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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.
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 |
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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] |
Loren AliKhan | District of Columbia Court of Appeals (2022–2023); United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2024– ) | Washington, D.C. | active | [15] |
Shahabuddeen Ally | New York City Civil Court (2019– ) Acting New York Supreme Court Justice (2023–)[16] | New York City | active | [17][user-generated source?][18][19] |
Ramon Alvarado | Gwinnett County Recorder's Court (2019–2020) | Georgia | deceased | [20] |
Deepa Ambekar | Criminal Court of the City of New York (2018– ) | New York City | active | [21] |
Susan H. Amini | King County Superior Court (2013– ) | Washington | active | [22] |
Justin Anand | Magistrate Judge for the Northern District of Georgia (2012– ) | Georgia | active | [23] |
Marcine Anderson | King County District Court (2010–2023) | Washington | left office | [22] |
Akemi D. Arakaki | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2010– ) | California | active | [24] |
Jacqueline M. Arroyo | Superior Court of Santa Clara County (2008– ) | California | active | [25] |
Rita L. Badhan | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active | [26] |
Judy Bae | San Diego County Superior Court (2019– ) | California | active | [27] |
Paul W. Baelly | Ventura County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2017–2020; Judge: 2020– ) | California | active | [26] |
Eugene Balonon | Superior Court of Sacramento County (2005–2021) | California | retired | [28] |
Michael Isaku Begert | Superior Court of San Francisco County (2010– ) | California | active | [29] |
Thang Nguyen Barrett | Superior Court of Santa Clara County (1997– ) | California | active | [30][31] |
David F. Bauman | New Jersey Superior Court, Monmouth County (2008– ) | New Jersey | active | [32] |
Riko E. Bishop | Nebraska Court of Appeals (2013– ) | Nebraska | active | [33] |
Cathy Bissoon | United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (2011– ) | Pennsylvania | active | [34] |
Cliff Blakely | Alameda County Superior Court (2018– ) | California | active | |
Alicia Yoko Blanco | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2015–2020; Judge: 2020– ) |
California | active | [26] |
Gail Chang Bohr | Ramsey County District Court (2009–2014) | Minnesota | retired | [35] |
Frances Bourliot | Texas Court of Appeals (2018– ) | Texas | active | [36] |
Tracie L. Brown | Superior Court of San Francisco County (2013–2018); California Court of Appeal, 1st District (2018– ) | California | active | [37][38] |
Brianne J. Buccicone | Minnesota Tenth Judicial District (2017– ) | Minnesota | active | [39] |
Tam Bui | Everett District Court (2006– ) | Washington | active | [40] |
Sanket J. Bulsara | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2017– ) | New York | active | [41] |
Patrick J. Bumatay | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2019– ) | California | active | [42] |
Susan N. Burke | Hennepin County District Court (2005– ) | Minnesota | active | [43] |
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[44] |
Corie J. Caraway | Butte County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active | [26] |
Bruce Chan | Superior Court of San Francisco County (2004– ) | California | active | [45] |
Derrick H.M. Chan | Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (2017– ) | Hawaii | active | [46] |
Roger Chan | Superior Court of San Francisco County (2016– ) | California | active | [47] |
Adam Chang | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active | [48] |
Edmond E. Chang | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2010– ) | Illinois | active | [49] |
James Chang | Santa Clara Municipal Court (1983–1989); Superior Court of Santa Clara County (1989–2003) | California | retired | [50][51] |
Kevin S. C. Chang | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2000–2019) | Hawaii | retired | [52][53] |
Shellyanne W.L. Chang | Superior Court of Sacramento County (2002– ) | California | active | [54] |
S. Raj Chatterjee | Alameda County Superior Court (2017– ) | California | active | [55] |
Ed Chau | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | [56] |
Ken H. Chau | Administrative Law Judge, Social Security | Missouri | active | [57] |
Manjari Chawla | State Bar Court of California (San Francisco; 2018– ) | California | active | [58] |
Meng Li Che | Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals (2010–2023); Washington Court of Appeals (2023– ) | Washington | active | [59][60] |
