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.
No caucus 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