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Herbert Young Cho Choy
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1971
Herbert Young Cho Choy , Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Herbert Young Cho Choy (January 6, 1916 – March 10, 2004) was the first Asian American to serve as a United States federal judge and the first person of Korean ancestry to be admitted to the bar in the United States. He served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Education
- University of HawaiiB.A., 1938
- Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1941
Career
Hawaii Territorial Guard, 1941-1942; U.S. Army, 1942-1946; Private practice, Honolulu, Hawaii, 1946-1971
Biography
Herbert Young Cho Choy (January 6, 1916 – March 10, 2004) was the first Asian American to serve as a United States federal judge and the first person of Korean ancestry to be admitted to the bar in the United States. He served as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
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