Edward M. Chen | U.S. Magistrate Judge (2001–2011); United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2011– ) |
California | active | [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 | [22] |
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] |
Nusrat Jahan Choudhury | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2023– ) | New York | active | [84] |
Herbert Choy | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1971–2004) | Hawaii | deceased | First Korean American U.S. federal judge[85] |
Kenneth Chu | Administrative Law Judge, National Labor Relations Board (2012– ) | New York | active | [86] |
Regina M. Chu | Minnesota Fourth Judicial District (2002–2022) Senior Judge (2023– ) | Minnesota | Senior | [87][88] |
Theodore D. Chuang | United States District Court for the District of Maryland (2014– ) | Maryland | active | [89] |
A. Marisa Chun | San Francisco County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | [90] |
Danny K. Chun | New York Supreme Court, Kings County (2005– ) | New York | active | [91] |
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 | [92] |
Charles Carlos Chung | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2006– ) | California | active | [93] |
Cindy K. Chung | United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2023– ) | Pennsylvania | active | [94] |
Frederick Chung | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2018– ) | California | active | [95] |
Jo-Ann Chung | Anchorage Superior Court (2011– ) | Alaska | active | [96] |
Lisa Chung | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2003– ) | California | active | [97] |
Robert E. Chung | Seattle Municipal Court | Washington | active | [22] |
Samuel Chung | King County Superior Court (2014– ) | Washington | active | [22] |
Maria Kuriakos Ciesel | Cook County Circuit Court (2007– ) | Illinois | active | [98] |
Ramiro P. Cisneros | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | [99][100] |
Linda W.Y. Coburn | Washington Court of Appeals (2020– ) | Washington | active | [22] |
Dena M. Coggins | Sacramento County Superior Court (2021–2024); United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (2024– ) | California | active | [101] |
Rabeea Sultan Collier | Harris County District Court (2019– ) | Texas | active | [102] |
Jamie L. Cork | Minnesota First Judicial District (2016– ) | Minnesota | active | [103] |
Patricia Yim Cowett | San Diego Municipal Court (1979–1998); San Diego County Superior Court (1998–2008) | California | retired | [104][105] |
Johanna Thai Van Dat | Santa Clara County Superior Court (Commissioner) (2022– ) | California | active | [106] |
Susan K. DeClercq | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2023– ) | Michigan | active | [107] |
Dipti Vaid Dedhia | Edison Municipal Court (2022– ) | New Jersey | active | First South Asian Female Judge in New Jersey[108] |
Roger DeHoog | Oregon Supreme Court (2022– ) | Oregon | active | [109] |
Roopali Desai | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2022– ) | Arizona | active | [110] |
Israel Abaya Desierto | Cook County Circuit Court, District 1 (2005– ) | Illinois | active | [111] |
Kuljinder Dhillon | King County District Court (2021– ) | Washington | active | [22][112] |
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[113] |
Gregory Dohi | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2007– ) | California | active | [114] |
Chanpone Sinlapasai | Multnomah County Circuit Court (2021– ) | Oregon | active | [115] |
David Doi | Los Angeles Municipal Court Judge (1983–2000); Los Angeles County Superior Court (2000–2006 ) | California | deceased | [116][117] |
Nelson Doi | Hawaii State Circuit Courts (1970–1975) | Hawaii | deceased | Former Lt Governor of Hawaii[118] |
Miranda Du | United States District Court for the District of Nevada (2012– ) | Nevada | active | [119] |
Fernande R. V. Duffly | Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (2011–2016) | Massachusetts | retired | First Asian-American Massachusetts Supreme Court justice[120] |
Jacqueline My-Le Duong | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2007– ) | California | active | [121] |
Wendy Duong | Houston Municipal Court (1991–1994) | Texas | retired | First Vietnamese American in the U.S.[122] |
Nina F. Elgo | Connecticut Superior Court (2004–2017); Connecticut Appellate Court (2017– ) |
Connecticut | active | [123] |
Randall T. Eng | New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department (2012– ) | New York | active | [124] |
Alison Matsumoto Estrada | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2015– ) | California | active | [125] |
Samuel Feng | San Francisco County Superior Court (2009– ) | California | active | [126] |
