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List of Asian American jurists

April 26, 2024

This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness. You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources.

Research history edit

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.

Judicial officers edit

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
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]
Shahabuddeen Ally New York City Civil Court (2019– ) Acting New York Supreme Court Justice (2023–)[15] New York City active [16][user-generated source?][17][18]
Ramon Alvarado Gwinnett County Recorder's Court (2019–2020) Georgia deceased [19]
Deepa Ambekar Criminal Court of the City of New York (2018– ) New York City active [20]
Susan H. Amini King County Superior Court (2013– ) Washington active [21]
Justin Anand Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Georgia (2012– ) Georgia active [22]
Marcine Anderson King County District Court (2010–2023) Washington left office [21]
Akemi D. Arakaki Los Angeles County Superior Court (2010– ) California active [23]
Jacqueline M. Arroyo Superior Court of Santa Clara County (2008– ) California active [24]
Rita L. Badhan Los Angeles County Superior Court (2020– ) California active [25]
Judy Bae San Diego County Superior Court (2019– ) California active [26]
Paul W. Baelly Ventura County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2017–2020; Judge: 2020– ) California active [25]
Eugene Balonon Superior Court of Sacramento County (2005–2021) California retired [27]
Michael Isaku Begert Superior Court of San Francisco County (2010– ) California active [28]
Thang Nguyen Barrett Superior Court of Santa Clara County (1997– ) California active [29][30]
David F. Bauman New Jersey Superior Court, Monmouth County (2008– ) New Jersey active [31]
Riko E. Bishop Nebraska Court of Appeals (2013– ) Nebraska active [32]
Cathy Bissoon United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (2011– ) Pennsylvania active [33]
Cliff Blakely Alameda County Superior Court (2018– ) California active
Alicia Yoko Blanco Los Angeles County Superior Court
(Commissioner: 2015–2020; Judge: 2020– ) 		California active [25]
Gail Chang Bohr Ramsey County District Court (2009–2014) Minnesota retired [34]
Frances Bourliot Texas Court of Appeals (2018– ) Texas active [35]
Tracie L. Brown Superior Court of San Francisco County (2013–2018); California Court of Appeal, 1st District (2018– ) California active [36][37]
Brianne J. Buccicone Minnesota Tenth Judicial District (2017– ) Minnesota active [38]
Tam Bui Everett District Court (2006– ) Washington active [39]
Sanket J. Bulsara Magistrate Judge of the Eastern District of New York (2017– ) New York active [40]
Patrick J. Bumatay United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2019– ) California active [41]
Susan N. Burke Hennepin County District Court (2005– ) Minnesota active [42]
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[43]
Corie J. Caraway Butte County Superior Court (2020– ) California active [25]
Bruce Chan Superior Court of San Francisco County (2004– ) California active [44]
Derrick H.M. Chan Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (2017– ) Hawaii active [45]
Roger Chan Superior Court of San Francisco County (2016– ) California active [46]
Adam Chang Los Angeles County Superior Court (2020– ) California active [47]
Edmond E. Chang United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2010– ) Illinois active [48]
James Chang Santa Clara Municipal Court (1983–1989); Superior Court of Santa Clara County (1989–2003) California retired [49][50]
Kevin S. C. Chang United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2000–2019) Hawaii retired [51][52]
Shellyanne W.L. Chang Superior Court of Sacramento County (2002– ) California active [53]
S. Raj Chatterjee Alameda County Superior Court (2017– ) California active [54]
Ed Chau Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– ) California active [55]
Ken H. Chau Administrative Law Judge, Social Security Missouri active [56]
Manjari Chawla State Bar Court of California (San Francisco; 2018– ) California active [57]
Meng Li Che Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals (2010–2023); Washington Court of Appeals (2023– ) Washington active [58][59]
Edward M. Chen U.S. Magistrate Judge (2001–2011);
United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2011–2022) 		California Senior [60]
Assumed senior status May 17, 2022[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 [21]
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]
Herbert Choy United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1971–2004) Hawaii deceased First Korean American U.S. federal judge[84]
Kenneth Chu Administrative Law Judge, National Labor Relations Board (2012– ) New York active [85]
Regina M. Chu Minnesota Fourth Judicial District (2002–2022) Senior Judge (2023– ) Minnesota Senior [86][87]
Theodore D. Chuang United States District Court for the District of Maryland (2014– ) Maryland active [88]
A. Marisa Chun San Francisco County Superior Court (2021– ) California active [89]
Danny K. Chun New York Supreme Court, Kings County (2005– ) New York active [90]
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 [91]
Charles Carlos Chung Los Angeles County Superior Court (2006– ) California active [92]
Frederick Chung Santa Clara County Superior Court (2018– ) California active [93]
Jo-Ann Chung Anchorage Superior Court (2011– ) Alaska active [94]
Lisa Chung Los Angeles County Superior Court (2003– ) California active [95]
Robert E. Chung Seattle Municipal Court Washington active [21]
Samuel Chung King County Superior Court (2014– ) Washington active [21]
Maria Kuriakos Ciesel Cook County Circuit Court (2007– ) Illinois active [96]
Ramiro P. Cisneros Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– ) California active [97][98]
Linda W.Y. Coburn Washington Court of Appeals (2020– ) Washington active [21]
Rabeea Sultan Collier Harris County District Court (2019– ) Texas active [99]
Jamie L. Cork Minnesota First Judicial District (2016– ) Minnesota active [100]
Patricia Yim Cowett San Diego Municipal Court (1979–1998); San Diego County Superior Court (1998–2008) California retired [101][102]
Johanna Thai Van Dat Santa Clara County Superior Court (Commissioner) (2022– ) California active [103]
Susan K. DeClercq United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2023– ) Michigan active [104]
Dipti Vaid Dedhia Edison Municipal Court (2022– ) New Jersey active First South Asian Female Judge in New Jersey[105]
Roger DeHoog Oregon Supreme Court (2022– ) Oregon active [106]
Roopali Desai United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2022– ) Arizona active [107]
Israel Abaya Desierto Cook County Circuit Court, District 1 (2005– ) Illinois active [108]
Kuljinder Dhillon King County District Court (2021– ) Washington active [21][109]
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[110]
Gregory Dohi Los Angeles County Superior Court (2007– ) California active [111]
Chanpone Sinlapasai Multnomah County Circuit Court (2021– ) Oregon active [112]
David Doi Los Angeles Municipal Court Judge (1983–2000); Los Angeles County Superior Court (2000–2006 ) California deceased [113][114]
Nelson Doi Hawaii State Circuit Courts (1970–1975) Hawaii deceased Former Lt Governor of Hawaii[115]
Miranda Du United States District Court for the District of Nevada (2012– ) Nevada active [116]
Fernande R. V. Duffly Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (2011–2016) Massachusetts retired First Asian-American Massachusetts Supreme Court justice[117]
Jacqueline My-Le Duong Santa Clara County Superior Court (2007– ) California active [118]
Wendy Duong Houston Municipal Court (1991–1994) Texas retired First Vietnamese American in the U.S.[119]
Nina F. Elgo Connecticut Superior Court (2004–2017);
Connecticut Appellate Court (2017– ) 		Connecticut active [120]
Randall T. Eng New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department (2012– ) New York active [121]
Alison Matsumoto Estrada Los Angeles County Superior Court (2015– ) California active [122]
Samuel Feng San Francisco County Superior Court (2009– ) California active [123]
Harold Fong United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (1982–1995) Hawaii deceased [124]
Keith Fong Alameda County Superior Court (2021– ) California active
Keith Fudenna Alameda County Superior Court (1997– ) California retired [125]
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[126]
Carin Fujisaki California Court of Appeal, 1st District (2018– ) California active [127]
Hiroshi Fujisaki Los Angeles Municipal Court (1977–1982); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1982–1997) California retired [128]
Fred Fujioka Los Angeles County Superior Court (2002–2022) California retired [129][130][131]
Margaret Fujioka Alameda County Superior Court (2017– ) California active [132]
Alexa D.M. Fujise Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (2004– ) Hawaii active [133]
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 [134]
Una S. Gandbhir Anchorage Superior Court (2018– ) Alaska active [135]
Leah Gasendo State of California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (2012– ) California active [136]
Delbert Gee Alameda County Superior Court (2002–2022) California retired [137]
Dolly Gee United States District Court for the Central District of California (2010– ) California active First Chinese American Female U.S. District Court judge[138]
Herbert W. Gee Houston Municipal Court (2000–2011) Texas deceased [139]
Lisa M. Ginoza Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (2010–2024); Supreme Court of Hawaii (2024– ) Hawaii active [140]
Marilyn D. Go United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1993–2016) New York retired [141]
Johnny Cepeda Gogo Santa Clara County Superior Court (2019– ) California active [142]
Karen Gopee Criminal Court of the City of New York (2015– ) New York City active [143]
Paul Grewal United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2010–2016) California retired [144]
Helena Gweon Superior Court of Sacramento County (2006– ) California active [145]
Howard Halm Los Angeles County Superior Court (2009–2018) California retired [146]
Sunil R. Harjani United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2019– ) Illinois active [147]
Roy Hashimoto Alameda County Superior Court (1996–2018) California retired [148][149]
Douglas Hatchimonji Orange County Superior Court (2003– ) California active [150]
