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Studies led by California Supreme Court Justice Goodwin Liu (2017) [1] [2] and the Center for American Progress (2019) [3] provided in-depth statistics into the issue.
This is a dynamic list of Asian Americans who are or were judges, magistrate judges, court commissioners, or administrative law judges. If known, it will be listed if a judge has served on multiple courts.
Judge | Court/agency and years of service (if known) | State/territory | Status | Notes |
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Kazuhisa Abe | Kohala district Magistrate (1940–1945); Supreme Court of Hawaii (1967–1973) | Hawaii | deceased | [4] [5] |
Maha-Rebekah Abejuela | Fairfax County Juvenile and Domestic Relations District Court (2019– ) | Virginia | active | First Female Asian American judge in VA [6] |
Peter Aduja | Hawaii First Circuit Court (1960–1962) | Hawaii | deceased | [7] |
Tony Agbayani | San Joaquin County Superior Court (2007– ) | California | active | [8] [9] |
Alok Ahuja | Missouri Court of Appeals (2007– ) | Missouri | active | [10] |
Jeevan S. Ahuja | California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board | California | active | [11] |
John F. Aiso | Superior Court of Los Angeles County (1957–1968); California Court of Appeal, 2nd District (1968–1972) | California | deceased | First Japanese American judge in the continental U.S. [12] |
Kathryn Akao | Superior Court of Santa Cruz County (1994–2005) | California | deceased | [13] |
Benes Z. Aldana | Coast Guard Court of Criminal Appeals (2005–2017 ) | Washington, D.C. | retired | First Asian Pacific American (Filipino) chief trial judge in the U.S. military [14] |
Loren AliKhan | District of Columbia Court of Appeals (2022–2023); United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2024– ) | Washington, D.C. | active | [15] |
Shahabuddeen Ally | New York City Civil Court (2019– ) Acting New York Supreme Court Justice (2023–) [16] | New York City | active | [17] [ user-generated source? ] [18] [19] |
Ramon Alvarado | Gwinnett County Recorder's Court (2019–2020) | Georgia | deceased | [20] |
Deepa Ambekar | Criminal Court of the City of New York (2018– ) | New York City | active | [21] |
Susan H. Amini | King County Superior Court (2013– ) | Washington | active | [22] |
Justin Anand | Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Georgia (2012– ) | Georgia | active | [23] |
Marcine Anderson | King County District Court (2010–2023) | Washington | left office | [22] |
Akemi D. Arakaki | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2010– ) | California | active | [24] |
Jacqueline M. Arroyo | Superior Court of Santa Clara County (2008– ) | California | active | [25] |
Rita L. Badhan | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active | [26] |
Judy Bae | San Diego County Superior Court (2019– ) | California | active | [27] |
Paul W. Baelly | Ventura County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2017–2020; Judge: 2020– ) | California | active | [26] |
Eugene Balonon | Superior Court of Sacramento County (2005–2021) | California | retired | [28] |
Michael Isaku Begert | Superior Court of San Francisco County (2010– ) | California | active | [29] |
Thang Nguyen Barrett | Superior Court of Santa Clara County (1997– ) | California | active | [30] [31] |
David F. Bauman | New Jersey Superior Court, Monmouth County (2008– ) | New Jersey | active | [32] |
Riko E. Bishop | Nebraska Court of Appeals (2013– ) | Nebraska | active | [33] |
Cathy Bissoon | United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (2011– ) | Pennsylvania | active | [34] |
Cliff Blakely | Alameda County Superior Court (2018– ) | California | active | |
Alicia Yoko Blanco | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2015–2020; Judge: 2020– ) | California | active | [26] |
Gail Chang Bohr | Ramsey County District Court (2009–2014) | Minnesota | retired | [35] |
Frances Bourliot | Texas Court of Appeals (2018– ) | Texas | active | [36] |
Tracie L. Brown | Superior Court of San Francisco County (2013–2018); California Court of Appeal, 1st District (2018– ) | California | active | [37] [38] |
Brianne J. Buccicone | Minnesota Tenth Judicial District (2017– ) | Minnesota | active | [39] |
Tam Bui | Everett District Court (2006– ) | Washington | active | [40] |
Sanket J. Bulsara | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2017– ) | New York | active | [41] |
Patrick J. Bumatay | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2019– ) | California | active | [42] |
Susan N. Burke | Hennepin County District Court (2005– ) | Minnesota | active | [43] |
Tani Cantil-Sakauye | Superior Court of Sacramento County (1997–2005); California Third District Court of Appeal (2005–2010); California Supreme Court (2010–2023) | California | retired | First Filipino and first Woman of Color California Chief Justice [44] |
Corie J. Caraway | Butte County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active | [26] |
Bruce Chan | Superior Court of San Francisco County (2004– ) | California | active | [45] |
Derrick H.M. Chan | Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (2017– ) | Hawaii | active | [46] |
Roger Chan | Superior Court of San Francisco County (2016– ) | California | active | [47] |
Adam Chang | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active | [48] |
Edmond E. Chang | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2010– ) | Illinois | active | [49] |
James Chang | Santa Clara Municipal Court (1983–1989); Superior Court of Santa Clara County (1989–2003) | California | retired | [50] [51] |
Kevin S. C. Chang | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2000–2019) | Hawaii | retired | [52] [53] |
Shellyanne W.L. Chang | Superior Court of Sacramento County (2002– ) | California | active | [54] |
S. Raj Chatterjee | Alameda County Superior Court (2017– ) | California | active | [55] |
Ed Chau | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | [56] |
Ken H. Chau | Administrative Law Judge, Social Security | Missouri | active | [57] |
Manjari Chawla | State Bar Court of California (San Francisco; 2018– ) | California | active | [58] |
Meng Li Che | Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals (2010–2023); Washington Court of Appeals (2023– ) | Washington | active | [59] [60] |
Edward M. Chen | U.S. Magistrate Judge (2001–2011); United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2011– ) | California | active | [61] < |
Frank W. Chen | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2019– ) | California | active | [62] |
Ida K. Chen | Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, First Judicial District Pennsylvania (1988– ) | Pennsylvania | active | [63] |
Pamela K. Chen | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2013– ) | New York | active | [64] |
Raymond T. Chen | United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (2013– ) | Washington, D.C. | active | [65] |
Andrew Y.S. Cheng | San Francisco County Superior Court (2009– ) | California | active | [66] |
David Wellington Chew | Texas Courts of Appeals, 8th District (1995–2011) | Texas | retired | [67] |
Alberta Chew | Superior Court of Solano County (Commissioner: 1994–2008) | California | retired | [68] |
Linda Chew | Texas District Court, 327th Judicial District (2002–2022) | Texas | retired | [69] |
Vince Chhabria | United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2014– ) | California | active | [70] |
Jennifer C. Chiang | Sugar Land Municipal Court (2015– ) | Texas | active | [71] |
Andrea Chin | Seattle Municipal Court (2019– ) | Washington | active | [22] |
