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John Zihun Lee
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 2012–2022
John Zihun Lee , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. The Senate voted 50–44 on the nomination on Sep 7, 2022 (Nomination Confirmed). John Zihun Lee (born March 30, 1968) is an American lawyer serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois from 2012 to 2022.
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- United States Circuit Judge for the Seventh Circuit
117th Congress · Nomination Confirmed50–44 · Sep 7, 2022
Education
- Harvard UniversityA.B., 1989
- Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1992
Career
Trial attorney, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1992-1994; Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1994-2012
Biography
John Zihun Lee (born March 30, 1968) is an American lawyer serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. He served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois from 2012 to 2022.
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