Dennis Hayashi Alameda County Superior Court (2006– ) California active [151]
Sanju Oommen Green Cook County Circuit Court (2018–) Illinois active [152]
Roberta Hayashi Superior Court of Santa Clara County (2014– ) California active [153]
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 [154]
Walter Heen United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (1981);
Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (1982–1994) 		Hawaii retired [155]
William Haʻehaʻe Heen Hawaii state circuit court (1917–1919) Hawaii deceased First Asian American (Chinese) judge in the United States[156]
Robert Higa Los Angeles Municipal Court (1978–1980); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1980–2018) California retired [157]
Kelly Higashi Superior Court of the District of Columbia (2018– ) Washington, D.C. active [158]
Jacquelyn High-Edward Spokane County Superior Court (Commissioner 2018–2022; Judge 2022– ) Washington active [21][159]
Stuart Hing Alameda County Superior Court (2008– ) California active [160]
Joni Hiramoto Contra Costa Municipal Court (1998); Superior Court of Contra Costa County (1998– ) California active [161]
Keith K. Hiraoka Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (2018– ) Hawaii active [162]
Ernest Hiroshige Los Angeles Municipal Court (1980–1982);
Los Angeles County Superior Court (1982– ) 		California active [163]
Dale Ho United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2023– ) New York active [164]
James C. Ho United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (2018– ) Texas active [165]
Rose Hom Superior Court of Los Angeles County (1994–2013) California retired [166][167]
Russell Hom Sacramento County Superior Court (2002–2022) California retired [168]
Sandy Hom Immigration Judge, U.S. Department of Justice (1993–2018) New York retired [169][170]
Jeannie J. Hong Maryland District Court, District 1 (Baltimore) (2011– ) Maryland active [171]
Mark Huang State of California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board California active [172]
Robert S. Huie United States District Court for the Southern District of California (2022– ) California active [173]
Anne Hwang Los Angeles County Superior Court (2019–) California active [174]
Victor Hwang San Francisco County Superior Court (2016–) California active [175]
Audra Ibarra Santa Clara County Superior Court (2018– ) California active [176]
Garry Ichikawa Solano County Superior Court (2000–2017) California retired [177][178][179][180]
Paul Igasaki Administrative Review Board at the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2018) Virginia active
Efren Iglesia Monterey County Superior Court (2007–2021) California retired [181]
Dale Ikeda Fresno County Superior Court (2000–2018) California retired [182]
John Ing Los Angeles County Superior Court (2007– ) California active [183]
Anthony W. Ishii United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (1997–2012) California Senior [184]
Assumed senior status October 31, 2012[185]
Lance Ito Los Angeles County Superior Court (1987–2015) California retired Known for presiding over the O. J. Simpson criminal trial[186]
Patricia Ito Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: retired c. 2016) California retired [187]
Roger Ito Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2002– ) California active [188]
Don W. Joe U.S. HHS Office of Medicare Hearings & Appeals Florida active [189]
Myong J. Joun Boston Municipal Court (2014–2023);
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (2023– ) 		Massachusetts active [190]
Edward Y. Kakita Los Angeles County Superior Court (1980–2000) California deceased [191]
Upinder Kalra Los Angeles County Superior Court (2010– ) California active [192]
Tim Kam Solano County Superior Court (2010– ) California active [193]
Masako Kanazawa Washington Court of Appeals (Commissioner: 2013– ) Washington active [21]
Wayne Kanemoto Santa Clara County Municipal Court (1962–1982) California deceased [194]
Robert Kawahara Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2002– ) California active [195]
Gale Kaneshiro San Diego Municipal Court (1989–1998); San Diego County Superior Court (1998–2020) California retired [196][197]
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[198]
Eileen A. Kato King County District Court (1994–2016) Washington retired [199]
Kenly Kiya Kato United States District Court for the Central District of California (2014– ) California active [200]
Kenneth H. Kato Washington Court of Appeals, Division 3 (1997–2007) Washington retired [201]
Warren Masami Kato Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– ) California active [202]
Ken W. Kawaichi Oakland-Piedmont-Emeryville Municipal Court, 1975–1980; Alameda County Superior Court (1980–2003) California retired [203]
Lynne Kawamoto Cook County Circuit Court, Probate (1991–2013) Illinois retired [204]
Ben Kayashima San Bernardino County Superior Court (1980–2012) California retired [205]
Nadia Keilani San Diego County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2019– ) California active [206]
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 [207][208]
Abraham Aponte Khan Los Angeles Municipal Court (1988–2000); Los Angeles County Superior Court (2000–2020) California retired [209][210]
Edward S. Kiel United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (2019– ) New Jersey active [211]
Andrew C. Kim Los Angeles County Superior Court (2016– ) California active [212]
Brian G. Kim Maryland District Court, District 6 (2002–2011) Maryland resigned [213][214]
Chong Kim Doraville Municipal Court (2020– ) Georgia active [215]
Dorothy Kim California Courts of Appeal (2018– ) California active [216]
Esther Kim Los Angeles County Superior Court (2019– ) California active [217]
Frank S. Kim San Joaquin Municipal Court (1971–1979); Superior Court of San Joaquin County (1979–1991) California retired [218][219]
Janet Kim Office of Administrative Hearings Washington active [21]
Mark C. Kim Los Angeles Municipal Court (1998–2000); Los Angeles County Superior Court (2000– ) California active [220]
Steve Kim United States District Court for the Central District of California (2016– ) California active [221]
Young Kim Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (2001–2010);
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2010– ) 		Illinois active [222]
George H. King United States District Court for the Central District of California (1987–2016) California retired [223]
John Kirihara Merced County Superior Court (2001– ) California active [224]
Evan Kitahara Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2019–) California active [225]
Bert T. Kobayashi Supreme Court of Hawaii (1969–1978) Hawaii deceased [226]
Charles Kobayashi Sacramento County Superior Court (1991–2006) California retired [227]
Leslie E. Kobayashi United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2010– ) Hawaii active [228]
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 [229]
Kimi Kondo Seattle Municipal Court (1986–2019) Washington retired [230]
Sunil Kulkarni Superior Court of Santa Clara County (2013– ) California active [231]
Sanjay T. Kumar Los Angeles County Superior Court (2005– ) California active [232]
Shalina D. Kumar United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2021– ) Michigan active [233]
Peggy Kuo United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2015– ) New York active [234]
M. Sue Kurita El Paso County Court at Law, No. 6 (1998– ) Texas active [235]
Michael W. Kwan Taylorsville Municipal Justice Court (1998–2020) Utah deceased [236][237]
Robert N. Kwan U.S. Bankruptcy Court (2007–) California active [238]
Ruth Ann Kwan Los Angeles Municipal Court (1995–1998); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1998– ) California active [239]
Owen Lee Kwong Los Angeles Municipal Court (1989–1993); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1993–2015) California retired [240]
Jonathon Lack King County Superior Court (2019– ) Washington active [21][241]
Bernie La Forteza Los Angeles County Superior Court (2008– ) California active [242]
Lydia C. Lai New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (2003– ) New York active [243]
Gene Lam State of California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board California active [172]
Newton Lam San Francisco County Superior Court (2001–2022) California active [244]
John Lansden New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (2003– ) New York active [245]
Laurie L. Lau New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (1993–2017) New York retired [246]
Alfred Laureta District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands (1978–1988) Northern Mariana Islands deceased [247]
Christopher P. Lee Administrative Law Judge, Social Security (1994–2006) New York retired [248]
Cynthia Lee San Francisco Municipal Court (1998); San Francisco County Superior Court (1998– ) California active [249]
Elizabeth Lee San Mateo County Superior Court (2005– ) California active [250]
Eumi K. Lee Alameda County Superior Court (2019–2024); United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2024– ) California active [251]
Jayne Chong-Soon Lee San Joaquin County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2018– ) California active [252]
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 [253]
Kenneth Lee Arizona Superior Court, Pima County (1997– ) Arizona active [254]
Kenneth K. Lee United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2019– ) California active [255]
Jo-Lynne Q. Lee Alameda County Superior Court (2002– ) California active [256]
Linda CJ Lee Washington Court of Appeals (2013– ) Washington active [21]
Lorraine Lee Office of Administrative Hearings Washington active [21]
Nelson K.H. Lee King County Superior Court (2020– ) Washington active [21][257]
Richard Lee Orange County Superior Court (2010– ) California active [258]
Susan Lee State of California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board California active [259]
Tony N. Leung Fourth Judicial District of Minnesota (1994–2011);
United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (2011– ) 		Minnesota active [260]
Arthur Lew Los Angeles County Superior Court (1994–2014) California deceased [261]
Jonathan Lew State of California Office of Administrative Hearings California active [262]
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 [263]
Wendy C. Li New York Civil Court (2019– ) New York active [17]
Cynthia Lie Superior Court of Santa Clara County (2014– ) California active [264]
Arnold Lim New York City Family Court (2000–2019) New York Term ended [265][266]