Denny Chin | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (1994–2010); United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2010– ) | New York | active | [72] [73] |
Jason Chin | Alameda County Superior Court (2018– ) | California | active | [74] |
Ming Chin | Alameda County Superior Court (1988–1990); California First District Court of Appeal (1990–1996); California Supreme Court (1996–2020) | California | retired | [75] |
Richard J. Chin | Boston Municipal Court (1989–1993); Massachusetts Superior Court (1993–2019) | Massachusetts | retired | [76] |
Dorothy Chin-Brandt | New York Supreme Court, Queens County (2001–2017) | New York | retired | [77] |
Hideo Chino | San Diego County Superior Court (Commissioner:1986–2008) | California | deceased | [78] |
Lawrence Cho | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2005– ) | California | active | [79] |
Tony Cho | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2019– ) | California | active | [80] |
Jennifer Choe-Groves | United States Court of International Trade (2016– ) | New York | active | [81] |
Danny Chou | San Mateo County Superior Court (2017– ) | California | active | [82] |
James Chou | Marin County Superior Court (2010– ) | California | active | [83] |
Nusrat Jahan Choudhury | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2023– ) | New York | active | [84] |
Herbert Choy | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1971–2004) | Hawaii | deceased | First Korean American U.S. federal judge [85] |
Kenneth Chu | Administrative Law Judge, National Labor Relations Board (2012– ) | New York | active | [86] |
Regina M. Chu | Minnesota Fourth Judicial District (2002–2022) Senior Judge (2023– ) | Minnesota | Senior | [87] [88] |
Theodore D. Chuang | United States District Court for the District of Maryland (2014– ) | Maryland | active | [89] |
A. Marisa Chun | San Francisco County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | [90] |
Danny K. Chun | New York Supreme Court, Kings County (2005– ) | New York | active | [91] |
John H. Chun | King County Superior Court (2014–2018); Washington Court of Appeals (2018–2022); United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (2022– ) | Washington | active | [92] |
Charles Carlos Chung | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2006– ) | California | active | [93] |
Cindy K. Chung | United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2023– ) | Pennsylvania | active | [94] |
Frederick Chung | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2018– ) | California | active | [95] |
Jo-Ann Chung | Anchorage Superior Court (2011– ) | Alaska | active | [96] |
Lisa Chung | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2003– ) | California | active | [97] |
Robert E. Chung | Seattle Municipal Court | Washington | active | [22] |
Samuel Chung | King County Superior Court (2014– ) | Washington | active | [22] |
Maria Kuriakos Ciesel | Cook County Circuit Court (2007– ) | Illinois | active | [98] |
Ramiro P. Cisneros | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | [99] [100] |
Linda W.Y. Coburn | Washington Court of Appeals (2020– ) | Washington | active | [22] |
Dena M. Coggins | Sacramento County Superior Court (2021–2024); United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (2024– ) | California | active | [101] |
Rabeea Sultan Collier | Harris County District Court (2019– ) | Texas | active | [102] |
Jamie L. Cork | Minnesota First Judicial District (2016– ) | Minnesota | active | [103] |
Patricia Yim Cowett | San Diego Municipal Court (1979–1998); San Diego County Superior Court (1998–2008) | California | retired | [104] [105] |
Johanna Thai Van Dat | Santa Clara County Superior Court (Commissioner) (2022– ) | California | active | [106] |
Susan K. DeClercq | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2023– ) | Michigan | active | [107] |
Dipti Vaid Dedhia | Edison Municipal Court (2022– ) | New Jersey | active | First South Asian Female Judge in New Jersey [108] |
Roger DeHoog | Oregon Supreme Court (2022– ) | Oregon | active | [109] |
Roopali Desai | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2022– ) | Arizona | active | [110] |
Israel Abaya Desierto | Cook County Circuit Court, District 1 (2005– ) | Illinois | active | [111] |
Kuljinder Dhillon | King County District Court (2021– ) | Washington | active | [22] [112] |
Truc Do | San Diego County Superior Court (2018–2021); California Court of Appeals, Fourth District (2021– ) | California | active | First Vietnamese American Judge in San Diego [113] |
Gregory Dohi | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2007– ) | California | active | [114] |
Chanpone Sinlapasai | Multnomah County Circuit Court (2021– ) | Oregon | active | [115] |
David Doi | Los Angeles Municipal Court Judge (1983–2000); Los Angeles County Superior Court (2000–2006 ) | California | deceased | [116] [117] |
Nelson Doi | Hawaii State Circuit Courts (1970–1975) | Hawaii | deceased | Former Lt Governor of Hawaii [118] |
Miranda Du | United States District Court for the District of Nevada (2012– ) | Nevada | active | [119] |
Fernande R. V. Duffly | Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (2011–2016) | Massachusetts | retired | First Asian-American Massachusetts Supreme Court justice [120] |
Jacqueline My-Le Duong | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2007– ) | California | active | [121] |
Wendy Duong | Houston Municipal Court (1991–1994) | Texas | retired | First Vietnamese American in the U.S. [122] |
Nina F. Elgo | Connecticut Superior Court (2004–2017); Connecticut Appellate Court (2017– ) | Connecticut | active | [123] |
Randall T. Eng | New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department (2012– ) | New York | active | [124] |
Alison Matsumoto Estrada | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2015– ) | California | active | [125] |
Samuel Feng | San Francisco County Superior Court (2009– ) | California | active | [126] |
Harold Fong | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (1982–1995) | Hawaii | deceased | [127] |
Keith Fong | Alameda County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | |
Keith Fudenna | Alameda County Superior Court (1997– ) | California | retired | [128] |
John Fugh | Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army (1991–1993) | Washington, D.C. | retired | First Asian American Judge Advocate General of the U.S. Army [129] |
Carin Fujisaki | California Court of Appeal, 1st District (2018– ) | California | active | [130] |
Hiroshi Fujisaki | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1977–1982); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1982–1997) | California | retired | [131] |
Fred Fujioka | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2002–2022) | California | retired | [132] [133] [134] |
Margaret Fujioka | Alameda County Superior Court (2017– ) | California | active | [135] |
Alexa D.M. Fujise | Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (2004– ) | Hawaii | active | [136] |
Morio L. Fukuto | South Bay Municipal Court (1974–1979); Los Angeles Superior Court (1979–1987); California Court of Appeal, 2nd District (1987–1999) | California | deceased | [137] |
Una S. Gandbhir | Anchorage Superior Court (2018– ) | Alaska | active | [138] |
Leah Gasendo | State of California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (2012– ) | California | active | [139] |
Delbert Gee | Alameda County Superior Court (2002–2022) | California | retired | [140] |
Dolly Gee | United States District Court for the Central District of California (2010– ) | California | active | First Chinese American Female U.S. District Court judge [141] |
Herbert W. Gee | Houston Municipal Court (2000–2011) | Texas | deceased | [142] |
