Loren Linn AliKhan (born June 24, 1983) [1] is an American lawyer and jurist serving since 2023 as a United States district judge of the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. She previously served as a judge of the District of Columbia Court of Appeals from 2022 to 2023 and the solicitor general of the District of Columbia from 2018 to 2022.

Judge Loren L. AliKhan was appointed to the District Court in December 2023. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she received her B.A., summa cum laude, from Bard College at Simon’s Rock in 2003, and her J.D., magna cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center in 2006.

Jan 28, 2025 · U.S. District Judge Loren AliKhan temporarily halted President Donald Trump's plan to freeze federal grants and loans.

Dec 5, 2023 · Loren AliKhan was confirmed as the first South Asian woman to serve on the federal trial court in the District of Columbia with the help of Vice President Kamala Harris.

Dec 5, 2023 · By the slimmest of majorities, the U.S. Senate on Tuesday confirmed D.C. Court of Appeals Judge Loren AliKhan to the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, making her the first South...

Confirmed by the Senate on December 5, 2023, and received commission on December 13, 2023. On December 5, 2023, Vice President Kamala D. Harris voted yea to break a tie when the Senate voted 50-50 on confirmation of the nomination.

Loren AliKhan is a judge on the United States District Court for the District of Columbia. She was nominated to the court by President Joe Biden (D) on May 4, 2023, and confirmed by the United States Senate on December 5, 2023, by a vote of 51-50.

Loren L. AliKhan, Esq.,, is the Solicitor General of the District of Columbia. In this role, she has handled over 1,800 appeals in the D.C. Court of Appeals, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, and the Supreme Court of the United States.

The Honorable Loren L. AliKhan was appointed to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals in 2022 by President Joe Biden. Judge AliKhan was born in Baltimore, Maryland.

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