John S.W. Lim Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (1999–2007) Hawaii deceased [267]
Lillian Lim San Diego County Superior Court (1986–2007) California retired [268]
Rosa Lim State of California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board California active [172]
Karen Lin New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (appt. 2006) Queens County (2023– ) New York active [269][270]
Rita F. Lin Superior Court of San Francisco County (2018–2023); United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2023– ) California active [271]
Tana Lin United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (2021– ) Washington active [272]
Doris Ling-Cohan New York Supreme Court, New York County New York active [273]
Andrew Liu Monterey County Superior Court (2014– ) California active [274]
Charles Y.J. Liu New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (2017–2018) New York deceased [275]
Goodwin Liu California Supreme Court (2011– ) California active [276]
Livia Liu Dallas County Criminal District Court, No. 7 (2017– ) Texas active [277]
Pelayo A. Llamas, Jr. Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2019–2022; Judge 2022–) California active [278][279][280]
Paul Lo Merced County Superior Court (2013– ) California active [281]
Cynthia Loo Los Angeles Superior Court (2000–2013); Mariposa County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2014–2015); Kern County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2015– ) California active [282]
Pahoua Lor Fresno County Superior Court (2022 – ) California active [283]
Jessie Louie State of California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board California retired [284]
Lenard Louie San Francisco Municipal Court (1985–1989); San Francisco County Superior Court (1989–2004) California deceased [285]
Harry Low San Francisco Municipal Court (1967–1974); San Francisco Superior Court (1974–1983); California Court of Appeal, 1st District (1983–1992) California retired [286]
Elaine Lu Los Angeles County Superior Court (2007–) California active [287]
Jackson Lucky IV Riverside County Superior Court (2008–2021) California retired [288]
Christopher Lui Los Angeles County Superior Court (2014– ) California active [289]
Elwood G. Lui California Court of Appeal APJ,2nd District (1975–1987; 2015–) California active [290]
Jennifer T. Lum United States District Court for the Central District of California (2001–2009) California resigned [291]
Jason Luong Harris County District Court (2019– ) Texas active [292]
Linda Lye Contra Costa County Superior Court (2018–2020) California retired [293]
John K.C. Mah State of California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board California retired [172]
Kenji Machida Los Angeles County Superior Court (2001–2018) California active [294]
Jaya K. Madhavan New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (2004– 2019?) New York Term ended [295][296]
Kazuharu Makino Orange County Superior Court (1986–2011) California active [297]
Joaquin V.E. Manibusan Jr. United States District Court for the District of Guam (2004–2020) Guam retired [298]
Jenny Cheung Marino Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2020– ) California active [299]
Masaji Marumoto Supreme Court of Hawaii (1956–1973) Hawaii deceased First Japanese American Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii[300]
William M. Marutani Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, First Judicial District Pennsylvania (1975–1986) Pennsylvania deceased [301]
Fa’amomoi P. Masaniai, Jr. King County District Court (2021– ) Washington active [21][302]
Laura Masunaga Siskiyou County Superior Court (2005–2019) California retired [303]
Kiyo A. Matsumoto United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2008– ) New York active [304]
Pamala Matsumoto Los Angeles County Superior Court
(Juvenile Court Referee; term ended 2012); Administrative Law Judge 		California Term ended [305]
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[306]
Aimee Maurer Spokane County District Court Washington active [21]
Jon Mayeda Los Angeles County Municipal Court (1981–1999); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1999–2007) California retired [307]
Christopher McDonald Iowa Supreme Court (2019– ) Iowa active [308]
Maureen McKee King County Superior Court (2018– ) Washington active [21][309]
Sabrina McKenna Hawaii State Supreme Court (2011– ) Hawaii active [310]
Carla Wong McMillian Georgia State Court for Fayette County (2010–2013); Georgia Court of Appeals (2013–2020); Supreme Court of Georgia (2020– ) Georgia active [311]
Cheryl Chun Meegan Superior Court of Sacramento County (1994–2018) California retired [312]
Amit Mehta United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2014– ) Washington, D.C. active [313]
Benjamin Menor Hawaii Circuit Court (1968–1974)
Supreme Court of Hawaii (1974–1983) 		Hawaii deceased First Filipino American State Supreme Court Justice[314]
Nathan D. Mihara Santa Clara County Superior Court (1988–1993); California Court of Appeal, 6th District (1993–2020) California active [315][316]
Elisabeth K. Mineta Monterey County Superior Court (2010– ) California active [317]
Vibhav Mittal Orange County Superior Court (2021– ) California active [97]
Jack Mizuha Supreme Court of Hawaii (1961–1968 ) Hawaii deceased [318]
Susan Oki Mollway United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (1998–2015) Hawaii senior First Asian American female federal judge[319]
Granted senior status in 2015[320]
Ronald T.Y. Moon Hawaii First Circuit Court (1982–1990);
Hawaii State Supreme Court (1990–2010) 		Hawaii deceased [321][322]
Joanne Motoike Orange County Superior Court (2013– ) California active [323]
Kenneth Moy DuPage County Circuit Court (1996–2007) Illinois retired [324]
Sarala Nagala United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (2021– ) Connecticut active [325]
John Nalbandian United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2018– ) Kentucky active [326]
Mike K. Nakagawa Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Nevada (2006– ) Nevada active [327]
Robert Nakagawa State of California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board California active [328]
Vernon K. Nakahara Alameda County Municipal Court (1989–1995); Alameda County Superior Court (1995–2018) California retired [329][330]
Lynn Nakamoto Oregon Court of Appeals (2011–2016); Supreme Court of Oregon (2015–2021) Oregon retired [331]
Craig H. Nakamura Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (2004–2018) Hawaii retired [332]
Kirk Nakamura Orange County Superior Court (2001–2021) California active [333][334]
Eric Nakata San Bernardino Municipal Court (1995–1998); San Bernardino County Superior Court (1998–2022) California deceased [335][336]
Paula A. Nakayama Supreme Court of Hawaii (1993–2023) Hawaii retired [337]
Arthur Nakazato United States District Court for the Central District of California (1996–2016) California retired [338]
Marcus Naylor King County District Court (2019– ) Washington active [21][339]
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 [340]
Nho Trong Nguyen Orange County Superior Court (2000–2013) California retired [341]
Daniel Nishigaya Superior Court of Santa Clara County (2010– ) California active [342]
Cary Nishimoto Los Angeles County Superior Court (1987– ) California active [343]
Ricardo Ocampo Los Angeles County Superior Court (2008– ) California active [344]
John Oda Alameda County Municipal Court (1987–1989); Workers Compensation Appeals Board (Commissioner: 1989–1995) California retired [345][346]
Jinsook Ohta San Diego County Superior Court (2020–2021); United States District Court for the Southern District of California (2021– ) California active [347]
Sam Ohta Los Angeles Municipal Court (1998–2000); Los Angeles County Superior Court (2000– ) California active [348]
Jeffrey K. Oing New York Supreme Court (2017– ) New York active [349]
Patrick Oishi King County Superior Court (2011– ) Washington active [21][350]
Melvin Okamoto Denver County Court (1999–2008) Colorado retired [351][352]
Vincent Okamoto Los Angeles County Superior Court (2002–2020) California deceased [353]
Dan Oki Citrus Municipal Court (1992–1997); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1997–2019) California retired [354]
Tomekichi Okino Puna district Magistrate (1934–) Hawaii deceased First Japanese American Judge[355][5]
Roxanne Song Ong Phoenix Municipal Court (1991–2014) Arizona retired [356]
Tomson T. Ong Long Beach Municipal Court (1997–2000); Los Angeles County Superior Court (2000–2024) California retired [357]
Rafael Ongkeko Los Angeles County Superior Court (2002–2023) California retired [358]
Sandra Otaka Cook County Circuit Court, Child Protection (2002–2009) Illinois deceased [359]
Jill Otake United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2018– ) Hawaii active [360]
Martha M. Pacold United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2019– ) Illinois active [361]
Harkjoon Paik Monterey County Superior Court (1975–1997) California deceased [362][363]
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 [364]
Ushir Pandit-Durant New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District (2019– ) New York (state) active [365][user-generated source?][17]
Ann H. Park Los Angeles County Superior Court (2014– ) California active [366]
Michael H. Park United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2019– ) New York active [367]
Mihae Park Gwinnett County Recorders Court (2021 – ) Georgia active [368]
David Pendleton Administrative Law Judge, Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board (2006–2016) Hawaii term ended [369]
Mia Roberts Perez Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas (2016–2022); United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2022– ) Pennsylvania active [370]
Cheri Pham Orange County Superior Court (2010– ) California active [371]
Tu M. Pham United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (2003– ) Tennessee active [372]
Vedica Puri San Francisco Superior Court (2019– ) California active [373]
Tue Phan-Quang Executive Office for Immigration Review (1995–2012) California retired [374][375]
Dorothy Chou Proudfoot City and County of San Francisco Rent Board (2018– ) California active [376]
Ronald Quidachay San Francisco Municipal Court (1983–1998); San Francisco County Superior Court (1998–2018) California retired [377]
Raja Rajeswari Criminal Court of the City of New York (2015– ) New York active [378][user-generated source?]