Lisa M. Ginoza | Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (2010–2024); Supreme Court of Hawaii (2024– ) | Hawaii | active | [143] |
Marilyn D. Go | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1993–2016) | New York | retired | [144] |
Johnny Cepeda Gogo | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2019– ) | California | active | [145] |
Karen Gopee | Criminal Court of the City of New York (2015– ) | New York City | active | [146] |
Paul Grewal | United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2010–2016) | California | retired | [147] |
Helena Gweon | Superior Court of Sacramento County (2006– ) | California | active | [148] |
Howard Halm | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2009–2018) | California | retired | [149] |
Sunil Harjani | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2019– ) | Illinois | active | [150] |
Roy Hashimoto | Alameda County Superior Court (1996–2018) | California | retired | [151] [152] |
Douglas Hatchimonji | Orange County Superior Court (2003– ) | California | active | [153] |
Dennis Hayashi | Alameda County Superior Court (2006– ) | California | active | [154] |
Sanju Oommen Green | Cook County Circuit Court (2018–) | Illinois | active | [155] |
Roberta Hayashi | Superior Court of Santa Clara County (2014– ) | California | active | [156] |
Yoshimi Hayashi | Hawaii District Court (1972–1974); Hawaii Circuit Court (1974–1980); Hawaii Court of Appeals (1980–1982); Supreme Court of Hawaii (1982–1992) | Hawaii | deceased | [157] |
Walter Heen | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (1981); Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (1982–1994) | Hawaii | retired | [158] |
William Haʻehaʻe Heen | Hawaii state circuit court (1917–1919) | Hawaii | deceased | First Asian American (Chinese) judge in the United States [159] |
Robert Higa | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1978–1980); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1980–2018) | California | retired | [160] |
Kelly Higashi | Superior Court of the District of Columbia (2018– ) | Washington, D.C. | active | [161] |
Jacquelyn High-Edward | Spokane County Superior Court (Commissioner 2018–2022; Judge 2022– ) | Washington | active | [22] [162] |
Stuart Hing | Alameda County Superior Court (2008– ) | California | active | [163] |
Joni Hiramoto | Contra Costa Municipal Court (1998); Superior Court of Contra Costa County (1998– ) | California | active | [164] |
Keith K. Hiraoka | Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (2018– ) | Hawaii | active | [165] |
Ernest Hiroshige | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1980–1982); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1982– ) | California | active | [166] |
Dale Ho | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2023– ) | New York | active | [167] |
James C. Ho | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (2018– ) | Texas | active | [168] |
Rose Hom | Superior Court of Los Angeles County (1994–2013) | California | retired | [169] [170] |
Russell Hom | Sacramento County Superior Court (2002–2022) | California | retired | [171] |
Sandy Hom | Immigration Judge, U.S. Department of Justice (1993–2018) | New York | retired | [172] [173] |
Jeannie J. Hong | Maryland District Court, District 1 (Baltimore) (2011– ) | Maryland | active | [174] |
Wesley Hsu | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2017–2023); United States District Court for the Central District of California (2023– ) | California | active | [175] |
Mark Huang | State of California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board | California | active | [176] |
Robert S. Huie | United States District Court for the Southern District of California (2022– ) | California | active | [177] |
Anne Hwang | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2019–2024); United States District Court for the Central District of California (2024– ) | California | active | [178] |
Victor Hwang | San Francisco County Superior Court (2016–) | California | active | [179] |
Audra Ibarra | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2018– ) | California | active | [180] |
Garry Ichikawa | Solano County Superior Court (2000–2017) | California | retired | [181] [182] [183] [184] |
Paul Igasaki | Administrative Review Board at the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2018) | Virginia | retired | [185] |
Efren Iglesia | Monterey County Superior Court (2007–2021) | California | retired | [186] |
Dale Ikeda | Fresno County Superior Court (2000–2018) | California | retired | [187] |
John Ing | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2007– ) | California | active | [188] |
Anthony W. Ishii | United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (1997– ) | California | active | [189] |
Lance Ito | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1987–2015) | California | retired | Known for presiding over the O. J. Simpson criminal trial [190] |
Patricia Ito | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: retired c. 2016) | California | retired | [191] |
Roger Ito | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2002– ) | California | active | [192] |
Don W. Joe | U.S. HHS Office of Medicare Hearings & Appeals | Florida | active | [193] |
Myong J. Joun | Boston Municipal Court (2014–2023); United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (2023– ) | Massachusetts | active | [194] |
Edward Y. Kakita | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1980–2000) | California | deceased | [195] |
Upinder Kalra | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2010– ) | California | active | [196] |
Tim Kam | Solano County Superior Court (2010– ) | California | active | [197] |
Masako Kanazawa | Washington Court of Appeals (Commissioner: 2013– ) | Washington | active | [22] |
Wayne Kanemoto | Santa Clara County Municipal Court (1962–1982) | California | deceased | [198] |
Robert Kawahara | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2002– ) | California | active | [199] |
Gale Kaneshiro | San Diego Municipal Court (1989–1998); San Diego County Superior Court (1998–2020) | California | retired | [200] [201] |
Shiro Kashiwa | U.S. Court of Claims (1972–1982); United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (1982–1986) | Washington, D.C. | deceased | First Japanese American federal judge [202] |
Eileen A. Kato | King County District Court (1994–2016) | Washington | retired | [203] |
Kenly Kiya Kato | United States District Court for the Central District of California (2014– ) | California | active | [204] |
Kenneth H. Kato | Washington Court of Appeals, Division 3 (1997–2007) | Washington | retired | [205] |
Warren Masami Kato | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | [206] |
Ken W. Kawaichi | Oakland-Piedmont-Emeryville Municipal Court, 1975–1980; Alameda County Superior Court (1980–2003) | California | retired | [207] |
Lynne Kawamoto | Cook County Circuit Court, Probate (1991–2013) | Illinois | retired | [208] |
Ben Kayashima | San Bernardino County Superior Court (1980–2012) | California | retired | [209] |
Nadia Keilani | San Diego County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2019– ) | California | active | [210] |
Angel Kelley | Brockton District Court (2009–2013); Massachusetts Superior Court (2013–2021); United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (2021– ) | Massachusetts | active | [211] |
Joyce L. Kennard | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1986–1987); Los Angeles Superior Court (1987–1988); California Second District Court of Appeal (1988–1989); California Supreme Court (1989–2014) | California | retired | [212] [213] |
