Myong Jin Joun (born 1971)[1] is an American lawyer serving as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. He previously served as an associate judge of the Boston Municipal Court.
Myong Joun | |
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| Judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts | |
| Assumed office July 14, 2023 | |
| Appointed by | Joe Biden |
| Preceded by | George A. O'Toole Jr. |
| Associate Justice of the Boston Municipal Court | |
| In office 2014 – July 14, 2023 | |
| Nominated by | Deval Patrick |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Myong Jin Joun (전명진) 1971 (age 52–53) Seoul, South Korea |
| Education | University of Massachusetts Boston (BA) Suffolk University (JD) |
| Military service | |
| Allegiance |  United States |
| Branch/service |  United States Army |
| Years of service | 1990–1996 |
| Unit | Massachusetts National Guard |
Education edit
Joun earned a Bachelor of Arts degree from the University of Massachusetts Boston in 1994 and a Juris Doctor from the Suffolk University Law School in 1999.[2]
Career edit
From 1999 to 2007, Joun worked as an associate at Howard Friedman P.C. in Brookline[3] He was a solo practitioner from 2007 to 2014. In 2014, Governor Deval Patrick nominated Joun to serve as an associate judge of the Boston Municipal Court.[4] Joun also served in the United States Army and Massachusetts National Guard.[5] Joun has worked with the ACLU of Massachusetts,[6] the National Lawyers Guild,[7] the Massachusetts Law Reform Institute, the American Bar Foundation and the Massachusetts Bar Foundation.[7]
Federal judicial service edit
On July 29, 2022, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Joun to serve as a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. On August 1, 2022, his nomination was sent to the Senate. He has been nominated to a seat vacated by Judge George A. O'Toole Jr., who assumed senior status on January 1, 2018.[8] On November 15, 2022, a hearing on his nomination was held before the Senate Judiciary Committee.[9] On December 8, 2022, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–10 vote.[10] On January 3, 2023, his nomination was returned to the President under Rule XXXI, Paragraph 6 of the United States Senate. He was renominated on January 23, 2023.[11] On February 9, 2023, his nomination was reported out of committee by a 12–9 vote.[12] On July 12, 2023, the Senate invoked cloture on his nomination by a 51–46 vote.[13] Later that day, his nomination was confirmed by a 52–46 vote.[14] He received his judicial commission on July 14, 2023.[15] He became the first Asian American man on the federal bench in Massachusetts.[16]
See also edit
References edit
- ^ "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. November 15, 2022.
- ^ "President Biden Names Twenty-Fourth Round of Judicial Nominees". The White House. July 29, 2022. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ "Congratulations to our former colleague Myong Joun on becoming a Judge - Blog - Law Offices of Howard Friedman, P.C." www.civil-rights-law.com. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ "Myong Joun". Ballotpedia. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
- ^ "Biden nominates local judge for federal appointment to Southern District of Ohio bench". finance.yahoo.com. July 31, 2022. Retrieved July 31, 2022.
- ^ "Myong Joun - Criminal Law Lawyer in Arlington, Massachusetts (MA)".
- ^ a b "NAPABA Applauds the Nominations of Justice Myong J. Joun and Judge Rita F. Lin" (Press release). National Asian Pacific American Bar Association. July 29, 2022. Retrieved August 4, 2022.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. August 1, 2022.
- ^ "Nominations". Washington, D.C.: United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. November 15, 2022.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – December 8, 2022" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved December 8, 2022.
- ^ "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. January 23, 2023.
- ^ "Results of Executive Business Meeting – February 9, 2023" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved February 9, 2023.
- ^ "On the Cloture Motion (Motion to Invoke Cloture: Myong J. Joun to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts)". United States Senate. July 12, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ "On the Nomination (Confirmation: Myong J. Joun, of Massachusetts, to be United States District Judge for the District of Massachusetts)". United States Senate. July 12, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
- ^ Myong J. Joun at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
- ^ Raymond, Nate (July 29, 2022). "Biden nominates abortion rights lawyer in U.S. Supreme Court case to federal judgeship". Reuters. Retrieved July 29, 2022.
External links edit
- Myong J. Joun at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a publication of the Federal Judicial Center.