E. Rania Rampersad King County District Court (2021–2023)

King County Superior Court (2023– )

Washington active [21][379]
Nicholas Ranjan United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (2019– ) Pennsylvania active [380]
Archana Rao Criminal Court of the City of New York (2020– ) New York City active [381]
Neomi Rao United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (2019– ) Washington, D.C. active [382]
Julian C. Recana Los Angeles County Superior Court (2015– ) California active [383]
Mel Recana Los Angeles County Superior Court (1981– ) California active [384]
Sheila Recio Orange County Superior Court (2018– ) California active [385]
Benjamin Reyes Superior Court of Contra Costa County (2017– ) California active [386]
Brenda T. Rhoades U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas (2003– ) Texas active [387]
Whitney Rivera Edmonds Municipal Court Washington active [21]
Jerome Roaché Seattle Municipal Court Washington active [21]
Aruna P. Rodrigo San Bernardino County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2020–2021; Judge: 2021– ) California active [388][89]
Regina M. Rodriguez United States District Court for the District of Colorado (2021– ) Colorado active [389]
Rebecca Rossow Ramsey County Juvenile and Family Court Division (Referee: 2011– ) Minnesota active [390]
Donna Ryu United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2010– ) California active [391]
Tammy C. Ryu Los Angeles County Superior Court (2002– ) California active [392]
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 [393]
Mamoru Sakuma Sacramento County Municipal Court (1963–1964); Sacramento County Superior Court (1964–1985) California deceased [394]
Stephanie C. Santoro Los Angeles County Superior Court (2023– ) California active [395]
Cesar Sarmiento Los Angeles County Superior Court (1993–2014) California active [396]
Bentrish Satarzadeh Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2019– ) California active [397]
Stephanie Sato Alameda County Superior Court (2021– ) California active [398]
Dalip Singh Saund Westmoreland Judicial District (1952–1957) California deceased First Asian American (Indian) elected Justice of the Peace[399]
Lorna G. Schofield United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2012– ) New York active [400]
Karen Gren Scholer Texas District Court, 95th Judicial District (2001–2008); United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (2018– ) Texas active [401]
Ramona See Los Angeles County Superior Court (1997–2021) California active [402]
Susan Ser Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– ) California active [403]
Deborah Chuang Servino Orange County Superior Court (2009– ) California active [404]
Damon Shadid Seattle Municipal Court Washington active [21]
Ketu Shah King County District Court (2013–2019)

King County Superior Court (2019– )

Washington active [21][405]
Manish S. Shah United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2014– ) Illinois active [406]
Phyllis Shibata Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2001–2023) California active [407][408]
Nhan-Ai Simms Gwinnett County Juvenile Court (2020– ) Georgia active [409][410]
Lillian Sing San Francisco County Superior Court (1983–2015) California retired [411]
Mark Singerton Riverside County Superior Court (2021– ) California active [412]
Anil C. Singh New York City Civil Court (2012); New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department (2017– ) New York active [413]
Rukhsanah Singh United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (2022– ) New Jersey active [414]
Sabita Singh Concord District Court (2006–2017); Massachusetts Appeals Court (2018– ) Massachusetts active [415]
Anuraag Singhal United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (2019– ) Florida active [416]
Eleanor C. Sinnott Boston Municipal Court (2006– ) Massachusetts active [417]
Taiyyeba Safri Skomra Immigration Judge, U. S. Department of Justice (2022– ) California active [418]
Kawika Smith San Bernardino County Superior Court (2021– ) California active [398]
Micah W. J. Smith United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2024– ) Hawaii active [419]
Kenneth So San Diego Municipal Court (1994–1998); San Diego County Superior Court (1998–2023) California active [420][421]
Janene Sohng Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals Washington active [21]
Diana Song Quiroga United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (2012– ) Texas active [422]
Philip Soto Los Angeles County Superior Court (1998– ) California active [423]
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[424]
Nicole J. Starr Minnesota Second Judicial District (2015– ) Minnesota active [425]
Randolph M. Subryan New Jersey Superior Court, Passaic County New Jersey retired [426]
Richard Sueyoshi Superior Court of Sacramento County (2009– ) California active [427]
John H. Sugiyama Superior Court of Contra Costa County (2002–2020) California retired [428]
Linda Sun Los Angeles County Superior Court (2020– ) California active [429]
Jennifer Sung United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2021– ) California active [430]
Thomas Surh Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2002– ) California retired [431]
Steven Suzukawa Los Angeles Municipal Court (1989–1992); Los Angeles Superior Court (1993–2006); California Court of Appeal, 2nd District (2006–2014) California retired [432]
Paul Suzuki Los Angeles County Superior Court (2010–2022) California retired [433][434]
Leah Taguba King County District Court (2021– ) Washington active [21][435]
Sanjay Tailor Cook County Circuit Court (2003–2022)

Illinois First District Appellate Court (2022– )

Illinois active [436][437]
Irene Takahashi Contra Costa County Municipal Court (1988–1990) California retired [438]
Takasugi Takai Santa Clara County Superior Court California retired [439]
Drew Takaichi Santa Clara County Superior Court (2010– ) California active [440]
Jon Takasugi Los Angeles County Superior Court (2008– ) California active [441]
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 [442]
Patricia Medina Talbert New Jersey Superior Court, Essex County (2000–2007) New Jersey Term Ended [443]
Indira Talwani United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (2014– ) Massachusetts active [444]
Sen K. Tan Anchorage Superior Court (1997–2004) Alaska retired [445]
Victor Tan California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board California retired [284]
Gary Tanaka Los Angeles County Superior Court (2009– ) California active [446]
Julie Tang San Francisco Municipal Court (1991–1997); San Francisco County Superior Court (1998–2015) California retired [447]
Paul E. Tang Arizona Superior Court, Pima County (2001–2021) Arizona retired [448]
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.[449]
Elizabeth J. Yalin Tao New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (1994– ) New York active [450][451]
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 Senior First Japanese American U.S. Court of Appeals judge, granted senior status in 2004[452]
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 [453]
Indu Thomas Thurston County Superior Court (Commissioner 2017–2021; Judge 2021– ) Washington active [21][454]
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.[455]
Peter Tom New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department (1994–2019) New York retired [456]
Michelle Tong San Francisco County Superior Court (2020– ) California active [457]
Susan Jung Townsend Los Angeles County Superior Court (2017– ) California active [458]
Leonard N. Trinh San Diego County Superior Court (2022– ) California active [459]
Ricky Tripp Tulare County Superior Court (2020– ) California active [460]
Terry Truong Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2014– ) California active [461]
Richard Tsai New York City Civil Court Judge (2017– ) New York active [462]
Stella Tsai Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas (2017– ) Pennsylvania active [463]
Alex G. Tse United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2019– ) California active [464]
Brian Tsuchida United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (2008– ) Washington active [465]
Wilfred Tsukiyama Supreme Court of Hawaii (1959–1965) Hawaii deceased First Asian American (Japanese) state chief justice (Hawaii)[466]
Mikio Uchiyama Fresno County Justice Court (1968–1990) California deceased [467][468]
Raymond Uno Salt Lake City Court (1976–1978); Utah 5th Circuit Court (1978–1984); Utah 3rd District Court (1984–2002) Utah deceased [469][470]
Anuradha Vaitheswaran Iowa Court of Appeals (1999–2023 ) Iowa retired [471] [472]
Rena Marie Van Tine Cook County Circuit Court, Child Protection (2001–2024 ) Illinois First District Appellate Court (pending) Illinois active [473][474]
Thai Vang Montgomery District Court (2019 – ) North Carolina active [475]
Padma Veeru-Collings Office of Administrative Hearings (2019 – ) Washington active [21][476]
Jerry Bustos Vinluan III Santa Cruz County Superior Court (2021– ) California active [398]
Nathan T. Vu Orange County Superior Court (2018– ) California active [477]
Sophia Y. Vuelo Minnesota Second Judicial District (2017– ) Minnesota active [478]
Robert S. Wada Los Angeles County Superior Court (2017– ) California active [479]
Richelle M. Wahi Minnesota First Judicial District (2016– ) Minnesota active [480]
James H. Wakatsuki Hawaii Supreme Court (1983–1992) Hawaii deceased [481]
Kimberly Walden Tukwila Municipal Court Washington active [21]
Lisa Wang United States Court of International Trade (2024– ) New York active [482]
Nina Y. Wang United States District Court for the District of Colorado (2015– ) Colorado active [483]
Shan C. Wang Minnesota Seventh Judicial District (2017– ) Minnesota active [484]
Neera Lall Walsh Cook County Circuit Court (2007– ) Illinois active [485]
Fumiko Hachiya Wasserman Los Angeles Municipal Court (1987–1993); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1993– ) California active [486]