Abraham Aponte Khan | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1988–2000); Los Angeles County Superior Court (2000–2020) | California | retired | [214] [215] |
Edward S. Kiel | United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (2019– ) | New Jersey | active | [216] |
Andrew C. Kim | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2016– ) | California | active | [217] |
Brian G. Kim | Maryland District Court, District 6 (2002–2011) | Maryland | resigned | [218] [219] |
Chong Kim | Doraville Municipal Court (2020– ) | Georgia | active | [220] |
Dorothy Kim | California Courts of Appeal (2018– ) | California | active | [221] |
Esther Kim | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2019– ) | California | active | [222] |
Frank S. Kim | San Joaquin Municipal Court (1971–1979); Superior Court of San Joaquin County (1979–1991) | California | retired | [223] [224] |
Janet Kim | Office of Administrative Hearings | Washington | active | [22] |
Mark C. Kim | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1998–2000); Los Angeles County Superior Court (2000– ) | California | active | [225] |
Steve Kim | United States District Court for the Central District of California (2016– ) | California | active | [226] |
Young Kim | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (2001–2010); United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2010– ) | Illinois | active | [227] |
George H. King | United States District Court for the Central District of California (1987–2016) | California | retired | [228] |
John Kirihara | Merced County Superior Court (2001– ) | California | active | [229] |
Evan Kitahara | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2019–) | California | active | [230] |
Bert T. Kobayashi | Supreme Court of Hawaii (1969–1978) | Hawaii | deceased | [231] |
Charles Kobayashi | Sacramento County Superior Court (1991–2006) | California | retired | [232] |
Leslie E. Kobayashi | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2010– ) | Hawaii | active | [233] |
Lucy Koh | Superior Court of Santa Clara County (2008–2010); United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2010–2021); United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2021– ) | California | active | [234] |
Kimi Kondo | Seattle Municipal Court (1986–2019) | Washington | retired | [235] |
Sunil Kulkarni | Superior Court of Santa Clara County (2013– ) | California | active | [236] |
Sanjay T. Kumar | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2005– ) | California | active | [237] |
Shalina D. Kumar | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2021– ) | Michigan | active | [238] |
Peggy Kuo | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2015– ) | New York | active | [239] |
M. Sue Kurita | El Paso County Court at Law, No. 6 (1998– ) | Texas | active | [240] |
Michael W. Kwan | Taylorsville Municipal Justice Court (1998–2020) | Utah | deceased | [241] [242] |
Robert N. Kwan | U.S. Bankruptcy Court (2007–) | California | active | [243] |
Ruth Ann Kwan | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1995–1998); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1998– ) | California | active | [244] |
Owen Lee Kwong | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1989–1993); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1993–2015) | California | retired | [245] |
Jonathon Lack | King County Superior Court (2019– ) | Washington | active | [22] [246] |
Bernie La Forteza | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2008– ) | California | active | [247] |
Lydia C. Lai | New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (2003– ) | New York | active | [248] |
Gene Lam | State of California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board | California | active | [176] |
Newton Lam | San Francisco County Superior Court (2001–2022) | California | active | [249] |
John Lansden | New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (2003– ) | New York | active | [250] |
Laurie L. Lau | New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (1993–2017) | New York | retired | [251] |
Alfred Laureta | District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands (1978–1988) | Northern Mariana Islands | deceased | [252] |
Christopher P. Lee | Administrative Law Judge, Social Security (1994–2006) | New York | retired | [253] |
Cynthia Lee | San Francisco Municipal Court (1998); San Francisco County Superior Court (1998– ) | California | active | [254] |
Elizabeth Lee | San Mateo County Superior Court (2005– ) | California | active | [255] |
Eumi K. Lee | Alameda County Superior Court (2019–2024); United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2024– ) | California | active | [256] |
Jayne Chong-Soon Lee | San Joaquin County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2018– ) | California | active | [257] |
John Z. Lee | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2012–2022); United States Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit (2022– ) | Illinois | active | [258] |
Kenneth Lee | Arizona Superior Court, Pima County (1997– ) | Arizona | active | [259] |
Kenneth K. Lee | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2019– ) | California | active | [260] |
Jo-Lynne Q. Lee | Alameda County Superior Court (2002– ) | California | active | [261] |
Linda CJ Lee | Washington Court of Appeals (2013– ) | Washington | active | [22] |
Lorraine Lee | Office of Administrative Hearings (2009– ) | Washington | active | [22] [262] |
Nelson K.H. Lee | King County Superior Court (2020– ) | Washington | active | [22] [263] |
Richard Lee | Orange County Superior Court (2010– ) | California | active | [264] |
Susan Lee | State of California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board | California | active | [265] |
Tony N. Leung | Fourth Judicial District of Minnesota (1994–2011); United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (2011– ) | Minnesota | active | [266] |
Arthur Lew | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1994–2014) | California | deceased | [267] |
Jonathan Lew | State of California Office of Administrative Hearings | California | active | [268] |
Ronald S.W. Lew | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1982–1984); Los Angeles Superior Court (1984–1987); United States District Court for the Central District of California (1987–2023) | California | deceased | [269] |
Wendy C. Li | New York Civil Court (2019– ) | New York | active | [18] |
Cynthia Lie | Superior Court of Santa Clara County (2014– ) | California | active | [270] |
Arnold Lim | New York City Family Court (2000–2019) | New York | Term ended | [271] [272] |
John S.W. Lim | Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (1999–2007) | Hawaii | deceased | [273] |
Lillian Lim | San Diego County Superior Court (1986–2007) | California | retired | [274] |
Rosa Lim | State of California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board | California | active | [176] |
Karen Lin | New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (appt. 2006) Queens County (2023– ) | New York | active | [275] [276] |
Rita F. Lin | Superior Court of San Francisco County (2018–2023); United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2023– ) | California | active | [277] |
Tana Lin | United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (2021– ) | Washington | active | [278] |
Doris Ling-Cohan | New York City Civil Court (1995–2002)New York Supreme Court, New York County (2003–2020) Appellate Term (2014–2020) | New York | retired | [279] [280] |
Andrew Liu | Monterey County Superior Court (2014– ) | California | active | [281] |
