Anne Hwang | |
|---|---|
| Judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court | |
| Assumed office 2019 | |
| Appointed by | Jerry Brown |
| Preceded by | new seat |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1975 or 1976 (age 47–48)[1] |
| Political party | Democratic[1] |
| Education | Cornell University (BA) University of Southern California (JD) |
Anne Hwang (born 1975 or 1976) is an American lawyer who has served as a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court since 2019. She is a nominee to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
Education edit
Hwang received a Bachelor of Arts from Cornell University in 1997 and a Juris Doctor from the USC Gould School of Law in 2002.[2]
Career edit
Hwang started her legal career, working as a litigation associate at Irell & Manella LLP from 2002 to 2006. From 2006 to 2018, she served as a deputy federal public defender in the Office of the Federal Public Defender for the Central District of California.[2] On December 7, 2018, Governor Jerry Brown appointed Hwang to serve as a judge of the Los Angeles County Superior Court.[1]
Nomination to district court edit
On April 28, 2024, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Hwang to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. On April 30, 2024, her nomination was sent to the Senate. President Biden nominated Hwang to the seat vacated by Judge George H. Wu, who assumed senior status on November 3, 2023. Her nomination is pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[3]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ a b c "Governor Brown Appoints 13 Superior Court Judges" (Press release). Office of the Governor. December 7, 2018. Archived from the original on May 28, 2023. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
- ^ a b "President Biden Names Forty-Eighth Round of Judicial Nominees" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. April 24, 2024. Retrieved April 24, 2024.
This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
- ^ "PN1651 — Anne Hwang — The Judiciary". congress.gov. April 30, 2024. Retrieved May 1, 2024.
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