Harold Fong | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (1982–1995) | Hawaii | deceased | [127] |
Keith Fong | Alameda County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | |
Keith Fudenna | Alameda County Superior Court (1997– ) | California | retired | [128] |
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[129] |
Carin Fujisaki | California Court of Appeal, 1st District (2018– ) | California | active | [130] |
Hiroshi Fujisaki | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1977–1982); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1982–1997) | California | retired | [131] |
Fred Fujioka | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2002–2022) | California | retired | [132][133][134] |
Margaret Fujioka | Alameda County Superior Court (2017– ) | California | active | [135] |
Alexa D.M. Fujise | Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (2004– ) | Hawaii | active | [136] |
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 | [137] |
Una S. Gandbhir | Anchorage Superior Court (2018– ) | Alaska | active | [138] |
Leah Gasendo | State of California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (2012– ) | California | active | [139] |
Delbert Gee | Alameda County Superior Court (2002–2022) | California | retired | [140] |
Dolly Gee | United States District Court for the Central District of California (2010– ) | California | active | First Chinese American Female U.S. District Court judge[141] |
Herbert W. Gee | Houston Municipal Court (2000–2011) | Texas | deceased | [142] |
Lisa M. Ginoza | Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (2010–2024); Supreme Court of Hawaii (2024– ) | Hawaii | active | [143] |
Marilyn D. Go | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1993–2016) | New York | retired | [144] |
Johnny Cepeda Gogo | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2019– ) | California | active | [145] |
Karen Gopee | Criminal Court of the City of New York (2015– ) | New York City | active | [146] |
Paul Grewal | United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2010–2016) | California | retired | [147] |
Helena Gweon | Superior Court of Sacramento County (2006– ) | California | active | [148] |
Howard Halm | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2009–2018) | California | retired | [149] |
Sunil Harjani | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2019– ) | Illinois | active | [150] |
Roy Hashimoto | Alameda County Superior Court (1996–2018) | California | retired | [151][152] |
Douglas Hatchimonji | Orange County Superior Court (2003– ) | California | active | [153] |
Dennis Hayashi | Alameda County Superior Court (2006– ) | California | active | [154] |
Sanju Oommen Green | Cook County Circuit Court (2018–) | Illinois | active | [155] |
Roberta Hayashi | Superior Court of Santa Clara County (2014– ) | California | active | [156] |
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 | [157] |
Walter Heen | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (1981); Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (1982–1994) |
Hawaii | retired | [158] |
William Haʻehaʻe Heen | Hawaii state circuit court (1917–1919) | Hawaii | deceased | First Asian American (Chinese) judge in the United States[159] |
Robert Higa | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1978–1980); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1980–2018) | California | retired | [160] |
Kelly Higashi | Superior Court of the District of Columbia (2018– ) | Washington, D.C. | active | [161] |
Jacquelyn High-Edward | Spokane County Superior Court (Commissioner 2018–2022; Judge 2022– ) | Washington | active | [22][162] |
Stuart Hing | Alameda County Superior Court (2008– ) | California | active | [163] |
Joni Hiramoto | Contra Costa Municipal Court (1998); Superior Court of Contra Costa County (1998– ) | California | active | [164] |
Keith K. Hiraoka | Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (2018– ) | Hawaii | active | [165] |
Ernest Hiroshige | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1980–1982); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1982– ) |
California | active | [166] |
Dale Ho | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2023– ) | New York | active | [167] |
James C. Ho | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (2018– ) | Texas | active | [168] |
Rose Hom | Superior Court of Los Angeles County (1994–2013) | California | retired | [169][170] |
Russell Hom | Sacramento County Superior Court (2002–2022) | California | retired | [171] |
Sandy Hom | Immigration Judge, U.S. Department of Justice (1993–2018) | New York | retired | [172][173] |
Jeannie J. Hong | Maryland District Court, District 1 (Baltimore) (2011– ) | Maryland | active | [174] |