Charles Y.J. Liu | New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (2017–2018) | New York | deceased | [282] |
Goodwin Liu | California Supreme Court (2011– ) | California | active | [283] |
Livia Liu | Dallas County Criminal District Court, No. 7 (2017– ) | Texas | active | [284] |
Pelayo A. Llamas, Jr. | Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2019–2022; Judge 2022–) | California | active | [285] [286] [287] |
Paul Lo | Merced County Superior Court (2013– ) | California | active | [288] |
Cynthia Loo | Los Angeles Superior Court (2000–2013); Mariposa County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2014–2015); Kern County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2015– ) | California | active | [289] |
Pahoua Lor | Fresno County Superior Court (2022 – ) | California | active | [290] |
Jessie Louie | State of California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board | California | retired | [291] |
Lenard Louie | San Francisco Municipal Court (1985–1989); San Francisco County Superior Court (1989–2004) | California | deceased | [292] |
Harry Low | San Francisco Municipal Court (1967–1974); San Francisco Superior Court (1974–1983); California Court of Appeal, 1st District (1983–1992) | California | retired | [293] |
Elaine Lu | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2007–) | California | active | [294] |
Jackson Lucky IV | Riverside County Superior Court (2008–2021) | California | retired | [295] |
Christopher Lui | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2014– ) | California | active | [296] |
Elwood G. Lui | California Court of Appeal APJ,2nd District (1975–1987; 2015–) | California | active | [297] |
Jennifer T. Lum | United States District Court for the Central District of California (2001–2009) | California | resigned | [298] |
Jason Luong | Harris County District Court (2019– ) | Texas | active | [299] |
Linda Lye | Contra Costa County Superior Court (2018–2020) | California | retired | [300] |
John K.C. Mah | State of California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board | California | retired | [176] |
Kenji Machida | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2001–2018) | California | active | [301] |
Jaya K. Madhavan | New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (2004– 2019?) | New York | Term ended | [302] [303] |
Kazuharu Makino | Orange County Superior Court (1986–2011) | California | retired | [304] |
Joaquin V.E. Manibusan Jr. | United States District Court for the District of Guam (2004–2020) | Guam | retired | [305] |
Jenny Cheung Marino | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2020– ) | California | active | [306] |
Masaji Marumoto | Supreme Court of Hawaii (1956–1973) | Hawaii | deceased | First Japanese American Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii [307] |
William M. Marutani | Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, First Judicial District Pennsylvania (1975–1986) | Pennsylvania | deceased | [308] |
Fa’amomoi P. Masaniai, Jr. | King County District Court (2021– ) | Washington | active | [22] [309] |
Laura Masunaga | Siskiyou County Superior Court (2005–2019) | California | retired | [310] |
Kiyo A. Matsumoto | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2008– ) | New York | active | [311] |
Pamala Matsumoto | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Juvenile Court Referee; term ended 2012); Administrative Law Judge | California | Term ended | [312] |
Chuck Mau | United States Tax Court (1948–1950) United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit (1950–1951) | Hawaii | deceased | First Asian American (Chinese) Federal Judge [313] |
Aimee Maurer | Spokane County District Court | Washington | active | [22] |
Jon Mayeda | Los Angeles County Municipal Court (1981–1999); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1999–2007) | California | retired | [314] |
Christopher McDonald | Iowa Supreme Court (2019– ) | Iowa | active | [315] |
Maureen McKee | King County Superior Court (2018– ) | Washington | active | [22] [316] |
Sabrina McKenna | Hawaii State Supreme Court (2011– ) | Hawaii | active | [317] |
Carla Wong McMillian | Georgia State Court for Fayette County (2010–2013); Georgia Court of Appeals (2013–2020); Supreme Court of Georgia (2020– ) | Georgia | active | [318] |
Cheryl Chun Meegan | Superior Court of Sacramento County (1994–2018) | California | retired | [319] |
Amit Mehta | United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2014– ) | Washington, D.C. | active | [320] |
Benjamin Menor | Hawaii Circuit Court (1968–1974) Supreme Court of Hawaii (1974–1983) | Hawaii | deceased | First Filipino American State Supreme Court Justice [321] |
Nathan D. Mihara | Santa Clara County Superior Court (1988–1993); California Court of Appeal, 6th District (1993–2020) | California | active | [322] [323] |
Elisabeth K. Mineta | Monterey County Superior Court (2010– ) | California | active | [324] |
Vibhav Mittal | Orange County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | [99] |
Jack Mizuha | Supreme Court of Hawaii (1961–1968 ) | Hawaii | deceased | [325] |
Susan Oki Mollway | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (1998– ) | Hawaii | active | First Asian American female federal judge [326] |
Ronald T.Y. Moon | Hawaii First Circuit Court (1982–1990); Hawaii State Supreme Court (1990–2010) | Hawaii | deceased | [327] [328] |
Joanne Motoike | Orange County Superior Court (2013– ) | California | active | [329] |
Kenneth Moy | DuPage County Circuit Court (1996–2007) | Illinois | retired | [330] |
Sarala Nagala | United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (2021– ) | Connecticut | active | [331] |
John Nalbandian | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2018– ) | Kentucky | active | [332] |
Mike K. Nakagawa | Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Nevada (2006– ) | Nevada | active | [333] |
Robert Nakagawa | State of California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board | California | active | [334] |
Vernon K. Nakahara | Alameda County Municipal Court (1989–1995); Alameda County Superior Court (1995–2018) | California | retired | [335] [336] |
Lynn Nakamoto | Oregon Court of Appeals (2011–2016); Supreme Court of Oregon (2015–2021) | Oregon | retired | [337] |
Craig H. Nakamura | Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (2004–2018) | Hawaii | retired | [338] |
Kirk Nakamura | Orange County Superior Court (2001–2021) | California | active | [339] [340] |
Eric Nakata | San Bernardino Municipal Court (1995–1998); San Bernardino County Superior Court (1998–2022) | California | deceased | [341] [342] |
Paula A. Nakayama | Supreme Court of Hawaii (1993–2023) | Hawaii | retired | [343] |
Arthur Nakazato | United States District Court for the Central District of California (1996–2016) | California | retired | [344] |
Marcus Naylor | King County District Court (2019– ) | Washington | active | [22] [345] |
Jacqueline Nguyen | Superior Court of Los Angeles (2002–2009); United States District Court for the Central District of California (2009–2012); United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2012– ) | California | active | [346] |
Nho Trong Nguyen | Orange County Superior Court (2000–2013) | California | retired | [347] |
Daniel Nishigaya | Superior Court of Santa Clara County (2010– ) | California | active | [348] |
Cary Nishimoto | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1987– ) | California | active | [349] |
Ricardo Ocampo | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2008– ) | California | active | [350] |
John Oda | Alameda County Municipal Court (1987–1989); Workers Compensation Appeals Board (Commissioner: 1989–1995) | California | retired | [351] [352] |
