Kenneth M. Karas
| Kenneth Michael Karas | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York | |
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Assumed office June 13, 2004 |
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| Appointed by | George W. Bush |
| Preceded by | Allen G. Schwartz |
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| Born |
Kenneth Michael Karas 1964 (age 52–53) Colorado Springs, Colorado |
| Education |
Georgetown University B.A. Columbia Law School J.D. |
Kenneth Michael Karas (born 1964) is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Born in Colorado Springs, Colorado, Karas received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Georgetown University in 1986 and a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School in 1991. Karas was a law clerk for Judge Reena Raggi of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York in 1992. He was an Assistant United States Attorney of the Southern District of New York from 1992 to 2004.
On September 18, 2003, Karas was nominated by President George W. Bush to a seat on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York vacated by Allen G. Schwartz. Karas was confirmed by the United States Senate on June 3, 2004, and received commission on June 13, 2004.
On January 11, 2008 Karas sentenced Olympic gold medalist Marion Jones to six months in prison for making false statements after it was discovered that she had lied to federal investigators on two separate occasions: when she and Montgomery were being investigated over the BALCO scandal and about her knowledge of fellow Olympian Tim Montgomery's involvement in fraud. On May 16 that year he sentenced Montgomery, who was also Jones' ex-boyfriend, to 46 months in prison for his part in a multimillion-dollar fake-check scheme.
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