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Kenneth Kiyul Lee
Active judge · U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Kenneth Kiyul Lee serves on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Appointed by Donald J. Trump and confirmed May 15, 2019 by a 52–45 Senate vote. ABA rating: Well Qualified.
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Confirmed
- May 15, 2019
- Senate vote
- 52–45
- ABA rating
- Well Qualified
- Born
- 1975
Appointments
- Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitDonald J. Trump · 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
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