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Kenneth Kiyul Lee

Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2019

Kenneth Kiyul Lee, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. The Senate voted 52–45 on the nomination on May 15, 2019 (Nomination Confirmed).

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Senate confirmation votes

  • United States Circuit Judge for the Ninth Circuit
    116th Congress · Nomination Confirmed
    52–45 · May 15, 2019

Education

  • Cornell UniversityB.A., 1997
  • Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 2000

Career

Law clerk, Hon. Emilio M. Garza, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2000-2001; Private practice, New York City, 2001-2006; Special counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 2005; Associate counsel and special assistant, President George W. Bush, 2006-2009; Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 2009-2019; Adjunct faculty member, Pepperdine Law School, 2010-2011

Biography

Kenneth Kiyul Lee (Korean: 이기열; born August 30, 1975) is a South Korean-born American lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

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