Jasmine H. Yoon | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia | |
Designate | |
Assuming office TBD | |
Appointed by | Joe Biden |
Succeeding | Michael F. Urbanski |
Personal details | |
Born | Hyejung Yoon 1980 (age 43–44) Ulsan,South Korea |
Spouse | Christopher R. Kavanaugh |
Education | University of Virginia (BA,JD) |
Jasmine Hyejung Yoon [1] (born 1980) [2] is the vice president of Corporate Integrity,Ethics,and Investigations at Capital One Financial Corporation. She is the designate to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. [3]
Yoon received her Bachelor of Arts from the University of Virginia in 2003 and her Juris Doctor from the University of Virginia School of Law in 2006.
From 2006 to 2009,she was an associate at Crowell &Moring LLP in Washington,D.C. in its White Collar and Regulatory Enforcement group. From 2009 to 2010,she served as a law clerk for Judge James C. Cacheris of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. From 2010 to 2016,Yoon was an assistant U.S. attorney for the Eastern District of Virginia as a member of the White Collar Crimes and Public Corruption Unit. [4] From 2019 to 2022,Yoon was an Interim University Counsel and Associate University Counsel at the University of Virginia in Charlottesville. Since 2022,she has been the Vice President of Corporate Integrity,Ethics,and Investigations at Capital One.
On January 10,2024,President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Yoon as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. On February 1,2024,President Biden nominated Yoon to a seat being vacated by Judge Michael F. Urbanski,who will assume senior status on July 4,2024. [5] On February 8,2024,a hearing on her nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee. [6] On March 7,2024,her nomination was favorably reported out of committee by a 14–7 vote. [7] On March 11,2024,the United States Senate invoked cloture on her nomination by a 52–38 vote. [8] On March 12,2024,her nomination was confirmed by a 55–41 vote. [9] She is awaiting her judicial commission. Once commissioned,Yoon would be the first Asian American judge to serve on the Western District of Virginia. [10]
Yoon is married to United States attorney for the District of Western Virginia Christopher R. Kavanaugh. [11]
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