Amul Roger Thapar (born April 29, 1969) is a United States Circuit Judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
He is a former United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky and former United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky.
Thapar was the first South Asian federal judge in American history.
He was also President Trump's first Court of Appeals appointment and Trump's second judicial appointment after Justice Neil Gorsuch.
Thapar is frequently discussed as a short-lister for the Supreme Court of the United States.