Maria Araujo Kahn at a glance
- Current role
- Judge
- Court
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Jurisdiction
- National federal courts · Federal
- Judicial service
- March 10, 2023–present
Maria Araujo Kahn
Judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Available research
Biography
Professional career
- Professional Career: Assistant U.S. attorney, District of Connecticut, 1997-2006; Civil Division, 1997-1999; Criminal Division, 1999-2004; computer crimes coordinator, 2004-2006
- Professional Career: Adjunct faculty, University of Connecticut School of Law, 1991-1993, 2020, 2022
- Professional Career: Adjunct faculty, Quinnipiac University School of Law, 2012-
- Professional Career: Staff attorney, Office of Protection and Advocacy for Persons with Disabilities, Hartford, Connecticut, 1993-1997
- Professional Career: Deputy assistant public defender, State of Connecticut, 1991-1993
- Professional Career: Law clerk, Hon. Peter C. Dorsey, U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut, 1989-1991
Judicial service
- Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- Professional Career: Justice, Connecticut Supreme Court, 2017-2023
- Professional Career: Judge, Connecticut Superior Court, 2006-2017
- Professional Career: Judge, Connecticut Appellate Court, 2017
Education
- Fordham University School of Law · J.D., 1989
- New York University · B.A., 1986
Personal record
Born August 20, 1964 · Angola
Courtroom rules and guidance
Appellate Oral Argument
In federal courts of appeals, oral argument is allowed unless a three-judge panel unanimously finds one of Rule 34's specified grounds for dispensing with it; the clerk provides the date, time, place, and time allocation.
Oral argument must be allowed in every case unless a panel of three judges who have examined the briefs and record unanimously agrees that oral argument is unnecessaryFederal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument ↗
Sources
Federal Judicial Center biography
Identity source · HTML · checked July 25, 2026
https://www.fjc.gov/node/13373966Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 34, Oral Argument
Judge research source · HTML · checked July 26, 2026
https://www.uscourts.gov/forms-rules/current-rules-practice-procedure/federal-rules-appellate-procedure