Sunday, July 22, 2012

PRESDIENT OBAMA NAMES INDIAN-AMERICAN AS FEDERAL JUDGE


PRESDIENT OBAMA NAMES INDIAN-AMERICAN AS FEDERAL JUDGE

Indian-American legal luminary Srikanth 'Sri' Srinivasan has been nominated by President Barack Obama to the US court of appeals for the American capital. Noting that "This important court is often called the Nation's second-highest court," he said: "Srinivasan will be a trailblazer and will serve the court with distinction and excellence."

Srinivasan, 45, last year was named Principal Deputy Solicitor General of the US, succeeding Indian American, Neal Kumar Katyal, which created history in becoming the first South Asian to be ever nominated to the circuit court. "Sri Srinivasan is a dedicated public servant who will bring tremendous experience, intellect, and integrity to the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit," Obama said.

Srinivasan began his legal career by serving as a law clerk for Judge J. Harvie Wilkinson on the US Court of Appeals for the DC Circuit. He received the Attorney General's Award for Excellence in Furthering US National Security in 2003 and the Office of the Secretary of Defense Award for Excellence in 2005.

Srinivasan was born in Chandigarh and grew up in Lawrence, Kansas. He received his BA with honors and distinction from Stanford University and his JD with distinction from Stanford Law School. He also holds an MBA from the Stanford Graduate School of Business.

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