Madge S. Watai State Bar Court of California (1996–2008) California retired [487]
Corinne Watanabe Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (1992–2009) Hawaii retired [488]
Michael J. Watanabe United States District Court for the District of Colorado (1999–2018) Colorado retired [489][490]
Wilfred Watanabe Hawaii District Court (1981–2003) Hawaii deceased [491]
Derrick Watson United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2013– ) Hawaii active [492]
Tommy B. Webb Kansas Twenty-Sixth Judicial District (1988–2016) Kansas retired First Asian American judge in Kanas[493]
Michael E. Whitaker Los Angeles County Superior Court (2014– ) California active [494]
G. Michael Witte Wayne Superior Court (Judge Pro Tem: 2009); Dearborn Superior Court (2000–2008); Dearborn County Court (1985–2000) Indiana retired [495]
Alvin T. Wong State Court of DeKalb County, Division 1 (1998– ) Georgia active [496]
Cerena Wong Sonoma County Superior Court (1997–2010) California retired [497]
Delbert E. Wong Los Angeles County Superior Court (1961–1982) California deceased First Chinese American Judge in the Continental U.S.[498]
Dick Yin Wong United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (1975–1978) Hawaii deceased [499]
Garrett L. Wong San Francisco County Superior Court (2005– ) California active [500]
George 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 Senior [501]
Assumed senior status 2023
Margie G. Woods San Diego Municipal Court (Commissioner: 1993–2001); San Diego County Superior Court (2001–2021) California active [502]
R. Glenn Yabuno San Bernardino Superior Court (2019– ) California active [503]
Glenn H. Yamahiro Milwaukee County Circuit Court (2003– ) Wisconsin active [504]
Adam C. Yang Minnesota Second Judicial District (2018– ) Minnesota active [505]
Bryant Y. Yang Los Angeles County Superior Court (2020– ) California active [25]
Debra Wong Yang Los Angeles Municipal Court (1997–2000); Los Angeles County Superior Court (2000–2002) California retired [506]
Kristy Yang Milwaukee County Circuit Court (2018– ) Wisconsin active [507]
P. Paul Yang Minnesota Second Judicial District (2018– ) Minnesota active [508]
Scott A. Yang Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– ) California active
Sue Pai Yang Essex County Workers' Compensation Court (ret. 2012) New Jersey retired [509]
Arthur Yim Administrative Law Judge (Social Security Administration, Bureau of Hearing and Appeals; 1976–1990) Michigan deceased [510]
George Yonehiro Placer County Municipal Court (1967–1985);
Placer County Superior Court (1985–1998) 		California deceased [511]
Brian Yep Los Angeles County Superior Court (2003– ) California active [512]
Steven Yep Santa Clara County Superior Court (Commissioner) California unknown (resigned or retired) [513][514]
Erica Yew Santa Clara County Superior Court (2001– ) California active [515]
Jasmine H. Yoon[516] United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia (2024– ) Virginia active
Youlee Yim You United States District Court for the District of Oregon (2016– ) Oregon active [517]
Diane C. Yu Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: c. 1984) California retired [518]
Mary Yu King County Superior Court (2000–2014); Washington Supreme Court (2014– ) Washington active [519]
William Yu Cook County Circuit Court (2018– ) Illinois active [520]
Scott Yun U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California (2014– ) California active [521]
Carrie Zepeda-Madrid Santa Clara County Superior Court (2003– ) California active [27]
Jerri J. Zhang 16th Judicial Circuit (2021– ) Missouri active [522]

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This article has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This article needs to be updated The reason given is Need to update judicial terms in light of resignations retirements etc Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information October 2023 Some of this article s listed sources may not be reliable Please help improve this article by looking for better more reliable sources Unreliable citations may be challenged and removed November 2023 Learn how and when to remove this template message Learn how and when to remove this template message This is a dynamic list and may never be able to satisfy particular standards for completeness You can help by adding missing items with reliable sources Contents 1 Research history 1 1 Judicial officers 2 Other topics of interest 3 References 4 SourcesResearch history editStudies 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 Judicial officers edit 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 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 Shahabuddeen Ally New York City Civil Court 2019 Acting New York Supreme Court Justice 2023 15 New York City active 16 user generated source 17 18 Ramon Alvarado Gwinnett County Recorder s Court 2019 2020 Georgia deceased 19 Deepa Ambekar Criminal Court of the City of New York 2018 New York City active 20 Susan H Amini King County Superior Court 2013 Washington active 21 Justin Anand Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Georgia 2012 Georgia active 22 Marcine Anderson King County District Court 2010 2023 Washington left office 21 Akemi D Arakaki Los Angeles County Superior Court 2010 California active 23 Jacqueline M Arroyo Superior Court of Santa Clara County 2008 California active 24 Rita L Badhan Los Angeles County Superior Court 2020 California active 25 Judy Bae San Diego County Superior Court 2019 California active 26 Paul W Baelly Ventura County Superior Court Commissioner 2017 2020 Judge 2020 California active 25 Eugene Balonon Superior Court of Sacramento County 2005 2021 California retired 27 Michael Isaku Begert Superior Court of San Francisco County 2010 California active 28 Thang Nguyen Barrett Superior Court of Santa Clara County 1997 California active 29 30 David F Bauman New Jersey Superior Court Monmouth County 2008 New Jersey active 31 Riko E Bishop Nebraska Court of Appeals 2013 Nebraska active 32 Cathy Bissoon United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania 2011 Pennsylvania active 33 Cliff Blakely Alameda County Superior Court 2018 California active Alicia Yoko Blanco Los Angeles County Superior Court Commissioner 2015 2020 Judge 2020 California active 25 Gail Chang Bohr Ramsey County District Court 2009 2014 Minnesota retired 34 Frances Bourliot Texas Court of Appeals 2018 Texas active 35 Tracie L Brown Superior Court of San Francisco County 2013 2018 California Court of Appeal 1st District 2018 California active 36 37 Brianne J Buccicone Minnesota Tenth Judicial District 2017 Minnesota active 38 Tam Bui Everett District Court 2006 Washington active 39 Sanket J Bulsara Magistrate Judge of the Eastern District of New York 2017 New York active 40 Patrick J Bumatay United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 2019 California active 41 Susan N Burke Hennepin County District Court 2005 Minnesota active 42 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 43 Corie J Caraway Butte County Superior Court 2020 California active 25 Bruce Chan Superior Court of San Francisco County 2004 California active 44 Derrick H M Chan Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals 2017 Hawaii active 45 Roger Chan Superior Court of San Francisco County 2016 California active 46 Adam Chang Los Angeles County Superior Court 2020 California active 47 Edmond E Chang United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois 2010 Illinois active 48 James Chang Santa Clara Municipal Court 1983 1989 Superior Court of Santa Clara County 1989 2003 California retired 49 50 Kevin S C Chang United States District Court for the District of Hawaii 2000 2019 Hawaii retired 51 52 Shellyanne W L Chang Superior Court of Sacramento County 2002 California active 53 S Raj Chatterjee Alameda County Superior Court 2017 California active 54 Ed Chau Los Angeles County Superior Court 2021 California active 55 Ken H Chau Administrative Law Judge Social Security Missouri active 56 Manjari Chawla State Bar Court of California San Francisco 2018 California active 57 Meng Li Che Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals 2010 2023 Washington Court of Appeals 2023 Washington active 58 59 Edward M Chen U S Magistrate Judge 2001 2011 United States District Court for the Northern District of California 2011 2022 California Senior 60 Assumed senior status May 17 2022 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 21 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 Herbert Choy United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 1971 2004 Hawaii deceased First Korean American U S federal judge 84 Kenneth Chu Administrative Law Judge National Labor Relations Board 2012 New York active 85 Regina M Chu Minnesota Fourth Judicial District 2002 2022 Senior Judge 2023 Minnesota Senior 86 87 Theodore D Chuang United States District Court for the District of Maryland 2014 Maryland active 88 A Marisa Chun San Francisco County Superior Court 2021 California active 89 Danny K Chun New York Supreme Court Kings County 2005 New York active 90 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 91 Charles Carlos Chung Los Angeles County Superior Court 2006 California active 92 Frederick Chung Santa Clara County Superior Court 2018 California active 93 Jo Ann Chung Anchorage Superior Court 2011 Alaska active 94 Lisa Chung Los Angeles County Superior Court 2003 California active 95 Robert E Chung Seattle Municipal Court Washington active 21 Samuel Chung King County Superior Court 2014 Washington active 21 Maria Kuriakos Ciesel Cook County Circuit Court 2007 Illinois active 96 Ramiro P Cisneros Los Angeles County Superior Court 2021 California active 97 98 Linda W Y Coburn Washington Court of Appeals 2020 Washington active 21 Rabeea Sultan Collier Harris County District Court 2019 Texas active 99 Jamie L Cork Minnesota First Judicial District 2016 Minnesota active 100 Patricia Yim Cowett San Diego Municipal Court 1979 1998 San Diego County Superior Court 1998 2008 California retired 101 102 Johanna Thai Van Dat Santa