Wesley Hsu | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2017–2023); United States District Court for the Central District of California (2023– ) | California | active | [175] |
Mark Huang | State of California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board | California | active | [176] |
Robert S. Huie | United States District Court for the Southern District of California (2022– ) | California | active | [177] |
Anne Hwang | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2019–2024); United States District Court for the Central District of California (2024– ) | California | active | [178] |
Victor Hwang | San Francisco County Superior Court (2016–) | California | active | [179] |
Audra Ibarra | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2018– ) | California | active | [180] |
Garry Ichikawa | Solano County Superior Court (2000–2017) | California | retired | [181][182][183][184] |
Paul Igasaki | Administrative Review Board at the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2018) | Virginia | retired | [185] |
Efren Iglesia | Monterey County Superior Court (2007–2021) | California | retired | [186] |
Dale Ikeda | Fresno County Superior Court (2000–2018) | California | retired | [187] |
John Ing | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2007– ) | California | active | [188] |
Anthony W. Ishii | United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (1997– ) | California | active | [189] |
Lance Ito | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1987–2015) | California | retired | Known for presiding over the O. J. Simpson criminal trial[190] |
Patricia Ito | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: retired c. 2016) | California | retired | [191] |
Roger Ito | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2002– ) | California | active | [192] |
Don W. Joe | U.S. HHS Office of Medicare Hearings & Appeals | Florida | active | [193] |
Myong J. Joun | Boston Municipal Court (2014–2023); United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (2023– ) |
Massachusetts | active | [194] |
Edward Y. Kakita | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1980–2000) | California | deceased | [195] |
Upinder Kalra | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2010– ) | California | active | [196] |
Tim Kam | Solano County Superior Court (2010– ) | California | active | [197] |
Masako Kanazawa | Washington Court of Appeals (Commissioner: 2013– ) | Washington | active | [22] |
Wayne Kanemoto | Santa Clara County Municipal Court (1962–1982) | California | deceased | [198] |
Robert Kawahara | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2002– ) | California | active | [199] |
Gale Kaneshiro | San Diego Municipal Court (1989–1998); San Diego County Superior Court (1998–2020) | California | retired | [200][201] |
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[202] |
Eileen A. Kato | King County District Court (1994–2016) | Washington | retired | [203] |
Kenly Kiya Kato | United States District Court for the Central District of California (2014– ) | California | active | [204] |
Kenneth H. Kato | Washington Court of Appeals, Division 3 (1997–2007) | Washington | retired | [205] |
Warren Masami Kato | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | [206] |
Ken W. Kawaichi | Oakland-Piedmont-Emeryville Municipal Court, 1975–1980; Alameda County Superior Court (1980–2003) | California | retired | [207] |
Lynne Kawamoto | Cook County Circuit Court, Probate (1991–2013) | Illinois | retired | [208] |
Ben Kayashima | San Bernardino County Superior Court (1980–2012) | California | retired | [209] |
Nadia Keilani | San Diego County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2019– ) | California | active | [210] |
Angel Kelley | Brockton District Court (2009–2013); Massachusetts Superior Court (2013–2021); United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (2021– ) | Massachusetts | active | [211] |
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 | [212][213] |
Abraham Aponte Khan | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1988–2000); Los Angeles County Superior Court (2000–2020) | California | retired | [214][215] |
Edward S. Kiel | United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (2019– ) | New Jersey | active | [216] |
Andrew C. Kim | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2016– ) | California | active | [217] |
Brian G. Kim | Maryland District Court, District 6 (2002–2011) | Maryland | resigned | [218][219] |
Chong Kim | Doraville Municipal Court (2020– ) | Georgia | active | [220] |
Dorothy Kim | California Courts of Appeal (2018– ) | California | active | [221] |
