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President’s nominations include APIs

January 11, 2014 By Northwest Asian Weekly

President Obama sent his judicial and departmental nominations to the U.S. Senate on Jan. 6. Among the nearly 250 names submitted were the following members of the Asian American and Pacific Islander communities: Vince Girdhari Chhabria, of California, to be United States District Judge for the Northern District of California, vice Susan Y. Illston, retired.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2014, Asian American, Assistant Secretary, Deputy Secretary, Esther Puakela Kia, Northern District, Pacific Islander, Public Health Service, Puneet Talwar, Social Security Advisory Board, Suresh Kumar, Surgeon General, United Nations, United States, United States District Judge, Vivek Hallegere Murthy, Vol 33 No 3 | January 11 - January 17

June 8: Judge Lucy H. Koh becomes the first Korean American confirmed as U.S. District Court Judge

July 1, 2010 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Lucy H. Koh was confirmed to serve the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California. She is the first Korean American U.S. District Court Judge

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2010, District Court Judge, Korean American, Los Angeles, Northern District, Santa Clara County, Vol 29 No 27 | July 3 - July 9

Asian Americans all over U.S. win jobs as government officials

December 3, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

Asian Americans around the country have made history in 2009 in their efforts to become part of the political realm.

Filed Under: National News Tagged With: 2009, Asian Americans, Atlanta Ga, Cambridge Mass, City Comptroller, City Councilor-elect Leland Cheung, Democratic National Convention, Filipino American, First Chinese American, First Korean American, Hong Kong, John Garamendi, Liz Coyle, Northern District, Redwood Shores, San Francisco, Senate Judiciary Committee, Third-generation Japanese American, Vol 28 No 50 | December 5 - December 11

Aug. 7: Chen, Gee, and Nguyen to the Federal bench

September 10, 2009 By Northwest Asian Weekly

In August, President Obama nominated Federal Magistrate Judge Edward Chen and Los Angeles lawyer Dolly Gee to the United States District Court bench in California. Their nominations follow the nomination of Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Jacqueline Nguyen for the position of United States District Judge.

Filed Under: Names in the News Tagged With: 2009, Asian American, Chinese American, Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Jacqueline Nguyen, Northern District, President Obama, United States District Judge, Vietnamese American, Vol 28 No 38 | September 12 - September 18

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