Clara County Superior Court Commissioner 2022 California active 103 Susan K DeClercq United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan 2023 Michigan active 104 Dipti Vaid Dedhia Edison Municipal Court 2022 New Jersey active First South Asian Female Judge in New Jersey 105 Roger DeHoog Oregon Supreme Court 2022 Oregon active 106 Roopali Desai United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 2022 Arizona active 107 Israel Abaya Desierto Cook County Circuit Court District 1 2005 Illinois active 108 Kuljinder Dhillon King County District Court 2021 Washington active 21 109 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 110 Gregory Dohi Los Angeles County Superior Court 2007 California active 111 Chanpone Sinlapasai Multnomah County Circuit Court 2021 Oregon active 112 David Doi Los Angeles Municipal Court Judge 1983 2000 Los Angeles County Superior Court 2000 2006 California deceased 113 114 Nelson Doi Hawaii State Circuit Courts 1970 1975 Hawaii deceased Former Lt Governor of Hawaii 115 Miranda Du United States District Court for the District of Nevada 2012 Nevada active 116 Fernande R V Duffly Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court 2011 2016 Massachusetts retired First Asian American Massachusetts Supreme Court justice 117 Jacqueline My Le Duong Santa Clara County Superior Court 2007 California active 118 Wendy Duong Houston Municipal Court 1991 1994 Texas retired First Vietnamese American in the U S 119 Nina F Elgo Connecticut Superior Court 2004 2017 Connecticut Appellate Court 2017 Connecticut active 120 Randall T Eng New York Supreme Court Appellate Division Second Department 2012 New York active 121 Alison Matsumoto Estrada Los Angeles County Superior Court 2015 California active 122 Samuel Feng San Francisco County Superior Court 2009 California active 123 Harold Fong United States District Court for the District of Hawaii 1982 1995 Hawaii deceased 124 Keith Fong Alameda County Superior Court 2021 California active Keith Fudenna Alameda County Superior Court 1997 California retired 125 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 126 Carin Fujisaki California Court of Appeal 1st District 2018 California active 127 Hiroshi Fujisaki Los Angeles Municipal Court 1977 1982 Los Angeles County Superior Court 1982 1997 California retired 128 Fred Fujioka Los Angeles County Superior Court 2002 2022 California retired 129 130 131 Margaret Fujioka Alameda County Superior Court 2017 California active 132 Alexa D M Fujise Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals 2004 Hawaii active 133 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 134 Una S Gandbhir Anchorage Superior Court 2018 Alaska active 135 Leah Gasendo State of California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board 2012 California active 136 Delbert Gee Alameda County Superior Court 2002 2022 California retired 137 Dolly Gee United States District Court for the Central District of California 2010 California active First Chinese American Female U S District Court judge 138 Herbert W Gee Houston Municipal Court 2000 2011 Texas deceased 139 Lisa M Ginoza Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals 2010 2024 Supreme Court of Hawaii 2024 Hawaii active 140 Marilyn D Go United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York 1993 2016 New York retired 141 Johnny Cepeda Gogo Santa Clara County Superior Court 2019 California active 142 Karen Gopee Criminal Court of the City of New York 2015 New York City active 143 Paul Grewal United States District Court for the Northern District of California 2010 2016 California retired 144 Helena Gweon Superior Court of Sacramento County 2006 California active 145 Howard Halm Los Angeles County Superior Court 2009 2018 California retired 146 Sunil R Harjani United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois 2019 Illinois active 147 Roy Hashimoto Alameda County Superior Court 1996 2018 California retired 148 149 Douglas Hatchimonji Orange County Superior Court 2003 California active 150 Dennis Hayashi Alameda County Superior Court 2006 California active 151 Sanju Oommen Green Cook County Circuit Court 2018 Illinois active 152 Roberta Hayashi Superior Court of Santa Clara County 2014 California active 153 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 154 Walter Heen United States District Court for the District of Hawaii 1981 Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals 1982 1994 Hawaii retired 155 William Haʻehaʻe Heen Hawaii state circuit court 1917 1919 Hawaii deceased First Asian American Chinese judge in the United States 156 Robert Higa Los Angeles Municipal Court 1978 1980 Los Angeles County Superior Court 1980 2018 California retired 157 Kelly Higashi Superior Court of the District of Columbia 2018 Washington D C active 158 Jacquelyn High Edward Spokane County Superior Court Commissioner 2018 2022 Judge 2022 Washington active 21 159 Stuart Hing Alameda County Superior Court 2008 California active 160 Joni Hiramoto Contra Costa Municipal Court 1998 Superior Court of Contra Costa County 1998 California active 161 Keith K Hiraoka Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals 2018 Hawaii active 162 Ernest Hiroshige Los Angeles Municipal Court 1980 1982 Los Angeles County Superior Court 1982 California active 163 Dale Ho United States District Court for the Southern District of New York 2023 New York active 164 James C Ho United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit 2018 Texas active 165 Rose Hom Superior Court of Los Angeles County 1994 2013 California retired 166 167 Russell Hom Sacramento County Superior Court 2002 2022 California retired 168 Sandy Hom Immigration Judge U S Department of Justice 1993 2018 New York retired 169 170 Jeannie J Hong Maryland District Court District 1 Baltimore 2011 Maryland active 171 Mark Huang State of California Workers Compensation Appeals Board California active 172 Robert S Huie United States District Court for the Southern District of California 2022 California active 173 Anne Hwang Los Angeles County Superior Court 2019 California active 174 Victor Hwang San Francisco County Superior Court 2016 California active 175 Audra Ibarra Santa Clara County Superior Court 2018 California active 176 Garry Ichikawa Solano County Superior Court 2000 2017 California retired 177 178 179 180 Paul Igasaki Administrative Review Board at the U S Department of Labor 2010 2018 Virginia active Efren Iglesia Monterey County Superior Court 2007 2021 California retired 181 Dale Ikeda Fresno County Superior Court 2000 2018 California retired 182 John Ing Los Angeles County Superior Court 2007 California active 183 Anthony W Ishii United States District Court for the Eastern District of California 1997 2012 California Senior 184 Assumed senior status October 31 2012 185 Lance Ito Los Angeles County Superior Court 1987 2015 California retired Known for presiding over the O J Simpson criminal trial 186 Patricia Ito Los Angeles County Superior Court Commissioner retired c 2016 California retired 187 Roger Ito Los Angeles County Superior Court Commissioner 2002 California active 188 Don W Joe U S HHS Office of Medicare Hearings amp Appeals Florida active 189 Myong J Joun Boston Municipal Court 2014 2023 United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts 2023 Massachusetts active 190 Edward Y Kakita Los Angeles County Superior Court 1980 2000 California deceased 191 Upinder Kalra Los Angeles County Superior Court 2010 California active 192 Tim Kam Solano County Superior Court 2010 California active 193 Masako Kanazawa Washington Court of Appeals Commissioner 2013 Washington active 21 Wayne Kanemoto Santa Clara County Municipal Court 1962 1982 California deceased 194 Robert Kawahara Los Angeles County Superior Court Commissioner 2002 California active 195 Gale Kaneshiro San Diego Municipal Court 1989 1998 San Diego County Superior Court 1998 2020 California retired 196 197 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 198 Eileen A Kato King County District Court 1994 2016 Washington retired 199 Kenly Kiya Kato United States District Court for the Central District of California 2014 California active 200 Kenneth H Kato Washington Court of Appeals Division 3 1997 2007 Washington retired 201 Warren Masami Kato Los Angeles County Superior Court 2021 California active 202 Ken W Kawaichi Oakland Piedmont Emeryville Municipal Court 1975 1980 Alameda County Superior Court 1980 2003 California retired 203 Lynne Kawamoto Cook County Circuit Court Probate 1991 2013 Illinois retired 204 Ben Kayashima San Bernardino County Superior Court 1980 2012 California retired 205 Nadia Keilani San Diego County Superior Court Commissioner 2019 California active 206 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 207 208 Abraham Aponte Khan Los Angeles Municipal Court 1988 2000 Los Angeles County Superior Court 2000 2020 California retired 209 210 Edward S Kiel United States District Court for the District of New Jersey 2019 New Jersey active 211 Andrew C Kim Los Angeles County Superior Court 2016 California active 212 Brian G Kim Maryland District Court District 6 2002 2011 Maryland resigned 213 214 Chong Kim Doraville Municipal Court 2020 Georgia active 215 Dorothy Kim California Courts of Appeal 2018 California active 216 Esther Kim Los Angeles County Superior Court 2019 California active 217 Frank S Kim San Joaquin Municipal Court 1971 1979 Superior Court of San Joaquin County 1979 1991 California retired 218 219 Janet Kim Office of Administrative Hearings Washington active 21 Mark C Kim Los Angeles Municipal Court 1998 2000 Los Angeles County Superior Court 2000 California active 220 Steve Kim United States District Court for the Central District of California 2016 California active 221 Young Kim Equal Employment Opportunity Commission 2001 2010 United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois 2010 Illinois active 222 George H King United States District Court for the Central District of California 1987 2016 California retired 223 John Kirihara Merced County Superior Court 2001 