Jinsook Ohta | San Diego County Superior Court (2020–2021); United States District Court for the Southern District of California (2021– ) | California | active | [353] |
Sam Ohta | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1998–2000); Los Angeles County Superior Court (2000– ) | California | active | [354] |
Jeffrey K. Oing | New York Supreme Court (2017– ) | New York | active | [355] |
Patrick Oishi | King County Superior Court (2011– ) | Washington | active | [22] [356] |
Melvin Okamoto | Denver County Court (1999–2008) | Colorado | retired | [357] [358] |
Vincent Okamoto | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2002–2020) | California | deceased | [359] |
Dan Oki | Citrus Municipal Court (1992–1997); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1997–2019) | California | retired | [360] |
Tomekichi "Tom" Okino | Puna district Magistrate (1934–) | Hawaii | deceased | First Japanese American Judge [361] [5] |
Roxanne Song Ong | Phoenix Municipal Court (1991–2014) | Arizona | retired | [362] |
Tomson T. Ong | Long Beach Municipal Court (1997–2000); Los Angeles County Superior Court (2000–2024) | California | retired | [363] |
Rafael Ongkeko | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2002–2023) | California | retired | [364] |
Sandra Otaka | Cook County Circuit Court, Child Protection (2002–2009) | Illinois | deceased | [365] |
Jill Otake | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2018– ) | Hawaii | active | [366] |
Martha M. Pacold | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2019– ) | Illinois | active | [367] |
Harkjoon Paik | Monterey County Superior Court (1975–1997) | California | deceased | [368] [369] |
Florence Y. Pan | Superior Court of the District of Columbia (2009–2021); United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2021–2022); United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (2022– ) | Washington, D.C. | active | [370] |
Ushir Pandit-Durant | New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District (2019– ) | New York (state) | active | [371] [ user-generated source? ] [18] |
Ann H. Park | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2014– ) | California | active | [372] |
Michael H. Park | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2019– ) | New York | active | [373] |
Mihae Park | Gwinnett County Recorders Court (2021 – ) | Georgia | active | [374] |
David Pendleton | Administrative Law Judge, Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board (2006–2016) | Hawaii | term ended | [375] |
Mia Roberts Perez | Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas (2016–2022); United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2022– ) | Pennsylvania | active | [376] |
Cheri Pham | Orange County Superior Court (2010– ) | California | active | [377] |
Tu M. Pham | United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (2003– ) | Tennessee | active | [378] |
Vedica Puri | San Francisco Superior Court (2019– ) | California | active | [379] |
Tue Phan-Quang | Executive Office for Immigration Review (1995–2012) | California | retired | [380] [381] |
Dorothy Chou Proudfoot | City and County of San Francisco Rent Board (2018– ) | California | active | [382] |
Rupa Ranga Puttagunta | Superior Court of the District of Columbia (2022–2024) | Washington, D.C. | resigned | [383] |
Ronald Quidachay | San Francisco Municipal Court (1983–1998); San Francisco County Superior Court (1998–2018) | California | retired | [384] |
Raja Rajeswari | Criminal Court of the City of New York (2015– ) | New York | active | [385] [ user-generated source? ] |
E. Rania Rampersad | King County District Court (2021–2023) King County Superior Court (2023– ) | Washington | active | [22] [386] |
Nicholas Ranjan | United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (2019– ) | Pennsylvania | active | [387] |
Archana Rao | Criminal Court of the City of New York (2020– ) | New York City | active | [388] |
Neomi Rao | United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (2019– ) | Washington, D.C. | active | [389] |
Julian C. Recana | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2015– ) | California | active | [390] |
Mel Recana | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1981– ) | California | active | [391] |
Sheila Recio | Orange County Superior Court (2018– ) | California | active | [392] |
Benjamin Reyes | Superior Court of Contra Costa County (2017– ) | California | active | [393] |
Brenda T. Rhoades | U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas (2003– ) | Texas | active | [394] |
Whitney Rivera | Edmonds Municipal Court | Washington | active | [22] |
Jerome Roaché | Seattle Municipal Court | Washington | active | [22] |
Aruna P. Rodrigo | San Bernardino County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2020–2021; Judge: 2021– ) | California | active | [395] [90] |
Regina M. Rodriguez | United States District Court for the District of Colorado (2021– ) | Colorado | active | [396] |
Rebecca Rossow | Ramsey County Juvenile and Family Court Division (Referee: 2011– ) | Minnesota | active | [397] |
Donna Ryu | United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2010– ) | California | active | [398] |
Tammy C. Ryu | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2002– ) | California | active | [399] |
Dana Sabraw | San Diego Municipal Court (1995–1998); San Diego County Superior Court (1998–2003); United States District Court for the Southern District of California (2003– ) | California | active | [400] |
Mamoru Sakuma | Sacramento County Municipal Court (1963–1964); Sacramento County Superior Court (1964–1985) | California | deceased | [401] |
Stephanie C. Santoro | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2023– ) | California | active | [402] |
Cesar Sarmiento | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1993–2014) | California | active | [403] |
Bentrish Satarzadeh | Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2019– ) | California | active | [404] |
Stephanie Sato | Alameda County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | [405] |
Dalip Singh Saund | Westmoreland Judicial District (1952–1957) | California | deceased | First Asian American (Indian) elected Justice of the Peace [406] |
Lorna G. Schofield | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2012– ) | New York | active | [407] |
Karen Gren Scholer | Texas District Court, 95th Judicial District (2001–2008); United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (2018– ) | Texas | active | [408] |
Ramona See | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1997–2021) | California | active | [409] |
Susan Ser | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | [410] |
Deborah Chuang Servino | Orange County Superior Court (2009– ) | California | active | [411] |
Damon Shadid | Seattle Municipal Court | Washington | active | [22] |
Ketu Shah | King County District Court (2013–2019) King County Superior Court (2019– ) | Washington | active | [22] [412] |
Manish S. Shah | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2014– ) | Illinois | active | [413] |
Phyllis Shibata | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2001–2023) | California | active | [414] [415] |
Nhan-Ai Simms | Gwinnett County Juvenile Court (2020– ) | Georgia | active | [416] [417] |
Lillian Sing | San Francisco County Superior Court (1983–2015) | California | retired | [418] |
Mark Singerton | Riverside County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | [419] |
Anil C. Singh | New York City Civil Court (2012); New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department (2017– ) | New York | active | [420] |
