Admitted
1990, California; 1992, District of Columbia, U.S. District Court, Central District of California and U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
Law School
Columbia University School of Law, J.D., 1989
Law School Graduation Year
1989
College
Columbia College of Columbia University, B.A., summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1986
Memberships
Los Angeles County Bar Association; Korean American Coalition (Member, Board of Directors, 1999—).
Biographical
Law Clerk, The Hon. Charles E. Wiggins, Ninth Circuit, Court of Appeals. Author: Surrogate Motherhood: An Argument For Denial of Specific Performance, 22:3 Colum. J. L. Soc. Press, 357 (1989). Adjunct Professor, The National Law Center, George Washington University, 1991-1993; Adjunct Professor, Loyola Law School, 2001; Associate Professor, Lecturer-in-Law, The National Law Center, George Washington University, 1991-1993. Faculty, Attorney General Advocacy Institute, 1998. Member, Criminal Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1991-1994; U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California, 1994-2001. AUSU, 1994-1999; Deputy Chief USA, 1999-2001. Judge pro Tem-LASC, 1999—. Member, Blue Ribbon Rampart Review Panel.