California active 224 Evan Kitahara Los Angeles County Superior Court Commissioner 2019 California active 225 Bert T Kobayashi Supreme Court of Hawaii 1969 1978 Hawaii deceased 226 Charles Kobayashi Sacramento County Superior Court 1991 2006 California retired 227 Leslie E Kobayashi United States District Court for the District of Hawaii 2010 Hawaii active 228 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 229 Kimi Kondo Seattle Municipal Court 1986 2019 Washington retired 230 Sunil Kulkarni Superior Court of Santa Clara County 2013 California active 231 Sanjay T Kumar Los Angeles County Superior Court 2005 California active 232 Shalina D Kumar United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan 2021 Michigan active 233 Peggy Kuo United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York 2015 New York active 234 M Sue Kurita El Paso County Court at Law No 6 1998 Texas active 235 Michael W Kwan Taylorsville Municipal Justice Court 1998 2020 Utah deceased 236 237 Robert N Kwan U S Bankruptcy Court 2007 California active 238 Ruth Ann Kwan Los Angeles Municipal Court 1995 1998 Los Angeles County Superior Court 1998 California active 239 Owen Lee Kwong Los Angeles Municipal Court 1989 1993 Los Angeles County Superior Court 1993 2015 California retired 240 Jonathon Lack King County Superior Court 2019 Washington active 21 241 Bernie La Forteza Los Angeles County Superior Court 2008 California active 242 Lydia C Lai New York City Civil Court Housing Part 2003 New York active 243 Gene Lam State of California Workers Compensation Appeals Board California active 172 Newton Lam San Francisco County Superior Court 2001 2022 California active 244 John Lansden New York City Civil Court Housing Part 2003 New York active 245 Laurie L Lau New York City Civil Court Housing Part 1993 2017 New York retired 246 Alfred Laureta District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands 1978 1988 Northern Mariana Islands deceased 247 Christopher P Lee Administrative Law Judge Social Security 1994 2006 New York retired 248 Cynthia Lee San Francisco Municipal Court 1998 San Francisco County Superior Court 1998 California active 249 Elizabeth Lee San Mateo County Superior Court 2005 California active 250 Eumi K Lee Alameda County Superior Court 2019 2024 United States District Court for the Northern District of California 2024 California active 251 Jayne Chong Soon Lee San Joaquin County Superior Court Commissioner 2018 California active 252 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 253 Kenneth Lee Arizona Superior Court Pima County 1997 Arizona active 254 Kenneth K Lee United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit 2019 California active 255 Jo Lynne Q Lee Alameda County Superior Court 2002 California active 256 Linda CJ Lee Washington Court of Appeals 2013 Washington active 21 Lorraine Lee Office of Administrative Hearings Washington active 21 Nelson K H Lee King County Superior Court 2020 Washington active 21 257 Richard Lee Orange County Superior Court 2010 California active 258 Susan Lee State of California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board California active 259 Tony N Leung Fourth Judicial District of Minnesota 1994 2011 United States District Court for the District of Minnesota 2011 Minnesota active 260 Arthur Lew Los Angeles County Superior Court 1994 2014 California deceased 261 Jonathan Lew State of California Office of Administrative Hearings California active 262 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 263 Wendy C Li New York Civil Court 2019 New York active 17 Cynthia Lie Superior Court of Santa Clara County 2014 California active 264 Arnold Lim New York City Family Court 2000 2019 New York Term ended 265 266 John S W Lim Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals 1999 2007 Hawaii deceased 267 Lillian Lim San Diego County Superior Court 1986 2007 California retired 268 Rosa Lim State of California Workers Compensation Appeals Board California active 172 Karen Lin New York City Civil Court Housing Part appt 2006 Queens County 2023 New York active 269 270 Rita F Lin Superior Court of San Francisco County 2018 2023 United States District Court for the Northern District of California 2023 California active 271 Tana Lin United States District Court for the Western District of Washington 2021 Washington active 272 Doris Ling Cohan New York Supreme Court New York County New York active 273 Andrew Liu Monterey County Superior Court 2014 California active 274 Charles Y J Liu New York City Civil Court Housing Part 2017 2018 New York deceased 275 Goodwin Liu California Supreme Court 2011 California active 276 Livia Liu Dallas County Criminal District Court No 7 2017 Texas active 277 Pelayo A Llamas Jr Alameda County Superior Court Commissioner 2019 2022 Judge 2022 California active 278 279 280 Paul Lo Merced County Superior Court 2013 California active 281 Cynthia Loo Los Angeles Superior Court 2000 2013 Mariposa County Superior Court Commissioner 2014 2015 Kern County Superior Court Commissioner 2015 California active 282 Pahoua Lor Fresno County Superior Court 2022 California active 283 Jessie Louie State of California Workers Compensation Appeals Board California retired 284 Lenard Louie San Francisco Municipal Court 1985 1989 San Francisco County Superior Court 1989 2004 California deceased 285 Harry Low San Francisco Municipal Court 1967 1974 San Francisco Superior Court 1974 1983 California Court of Appeal 1st District 1983 1992 California retired 286 Elaine Lu Los Angeles County Superior Court 2007 California active 287 Jackson Lucky IV Riverside County Superior Court 2008 2021 California retired 288 Christopher Lui Los Angeles County Superior Court 2014 California active 289 Elwood G Lui California Court of Appeal APJ 2nd District 1975 1987 2015 California active 290 Jennifer T Lum United States District Court for the Central District of California 2001 2009 California resigned 291 Jason Luong Harris County District Court 2019 Texas active 292 Linda Lye Contra Costa County Superior Court 2018 2020 California retired 293 John K C Mah State of California Workers Compensation Appeals Board California retired 172 Kenji Machida Los Angeles County Superior Court 2001 2018 California active 294 Jaya K Madhavan New York City Civil Court Housing Part 2004 2019 New York Term ended 295 296 Kazuharu Makino Orange County Superior Court 1986 2011 California active 297 Joaquin V E Manibusan Jr United States District Court for the District of Guam 2004 2020 Guam retired 298 Jenny Cheung Marino Los Angeles County Superior Court Commissioner 2020 California active 299 Masaji Marumoto Supreme Court of Hawaii 1956 1973 Hawaii deceased First Japanese American Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii 300 William M Marutani Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas First Judicial District Pennsylvania 1975 1986 Pennsylvania deceased 301 Fa amomoi P Masaniai Jr King County District Court 2021 Washington active 21 302 Laura Masunaga Siskiyou County Superior Court 2005 2019 California retired 303 Kiyo A Matsumoto United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York 2008 New York active 304 Pamala Matsumoto Los Angeles County Superior Court Juvenile Court Referee term ended 2012 Administrative Law Judge California Term ended 305 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 306 Aimee Maurer Spokane County District Court Washington active 21 Jon Mayeda Los Angeles County Municipal Court 1981 1999 Los Angeles County Superior Court 1999 2007 California retired 307 Christopher McDonald Iowa Supreme Court 2019 Iowa active 308 Maureen McKee King County Superior Court 2018 Washington active 21 309 Sabrina McKenna Hawaii State Supreme Court 2011 Hawaii active 310 Carla Wong McMillian Georgia State Court for Fayette County 2010 2013 Georgia Court of Appeals 2013 2020 Supreme Court of Georgia 2020 Georgia active 311 Cheryl Chun Meegan Superior Court of Sacramento County 1994 2018 California retired 312 Amit Mehta United States District Court for the District of Columbia 2014 Washington D C active 313 Benjamin Menor Hawaii Circuit Court 1968 1974 Supreme Court of Hawaii 1974 1983 Hawaii deceased First Filipino American State Supreme Court Justice 314 Nathan D Mihara Santa Clara County Superior Court 1988 1993 California Court of Appeal 6th District 1993 2020 California active 315 316 Elisabeth K Mineta Monterey County Superior Court 2010 California active 317 Vibhav Mittal Orange County Superior Court 2021 California active 97 Jack Mizuha Supreme Court of Hawaii 1961 1968 Hawaii deceased 318 Susan Oki Mollway United States District Court for the District of Hawaii 1998 2015 Hawaii senior First Asian American female federal judge 319 Granted senior status in 2015 320 Ronald T Y Moon Hawaii First Circuit Court 1982 1990 Hawaii State Supreme Court 1990 2010 Hawaii deceased 321 322 Joanne Motoike Orange County Superior Court 2013 California active 323 Kenneth Moy DuPage County Circuit Court 1996 2007 Illinois retired 324 Sarala Nagala United States District Court for the District of Connecticut 2021 Connecticut active 325 John Nalbandian United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit 2018 Kentucky active 326 Mike K Nakagawa Chief Judge U S Bankruptcy Court District of Nevada 2006 Nevada active 327 Robert Nakagawa State of California Workers Compensation Appeals Board California active 328 Vernon K Nakahara Alameda County Municipal Court 1989 1995 Alameda County Superior Court 1995 2018 California retired 329 330 Lynn Nakamoto Oregon Court of Appeals 2011 2016 Supreme Court of Oregon 2015 2021 Oregon retired 331 Craig H Nakamura Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals 2004 2018 Hawaii retired 332 Kirk Nakamura Orange County Superior Court 2001 2021 California active 333 334 Eric Nakata San Bernardino Municipal Court 1995 1998 San Bernardino County Superior Court 1998 2022 California deceased 335 336 Paula A Nakayama Supreme Court of Hawaii 1993 2023 Hawaii retired 337 Arthur Nakazato United States District Court for the Central District