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July 9panel identified Sat on the panel in Out v. Calamari
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June 15panel identified Sat on the panel in United States v. Liounis
Cases
Appellate cases on which this judge sat, drawn from panel information published with each decision.
| Case | No. | Status | Date | |
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| In Re: IIG Structured Trade Fin. Fund, Ltd. | 25-2577 | Decided | Sept. 21, 2026 | |
| Santos v. Blanche | 23-7191 | Decided | Sept. 8, 2026 | |
| Dolce v. Connetquot Cent. Sch. Dist. | 25-1197 | Decided | Aug. 31, 2026 | |
| Waters v. Kory | 25-76 | Decided | Aug. 26, 2026 | |
| In Re Grand Jury Subpoenas to the Office of the New York State Attorney General | 26-156 | Decided | Aug. 21, 2026 | |
| Umb | 24-2865 | Decided | Aug. 13, 2026 | |
| Reyes v. City of New York | 23-7640 mtn | Decided | Aug. 6, 2026 | |
| Ohindo v. Ball | 23-6804 | Decided | July 29, 2026 | |
| Real Estate Board of New York, Inc. v. the City of New York | 25-1506 | Decided | July 13, 2026 | |
| McClarin v. City of New York | 23-7310 | Decided | July 13, 2026 | |
| Out v. Calamari | 24-3205 | Decided | July 9, 2026 | |
| United States v. Liounis | 24-2138 | Decided | June 15, 2026 | |
| U.S. V. | 24-961 | Decided | June 12, 2026 | |
| Smith v. the Gap, Inc. | 25-1130 | Decided | May 28, 2026 | |
| Carroll v. Trump | 24-644 | Decided | April 29, 2026 | |
| Campbell v. Broome County | 25-406 | Decided | April 9, 2026 | |
| Bugliotti v. the Republic of Argentina | 24-2950 | Decided | March 9, 2026 | |
| United States v. Aryeetey | 25-499 | Decided | March 3, 2026 | Authored |
| Care One, LLC v. NLRB | 23-7475 | Decided | Feb. 5, 2026 | |
| Duke v. Luxottica U.S. Holdings Corp. | 24-3207 | Decided | Feb. 5, 2026 |
Judicial writings
Opinions, concurrences and dissents attributed to this judge by the source record.
| Type | Case | Court | Filed |
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| Opinion | United States v. Aryeetey | Second Circuit | March 3, 2026 |
| Opinion | J.M. v. Sessions | Second Circuit | Dec. 23, 2025 |
| Opinion | Article 13 LLC v. Lasalle Nat'l Bank Ass'n | Second Circuit | March 25, 2025 |
| Opinion | United States v. Torres | Second Circuit | Dec. 20, 2024 |
| Opinion | In Re: Windstream Holdings, Inc. | Second Circuit | June 24, 2024 |
| Opinion | Doe v. Franklin Square Union Free Sch. Dist. | Second Circuit | April 25, 2024 |
| Opinion | Wheatley v. New York State United Teachers | Second Circuit | Sept. 5, 2023 |
| Opinion | United States v. Schiller | Second Circuit | Aug. 30, 2023 |
| Opinion | Olin Holdings Ltd. v. State of Libya | Second Circuit | July 12, 2023 |