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Lucy Haeran Koh
Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Lucy Haeran Koh serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed Dec 13, 2021 by a 50–45 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden
- Confirmed
- Dec 13, 2021
- Senate vote
- 50–45
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1968
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of CaliforniaBarack Obama · Jun 7, 2010 – Dec 15, 2021
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJoseph R. Biden · Dec 13, 2021
Education
- Harvard UniversityB.A., 1990
- Harvard Law SchoolJ.D., 1993
Career
Fellow, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 1993-1994; U.S. Department of Justice, 1994-1997; special counsel, Office of Legislative Affairs, 1994-1996; special assistant to the deputy attorney general, 1996-1997; Assistant U. S. attorney, Central District of California, 1997-2000; Private practice, Palo Alto, California, 2000-2008; Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, 2008-2010
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