of California 1996 2016 California retired 338 Marcus Naylor King County District Court 2019 Washington active 21 339 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 340 Nho Trong Nguyen Orange County Superior Court 2000 2013 California retired 341 Daniel Nishigaya Superior Court of Santa Clara County 2010 California active 342 Cary Nishimoto Los Angeles County Superior Court 1987 California active 343 Ricardo Ocampo Los Angeles County Superior Court 2008 California active 344 John Oda Alameda County Municipal Court 1987 1989 Workers Compensation Appeals Board Commissioner 1989 1995 California retired 345 346 Jinsook Ohta San Diego County Superior Court 2020 2021 United States District Court for the Southern District of California 2021 California active 347 Sam Ohta Los Angeles Municipal Court 1998 2000 Los Angeles County Superior Court 2000 California active 348 Jeffrey K Oing New York Supreme Court 2017 New York active 349 Patrick Oishi King County Superior Court 2011 Washington active 21 350 Melvin Okamoto Denver County Court 1999 2008 Colorado retired 351 352 Vincent Okamoto Los Angeles County Superior Court 2002 2020 California deceased 353 Dan Oki Citrus Municipal Court 1992 1997 Los Angeles County Superior Court 1997 2019 California retired 354 Tomekichi Okino Puna district Magistrate 1934 Hawaii deceased First Japanese American Judge 355 5 Roxanne Song Ong Phoenix Municipal Court 1991 2014 Arizona retired 356 Tomson T Ong Long Beach Municipal Court 1997 2000 Los Angeles County Superior Court 2000 2024 California retired 357 Rafael Ongkeko Los Angeles County Superior Court 2002 2023 California retired 358 Sandra Otaka Cook County Circuit Court Child Protection 2002 2009 Illinois deceased 359 Jill Otake United States District Court for the District of Hawaii 2018 Hawaii active 360 Martha M Pacold United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois 2019 Illinois active 361 Harkjoon Paik Monterey County Superior Court 1975 1997 California deceased 362 363 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 364 Ushir Pandit Durant New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District 2019 New York state active 365 user generated source 17 Ann H Park Los Angeles County Superior Court 2014 California active 366 Michael H Park United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit 2019 New York active 367 Mihae Park Gwinnett County Recorders Court 2021 Georgia active 368 David Pendleton Administrative Law Judge Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board 2006 2016 Hawaii term ended 369 Mia Roberts Perez Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas 2016 2022 United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania 2022 Pennsylvania active 370 Cheri Pham Orange County Superior Court 2010 California active 371 Tu M Pham United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee 2003 Tennessee active 372 Vedica Puri San Francisco Superior Court 2019 California active 373 Tue Phan Quang Executive Office for Immigration Review 1995 2012 California retired 374 375 Dorothy Chou Proudfoot City and County of San Francisco Rent Board 2018 California active 376 Ronald Quidachay San Francisco Municipal Court 1983 1998 San Francisco County Superior Court 1998 2018 California retired 377 Raja Rajeswari Criminal Court of the City of New York 2015 New York active 378 user generated source E Rania Rampersad King County District Court 2021 2023 King County Superior Court 2023 Washington active 21 379 Nicholas Ranjan United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania 2019 Pennsylvania active 380 Archana Rao Criminal Court of the City of New York 2020 New York City active 381 Neomi Rao United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit 2019 Washington D C active 382 Julian C Recana Los Angeles County Superior Court 2015 California active 383 Mel Recana Los Angeles County Superior Court 1981 California active 384 Sheila Recio Orange County Superior Court 2018 California active 385 Benjamin Reyes Superior Court of Contra Costa County 2017 California active 386 Brenda T Rhoades U S Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas 2003 Texas active 387 Whitney Rivera Edmonds Municipal Court Washington active 21 Jerome Roache Seattle Municipal Court Washington active 21 Aruna P Rodrigo San Bernardino County Superior Court Commissioner 2020 2021 Judge 2021 California active 388 89 Regina M Rodriguez United States District Court for the District of Colorado 2021 Colorado active 389 Rebecca Rossow Ramsey County Juvenile and Family Court Division Referee 2011 Minnesota active 390 Donna Ryu United States District Court for the Northern District of California 2010 California active 391 Tammy C Ryu Los Angeles County Superior Court 2002 California active 392 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 393 Mamoru Sakuma Sacramento County Municipal Court 1963 1964 Sacramento County Superior Court 1964 1985 California deceased 394 Stephanie C Santoro Los Angeles County Superior Court 2023 California active 395 Cesar Sarmiento Los Angeles County Superior Court 1993 2014 California active 396 Bentrish Satarzadeh Alameda County Superior Court Commissioner 2019 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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 442 Patricia Medina Talbert New Jersey Superior Court Essex County 2000 2007 New Jersey Term Ended 443 Indira Talwani United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts 2014 Massachusetts active 444 Sen K Tan Anchorage Superior Court 1997 2004 Alaska retired 445 Victor Tan California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board California retired 284 Gary Tanaka Los Angeles County Superior Court 2009 California active 446 Julie Tang San Francisco Municipal Court 1991 1997 San Francisco County Superior Court 1998 2015 California retired 447 Paul E Tang Arizona Superior Court Pima County 2001 2021 Arizona retired 448 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 449 Elizabeth J Yalin Tao New York City 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Superior Court 2017 California active 458 Leonard N Trinh San Diego County Superior Court 2022 California active 459 Ricky Tripp Tulare County Superior Court 2020 California active 460 Terry Truong Los Angeles County Superior Court Commissioner 2014 California active 461 Richard Tsai New York City Civil Court Judge 2017 New York active 462 Stella Tsai Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas 2017 Pennsylvania active 463 Alex G Tse United States District Court for the Northern District of California 2019 California active 464 Brian Tsuchida United States District Court for the Western District of Washington 2008 Washington active 465 Wilfred Tsukiyama Supreme Court of Hawaii 1959 1965 Hawaii deceased First Asian American Japanese state chief justice Hawaii 466 Mikio Uchiyama Fresno County Justice Court 1968 1990 California deceased 467 468 Raymond Uno Salt Lake City Court 1976 1978 Utah 5th Circuit Court 1978 1984 Utah 3rd District Court 1984 2002 Utah deceased 469 470 Anuradha Vaitheswaran 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Colorado 2015 Colorado active 483 Shan C Wang Minnesota Seventh Judicial District 2017 Minnesota active 484 Neera Lall Walsh Cook County Circuit Court 2007 Illinois active 485 Fumiko Hachiya Wasserman Los Angeles Municipal Court 1987 1993 Los Angeles County Superior Court 1993 California active 486 Madge S Watai State Bar Court of California 1996 2008 California retired 487 Corinne Watanabe Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals 1992 2009 Hawaii retired 488 Michael J Watanabe United States District Court for the District of Colorado 1999 2018 Colorado retired 489 490 Wilfred Watanabe Hawaii District Court 1981 2003 Hawaii deceased 491 Derrick Watson United States District Court for the District of Hawaii 2013 Hawaii active 492 Tommy B Webb Kansas Twenty Sixth Judicial District 1988 2016 Kansas retired First Asian American judge in Kanas 493 Michael E Whitaker Los Angeles County Superior Court 2014 California active 494 G Michael Witte Wayne Superior Court Judge Pro Tem 2009 Dearborn Superior Court 2000 2008 Dearborn County Court 1985 2000 Indiana retired 495 Alvin T Wong State Court of DeKalb County Division 1 1998 Georgia active 496 Cerena Wong Sonoma County Superior Court 1997 2010 California retired 497 Delbert E Wong Los Angeles County Superior Court 1961 1982 California deceased First Chinese American Judge in the Continental U S 498 Dick Yin Wong United States District Court for the District of Hawaii 1975 1978 Hawaii deceased 499 Garrett L Wong San Francisco County Superior Court 2005 California active 500 George 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 Senior 501 Assumed senior status 2023 Margie G Woods San Diego Municipal Court Commissioner 1993 2001 San Diego County Superior Court 2001 2021 California active 502 R Glenn Yabuno San Bernardino Superior Court 2019 California active 503 Glenn H Yamahiro Milwaukee County Circuit Court 2003 Wisconsin active 504 Adam C Yang Minnesota Second Judicial District 2018 Minnesota active 505 Bryant Y Yang Los Angeles County Superior Court 2020 California active 25 Debra Wong Yang Los Angeles Municipal Court 1997 2000 Los Angeles County Superior Court 2000 2002 California retired 506 Kristy Yang Milwaukee County Circuit Court 2018 Wisconsin active 507 P Paul Yang Minnesota Second Judicial District 2018 Minnesota active 508 Scott A Yang Los Angeles County Superior Court 2021 California active Sue Pai Yang Essex County Workers Compensation Court ret 2012 New Jersey retired 509 Arthur Yim Administrative Law Judge Social Security Administration Bureau of Hearing and Appeals 1976 1990 Michigan deceased 510 George Yonehiro Placer County Municipal Court 1967 1985 Placer County Superior Court 1985 1998 California deceased 511 Brian Yep Los Angeles County Superior Court 2003 California active 512 Steven Yep Santa Clara County Superior Court Commissioner California unknown 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