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Jacqueline Hong-Ngoc Nguyen

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009–2012

Jacqueline Hong-Ngoc Nguyen , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The Senate voted 97–0 on the nomination on Dec 1, 2009 (Nomination Confirmed). Jacqueline Hong-Ngoc Nguyen (Vietnamese: Nguyễn Hồng Ngọc; born May 25, 1965) is an active United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the first Asian woman on a United States federal appellate court. She was identified as a potential Supreme Court nominee.

Senate votes
2

Senate confirmation votes

  • United States District Judge for the Central District of California
    111th Congress · Nomination Confirmed
    97–0 · Dec 1, 2009
  • United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit
    112th Congress · Nomination Confirmed
    91–3 · May 7, 2012

Education

  • Occidental CollegeA.B., 1987
  • University of California, Los Angeles, School of LawJ.D., 1991

Career

Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1991-1994; Assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1995-2002; deputy chief, General Crimes Division, 2000-2002; Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 2002-2009

Biography

Jacqueline Hong-Ngoc Nguyen (Vietnamese: Nguyễn Hồng Ngọc; born May 25, 1965) is an active United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the first Asian woman on a United States federal appellate court. She was identified as a potential Supreme Court nominee.

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