George Wu
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George Wu (b.1950) is a federal judge for the United States District Court for the Central District of California. He joined the court in 2007 after being nominated by President George W. Bush.[1]
Early life and education[edit]
Wu graduated from Pomona College with his bachelor's degree in 1972 and later graduated from University of Chicago Law School with his J.D. degree in 1975.
Professional career[edit]
- Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 1975-1976, 1977-1979, 1989-1991
- Law clerk, Hon. Stanley N. Barnes, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1976-1977, 1979
- Assistant professor of law, University of Tennessee College of Law, 1979-1982
- Assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California, 1982-1989, 1991-1993
- Judge, Los Angeles Municipal Court, California, 1993-1996
- Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court, California, 1996-2007
Judicial career[edit]
Central District of California[edit]
Judge Wu was nominated by President George W. Bush on January 9, 2007 to a seat vacated by Ronald Lew. Wu was confirmed by the U.S. Senate on March 27, 2007, and received commission on April 17, 2007.
Noteworthy cases[edit]
MySpace suicide case (2009)
- See also: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (USA v. Lori Drew, 2:08-cr-00582-GW-1)
- See also: U.S. District Court for the Central District of California (USA v. Lori Drew, 2:08-cr-00582-GW-1)
Judge Wu was the presiding judge in the case of a Missouri woman who was convicted of computer fraud charges stemming from an Internet hoax that prompted a teenage girl to commit suicide. On July 2, 2009, Judge Wu decided to tentatively acquit Lori Drew, who was convicted in November of 2008. The decision reversed a jury's verdicts which convicted the woman of computer fraud charges.[2]
The case received a lot of national attention and created an uproar on the issue of internet security.[2]
On August 28, 2009, Judge Wu officially reversed the conviction of Lori Drew. The judge found that The Computer Fraud and Abuse Act was not applied beyond a reasonable doubt in convicting Drew of a misdemeanor. Wu said that the federal law that governs terms and conditions of visiting a website is "constitutionally vague".[3]
Almost three months later, federal prosecutors said they would not appeal Judge Wu's dismissal of charges against Drew.[4]
See also[edit]
External links[edit]
- Biography of George Wu from the Federal Judicial Center
- George Wu Confirmed to Federal Bench (dead link), APABA, March 29, 2007
Footnotes[edit]
- ↑ Biography of George Wu-Federal Judicial Center
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "ChinaNet" Federal judge acquits Missouri woman charged with computer fraud, July 2, 2009
- ↑ "Wall Street Journal" Judge Officially Reverses Lori Drew’s Conviction, August 31, 2009
- ↑ "San Jose Mercury News" No appeal of dismissed conviction in MySpace case, November 20, 2009 (dead link)
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