Rukhsanah Singh | United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (2022– ) | New Jersey | active | [421] |
Sabita Singh | Concord District Court (2006–2017); Massachusetts Appeals Court (2018– ) | Massachusetts | active | [422] |
Anuraag Singhal | United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (2019– ) | Florida | active | [423] |
Eleanor C. Sinnott | Boston Municipal Court (2006– ) | Massachusetts | active | [424] |
Taiyyeba Safri Skomra | Immigration Judge, U. S. Department of Justice (2022– ) | California | active | [425] |
Kawika Smith | San Bernardino County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | [405] |
Micah W. J. Smith | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2024– ) | Hawaii | active | [426] |
Kenneth So | San Diego Municipal Court (1994–1998); San Diego County Superior Court (1998–2023) | California | active | [427] [428] |
Janene Sohng | Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals | Washington | active | [22] |
Diana Song Quiroga | United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (2012– ) | Texas | active | [429] |
Philip Soto | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1998– ) | California | active | [430] |
Sri Srinivasan | United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (2013– ) | Washington, D.C. | active | First South Asian American U.S. Court of Appeals Judge, Shortlisted for SCOTUS [431] |
Nicole J. Starr | Minnesota Second Judicial District (2015– ) | Minnesota | active | [432] |
Arun Subramanian | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2023– ) | New York | active | [433] |
Randolph M. Subryan | New Jersey Superior Court, Passaic County | New Jersey | retired | [434] |
Richard Sueyoshi | Superior Court of Sacramento County (2009– ) | California | active | [435] |
John H. Sugiyama | Superior Court of Contra Costa County (2002–2020) | California | retired | [436] |
Linda Sun | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active | [437] |
Jennifer Sung | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2021– ) | California | active | [438] |
Thomas Surh | Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2002– ) | California | retired | [439] |
Steven Suzukawa | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1989–1992); Los Angeles Superior Court (1993–2006); California Court of Appeal, 2nd District (2006–2014) | California | retired | [440] |
Paul Suzuki | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2010–2022) | California | retired | [441] [442] |
Leah Taguba | King County District Court (2021– ) | Washington | active | [22] [443] |
Sanjay Tailor | Cook County Circuit Court (2003–2022) Illinois First District Appellate Court (2022– ) | Illinois | active | [444] [445] |
Irene Takahashi | Contra Costa County Municipal Court (1988–1990) | California | retired | [446] |
Takasugi Takai | Santa Clara County Superior Court | California | retired | [447] |
Drew Takaichi | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2010– ) | California | active | [448] |
Jon Takasugi | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2008– ) | California | active | [449] |
Robert Mitsuhiro Takasugi | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1973–1975); Los Angeles Superior Court (1975–1976); United States District Court for the Central District of California (1976–2009) | California | deceased | [450] |
Patricia Medina Talbert | New Jersey Superior Court, Essex County (2000–2007) | New Jersey | Term Ended | [451] |
Indira Talwani | United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (2014– ) | Massachusetts | active | [452] |
Sen K. Tan | Anchorage Superior Court (1997–2004) | Alaska | retired | [453] |
Victor Tan | California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board | California | retired | [291] |
Gary Tanaka | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2009– ) | California | active | [454] |
Julie Tang | San Francisco Municipal Court (1991–1997); San Francisco County Superior Court (1998–2015) | California | retired | [455] |
Paul E. Tang | Arizona Superior Court, Pima County (2001–2021) | Arizona | retired | [456] |
Thomas Tang | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1977–1995) | Arizona | deceased | First Chinese American federal judge in the continental U.S. [457] |
Elizabeth J. Yalin Tao | New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (1994– ) | New York | active | [458] [459] |
A. Wallace Tashima | U.S, District Court for the Central District of California (1980–1996); United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1996– ) | California | active | First Japanese American U.S. Court of Appeals judge [460] |
Amul Thapar | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky (2008–2017); United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2017– ) | Kentucky | active | [461] |
Indu Thomas | Thurston County Superior Court (Commissioner 2017–2021; Judge 2021– ) | Washington | active | [22] [462] |
Kathryn Doi Todd | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1978–1981); Los Angeles Superior Court (1981–2000); California Court of Appeal, 2nd District (2000–2013) | California | retired | First Asian American female judge in the U.S. [463] |
Peter Tom | New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department (1994–2019) | New York | retired | [464] |
Michelle Tong | San Francisco County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active | [465] |
Susan Jung Townsend | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2017– ) | California | active | [466] |
Leonard N. Trinh | San Diego County Superior Court (2022– ) | California | active | [467] |
Ricky Tripp | Tulare County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active | [468] |
Terry Truong | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2014– ) | California | active | [469] |
Richard Tsai | New York City Civil Court Judge (2017– ) | New York | active | [470] |
Stella Tsai | Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas (2017– ) | Pennsylvania | active | [471] |
Alex G. Tse | United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2019– ) | California | active | [472] |
Brian Tsuchida | United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (2008– ) | Washington | active | [473] |
Wilfred Tsukiyama | Supreme Court of Hawaii (1959–1965) | Hawaii | deceased | First Asian American (Japanese) state chief justice (Hawaii) [474] |
Mikio Uchiyama | Fresno County Justice Court (1968–1990) | California | deceased | [475] [476] |
Raymond Uno | Salt Lake City Court (1976–1978); Utah 5th Circuit Court (1978–1984); Utah 3rd District Court (1984–2002) | Utah | deceased | [477] [478] |
Meredith Vacca | Monroe County Court (2021–2024); United States District Court for the Western District of New York (2024– ) | New York | active | [479] |
Anuradha Vaitheswaran | Iowa Court of Appeals (1999–2023 ) | Iowa | retired | [480] [481] |
Rena Marie Van Tine | Cook County Circuit Court, Child Protection (2001–2024 ) Illinois First District Appellate Court (pending) | Illinois | active | [482] [483] |
Thai Vang | Montgomery District Court (2019 – ) | North Carolina | active | [484] |
Padma Veeru-Collings | Office of Administrative Hearings (2019 – ) | Washington | active | [22] [485] |
Jerry Bustos Vinluan III | Santa Cruz County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | [405] |
Nathan T. Vu | Orange County Superior Court (2018– ) | California | active | [486] |
Sophia Y. Vuelo | Minnesota Second Judicial District (2017– ) | Minnesota | active | [487] |
Robert S. Wada | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2017– ) | California | active | [488] |
