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John Zihun Lee
Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit
John Zihun Lee serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Appointed by Joseph R. Biden and confirmed Sep 7, 2022 by a 50–44 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden
- Confirmed
- Sep 7, 2022
- Senate vote
- 50–44
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1968
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of IllinoisBarack Obama · May 7, 2012 – Sep 12, 2022
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh CircuitJoseph R. Biden · 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
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