George H. Wu

George H. Wu
Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
Assumed office
April 17, 2007
Appointed by George W. Bush
Preceded by Ronald S.W. Lew
Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court
In office
1996–2007
Judge of the Los Angeles Municipal Court
In office
1993–1996
Personal details
Born George H. Wu
1950 (age 67–68)
New York City, New York
Education Pomona College (B.A.)
University of Chicago Law School (J.D.)

George H. Wu (born 1950) is a United States District Court of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.

Education

Born in New York City, New York, Wu is the great-grandson of Wu Tingfang, the first ethnically Chinese barrister in England, and the grandson of Wu Chaoshu.[1][2] Wu received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Pomona College in 1972 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School in 1975. Wu was also a law clerk for Judge Stanley Barnes, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1976-1977 and in 1979.

After clerking for Judge Barnes, Wu was in private practice in Los Angeles, California. He was also briefly an assistant professor of law at the University of Tennessee College of Law from 1979 to 1982. Additionally, he was an Assistant United States Attorney of the U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California from 1982 to 1989 and from 1991 to 1993.

Judicial background

In 1993, Wu was appointed as a state court judge to the Los Angeles Municipal Court. In 1996, he was elevated to a California Superior Court trial judge on the Los Angeles Superior Court and held this post until 2007.

Wu is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, sitting in Los Angeles. Wu was nominated to the Federal Bench by President George W. Bush on January 9, 2007, to a seat vacated by Ronald S.W. Lew. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 27, 2007, and received his commission on April 17, 2007.

Sources

References

  1. ↑ Bao, Guangren (2007-03-29). "获布什任命　伍浩平成美联邦法院第四位华裔法官" [Appointed by Bush - George H. Wu becomes fourth ethnically Chinese judge of the US Federal Court]. Sina.com.cn (in Chinese). China News Service. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
  2. ↑ "Wu Tingfang - Lincolns Inn Factsheet" (PDF). Lincolns Inn. Retrieved 2017-04-16.
Legal offices
Preceded by
Ronald S.W. Lew		 Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California
2007–present		 Incumbent
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