Richelle M. Wahi | Minnesota First Judicial District (2016– ) | Minnesota | active | [489] |
James H. Wakatsuki | Hawaii Supreme Court (1983–1992) | Hawaii | deceased | [490] |
Kimberly Walden | Tukwila Municipal Court | Washington | active | [22] |
Lisa Wang | United States Court of International Trade (2024– ) | New York | active | [491] |
Nina Y. Wang | United States District Court for the District of Colorado (2015– ) | Colorado | active | [492] |
Shan C. Wang | Minnesota Seventh Judicial District (2017– ) | Minnesota | active | [493] |
Neera Lall Walsh | Cook County Circuit Court (2007– ) | Illinois | active | [494] |
Fumiko Hachiya Wasserman | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1987–1993); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1993– ) | California | active | [495] |
Madge S. Watai | State Bar Court of California (1996–2008) | California | retired | [496] |
Corinne Watanabe | Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (1992–2009) | Hawaii | retired | [497] |
Michael J. Watanabe | United States District Court for the District of Colorado (1999–2018) | Colorado | retired | [498] [499] |
Wilfred Watanabe | Hawaii District Court (1981–2003) | Hawaii | deceased | [500] |
Derrick Watson | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2013– ) | Hawaii | active | [501] |
Tommy B. Webb | Kansas Twenty-Sixth Judicial District (1988–2016) | Kansas | retired | First Asian American judge in Kanas [502] |
Michael E. Whitaker | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2014– ) | California | active | [503] |
G. Michael Witte | Wayne Superior Court (Judge Pro Tem: 2009); Dearborn Superior Court (2000–2008); Dearborn County Court (1985–2000) | Indiana | retired | [504] |
Alvin T. Wong | State Court of DeKalb County, Division 1 (1998– ) | Georgia | active | [505] |
Cerena Wong | Sonoma County Superior Court (1997–2010) | California | retired | [506] |
Delbert E. Wong | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1961–1982) | California | deceased | First Chinese American Judge in the Continental U.S. [507] |
Dick Yin Wong | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (1975–1978) | Hawaii | deceased | [508] |
Garrett L. Wong | San Francisco County Superior Court (2005– ) | California | active | [509] |
George H. Wu | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1993–1996); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1996–2007); United States District Court for the Central District of California (2007–2023) | California | active | [510] |
Margie G. Woods | San Diego Municipal Court (Commissioner: 1993–2001); San Diego County Superior Court (2001–2021) | California | active | [511] |
R. Glenn Yabuno | San Bernardino Superior Court (2019– ) | California | active | [512] |
Glenn H. Yamahiro | Milwaukee County Circuit Court (2003– ) | Wisconsin | active | [513] |
Adam C. Yang | Minnesota Second Judicial District (2018– ) | Minnesota | active | [514] |
Bryant Y. Yang | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active | [26] |
Debra Wong Yang | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1997–2000); Los Angeles County Superior Court (2000–2002) | California | retired | [515] |
Kristy Yang | Milwaukee County Circuit Court (2018– ) | Wisconsin | active | [516] |
P. Paul Yang | Minnesota Second Judicial District (2018– ) | Minnesota | active | [517] |
Scott A. Yang | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | |
Sue Pai Yang | Essex County Workers' Compensation Court (ret. 2012) | New Jersey | retired | [518] |
Brian Yep | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2003– ) | California | active | [519] |
Steven Yep | Santa Clara County Superior Court (Commissioner) | California | unknown (resigned or retired) | [520] [521] |
Erica Yew | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2001– ) | California | active | [522] |
Arthur Yim | Administrative Law Judge (Social Security Administration, Bureau of Hearing and Appeals; 1976–1990) | Michigan | deceased | [523] |
George Yonehiro | Placer County Municipal Court (1967–1985); Placer County Superior Court (1985–1998) | California | deceased | [524] |
Jasmine H. Yoon | United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia (2024– ) | Virginia | active | [525] |
Youlee Yim You | United States District Court for the District of Oregon (2016– ) | Oregon | active | [526] |
Diane C. Yu | Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: c. 1984) | California | retired | [527] |
Mary Yu | King County Superior Court (2000–2014); Washington Supreme Court (2014– ) | Washington | active | [528] |
William Yu | Cook County Circuit Court (2018– ) | Illinois | active | [529] |
Scott Yun | U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California (2014– ) | California | active | [530] |
Carrie Zepeda-Madrid | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2003– ) | California | active | [28] |
Jerri J. Zhang | 16th Judicial Circuit (2021– ) | Missouri | active | [531] |
Mark Jeremy Bennett is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Morgan Brenda Christen is an American lawyer and jurist who serves as a U.S. circuit judge of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She previously served as a state court judge on the Alaska Supreme Court from 2009 to 2012 and on the Alaska Superior Court from 2002 to 2009.
Jacqueline Hong-Ngoc Nguyen is an American lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. She previously served as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California from 2009 to 2012 and as a California superior court judge from 2002 to 2009.
Edward John Davila is an American lawyer and jurist serving since 2011 as a U.S. district judge of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. He was previously a California state court judge of the Santa Clara County Superior Court from 2001 to 2011.
James Wesley Hendrix is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas and former assistant United States attorney for the same district. He presides over the Northern District's Lubbock, Abilene, and San Angelo Divisions, which account for 47 of the Northern District's 100 counties, and span an area larger than Pennsylvania.
Daniel Paul Collins is a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.
Stanley Blumenfeld Jr. is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He formerly served as a judge on the Los Angeles County Superior Court from 2006 to 2020.
The Solano County Superior Court is the California superior court with jurisdiction over Solano County.
David Gonzalez Estudillo is an American lawyer serving as the chief United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. He is a former Washington state court judge.
Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong is an American attorney serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. She previously served as a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court from 2015 to 2022.
Sherilyn Peace Garnett is an American attorney who serves as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. She served as a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court from 2014 to 2022.
Daniel Joe Calabretta is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California.
Gail A. Andler is a retired American judge who served in the Orange County, California Superior Court for over 22 years. She was assigned to its specialized complex civil litigation program for ten years, from 2007 until her retirement. She has been a leader in the national community of specialized business court judges, and has been acknowledged with numerous awards for her work as a trial judge. Andler has been recognized for her service to at-risk children and youth.