Lewis A. Kaplan, 79, is a lawyer and jurist who serves as a senior U.S. district judge on the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. He was the presiding judge in a number of cases involving high-profile defendants, including E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump, Virginia Giuffre v. Prince Andrew, United States v. Bankman-Fried, and trials of Al Qaeda terrorists such as Ahmed Ghailani. Judge Kaplan is no relation to attorney Roberta Kaplan (see IN THE NEWS section).
Quote: “After completing the entire thing, Kaplan advised the jurors not to reveal their names or identities. It was one of Kaplan’s many precautions to ensure the safety of the jury. Kaplan also decided to keep the jury anonymous during the trial…. Judge Kaplan did not state clearly why he had given the advice. However, the former President’s followers have threatened to kill juries and judges in the past when the former president was sued.”
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