India, May 17 -- Judge Arun Subramanian is currently overseeing the high-profile trial of Sean "Diddy" Combs. Known for his sharp legal mind and grounded approach, Subramanian was not always behind the bench-he built his career as a civil attorney devoted to his clients, even footing the bill for their celebratory dinner after a courtroom victory.

TMZ spoke with Mary and Joel Rich, the parents of the late Seth Rich, whom Judge Arun Subramanian represented in a defamation lawsuit against Fox News. The case stemmed from a widely discredited story the network aired, falsely claiming their son was behind the 2016 leak of thousands of Democratic Party emails to WikiLeaks.

Once the lawsuit against the network was settled, the couple offered t...