15-05-2025
Who is Arun Subramanian, The Indian-Origin Judge In Sean ‘Diddy' Combs Trial?
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The Indian-origin judge, Arun Subramanian, is conducting the trial of famous rapper Sean "Diddy" Combs in connection with a sex trafficking case.
An Indian-origin judge, Arun Subramanian, is overseeing the federal trial of American hip-hop mogul, Sean 'Diddy" Combs as witnesses in the sex trafficking case began testifying this week at a district court in New York.
The rapper is facing dozens of civil lawsuits from people who accuse him of abusing his power to drug, assault, rape, intimidate and silence people.
The charges against Combs include exploitation using his fame and money. He is also charged with coercing women into abusive sex parties. However, the rapper has rejected all allegations and called them attempts 'for a quick payday".
The case was assigned to Subramanian after Judge Andrew L Carter Jr removed himself from the case.
Who Is Arun Subramanian, The Indian-Origin Judge?
The Indian-origin judge, Arun Subramanian, is conducting the trial of famous rapper Sean 'Diddy" Combs in connection with a sex trafficking case. He was born in Pittsburgh in 1979 to parents who had migrated from India.
Subramanian was appointed a federal judge by former President Joe Biden in 2022 and is the first South Asian to serve on this bench.
He has a Bachelor's degree in Computer Science and English from Case Western Reserve University. After this, he received a Juris Doctor from Columbia Law School, where he was recognised as both a James Kent and Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.
He then spent over 15 years as a partner at Susman Godfrey LLC in New York City, specialising in commercial and bankruptcy law.
First Published:
May 15, 2025, 11:39 IST
