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Lucy Koh's Biography

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Contact Information

Office

San Jose Courthouse
280 South 1st Street, Courtroom 8, 4th Floor
San Jose, CA 95113

Full Name:

Lucy Haeran Koh

Gender:

Female

Birth Date:

1968

Birth Place:

Washington, DC

JD, School of Law, Harvard University, 1990-1993

BA, Harvard University, 1986-1990

No political experience information on file.

Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of California, 2010-2021

Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit, February 25, 2016

Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Santa Clara, 2008-2010

Confirmed by United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of California, June 7, 2010

Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States District Court, Northern District of California, January 20, 2010

Partner, McDermott Will & Emery Limited Liability Partnership, 2002-2008

Senior Associate, Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati, 2000-2002

Assistant United States Attorney, Central District of California, 1997-2000

Special Assistant, Deputy Attorney General, United States Department of Justice, 1996-1997

Special Counsel, Office of Legislative Affairs, United States Department of Justice, 1994-1996

Fellow, Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, 1993-1994

Research Assistant, Harvard Law School, 1991-1993

Associate, Dewey Ballantine, 1992

Intern, NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund, Incorporated, 1992

Intern, American Civil Liberties Union, Immigrants' Rights Project, 1991

Intern, Natural Resources Defense Council, 1991

Member, Amicus Committee, National Association of Women Lawyers

Mentor Judge, Asian American Bar Association of the Greater Bay Area

Member, Asian Pacific American Bar Association of the Greater Washington, D.C. Area

Fellow, Asian Pacific American Leadership Institute

Member, Bench Bar Media Police Committee

Member, Bench-Bar Coalition

Member, California Asian-American Judges Association

Member, California Judges Association

Member, Harvard Law School Association of Southern California

Member, Hispanic National Bar Association

Member, La Raza Lawyers Association of Santa Clara County

Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association

Leader, Mentorship Program Group, Korean American Bar Association of Northern California

Member, National Association of Women Judges

Member, Saint Thomas More Society

Federal Courts Committee Member/Judiciary Committee Member, Santa Clara County Bar Association

Committee Member, Santa Clara County Superior Court

Member, South Asian Bar Association of Northern California

Executive Committee Member/Team Leader/Outreach Committee Chair, William A. Ingram Inn of Court

Member, Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles

Director, Asian Pacific Bar Association of Silicon Valley, 2006-2008

Member, Center for Asian American Media, 2004-2008

Co-Chair, Civil Rights Committee, Asian Pacific Bar Association of Silicon Valley, 2005-2008

Member, Silicon Valley Asian Pacific American Democratic Club, 2002-2007

Director, Korean American Coalition, San Francisco Chapter, 2003-2004

Director, Korean American Bar Association of Northern California, 2001-2003

Member, Korean American Professional Society, 2000-2002

Member, Korean Americans for Political Empowerment, 2000-2001

Governor, Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles, 1999-2000

Director, Harvard-Radcliffe Club of Southern California, 2000

Director, Korean American Bar Association of Southern California, 2000

Director, Korean American Coalition, Los Angeles Chapter, 1999-2000

Member/Dinner Committee Member, Conference on Asian Pacific American Leadership, 1993-1997

Awards:

Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, Women of lnfluence in Silicon Valley, 2008

McDermott Will & Emery LLP, Client Service Award for Seagate Tech. case, 2007

Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Journal, 40 Under 40, 2007

Federal Bureau of Investigation, Director Louis J. Freeh Award for demonstrated
excellence in prosecuting a major criminal case, 2000

Federal Bureau of Investigation Award for prosecution of United States v. Stapleton, 2000

United States Postal Inspection Service, Certificate of Appreciation, 2000

United States Secret Service, Letter of Recognition, 1999

United States Attorney's Office, Sustained Superior Performance Award, 1998

National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Trailblazer Award, 2009

National Association of Professional Asian American Women, Asian American Woman
of Achievement Award, 2009

Korean American Bar Association of San Diego and Korean American Coalition of San
Diego, Mugunghwa Award for achievements in law and community service, 2008

Harvard Law School Ames Moot Court, Semi-Final Round, Best Brief Award, 1992

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