Esther Kim | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2019– ) | California | active | [222] |
Frank S. Kim | San Joaquin Municipal Court (1971–1979); Superior Court of San Joaquin County (1979–1991) | California | retired | [223][224] |
Janet Kim | Office of Administrative Hearings | Washington | active | [22] |
Mark C. Kim | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1998–2000); Los Angeles County Superior Court (2000– ) | California | active | [225] |
Steve Kim | United States District Court for the Central District of California (2016– ) | California | active | [226] |
Young Kim | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (2001–2010); United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2010– ) |
Illinois | active | [227] |
George H. King | United States District Court for the Central District of California (1987–2016) | California | retired | [228] |
John Kirihara | Merced County Superior Court (2001– ) | California | active | [229] |
Evan Kitahara | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2019–) | California | active | [230] |
Bert T. Kobayashi | Supreme Court of Hawaii (1969–1978) | Hawaii | deceased | [231] |
Charles Kobayashi | Sacramento County Superior Court (1991–2006) | California | retired | [232] |
Leslie E. Kobayashi | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2010– ) | Hawaii | active | [233] |
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 | [234] |
Kimi Kondo | Seattle Municipal Court (1986–2019) | Washington | retired | [235] |
Sunil Kulkarni | Superior Court of Santa Clara County (2013– ) | California | active | [236] |
Sanjay T. Kumar | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2005– ) | California | active | [237] |
Shalina D. Kumar | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2021– ) | Michigan | active | [238] |
Peggy Kuo | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2015– ) | New York | active | [239] |
M. Sue Kurita | El Paso County Court at Law, No. 6 (1998– ) | Texas | active | [240] |
Michael W. Kwan | Taylorsville Municipal Justice Court (1998–2020) | Utah | deceased | [241][242] |
Robert N. Kwan | U.S. Bankruptcy Court (2007–) | California | active | [243] |
Ruth Ann Kwan | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1995–1998); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1998– ) | California | active | [244] |
Owen Lee Kwong | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1989–1993); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1993–2015) | California | retired | [245] |
Jonathon Lack | King County Superior Court (2019– ) | Washington | active | [22][246] |
Bernie La Forteza | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2008– ) | California | active | [247] |
Lydia C. Lai | New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (2003– ) | New York | active | [248] |
Gene Lam | State of California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board | California | active | [176] |
Newton Lam | San Francisco County Superior Court (2001–2022) | California | active | [249] |
John Lansden | New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (2003– ) | New York | active | [250] |
Laurie L. Lau | New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (1993–2017) | New York | retired | [251] |
Alfred Laureta | District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands (1978–1988) | Northern Mariana Islands | deceased | [252] |
Christopher P. Lee | Administrative Law Judge, Social Security (1994–2006) | New York | retired | [253] |
Cynthia Lee | San Francisco Municipal Court (1998); San Francisco County Superior Court (1998– ) | California | active | [254] |
Elizabeth Lee | San Mateo County Superior Court (2005– ) | California | active | [255] |
Eumi K. Lee | Alameda County Superior Court (2019–2024); United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2024– ) | California | active | [256] |
Jayne Chong-Soon Lee | San Joaquin County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2018– ) | California | active | [257] |
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 | [258] |
Kenneth Lee | Arizona Superior Court, Pima County (1997– ) | Arizona | active | [259] |
Kenneth K. Lee | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2019– ) | California | active | [260] |
Jo-Lynne Q. Lee | Alameda County Superior Court (2002– ) | California | active | [261] |
Linda CJ Lee | Washington Court of Appeals (2013– ) | Washington | active | [22] |
Lorraine Lee | Office of Administrative Hearings (2009– ) | Washington | active | [22][262] |
Nelson K.H. Lee | King County Superior Court (2020– ) | Washington | active | [22][263] |
Richard Lee | Orange County Superior Court (2010– ) | California | active | [264] |
Susan Lee | State of California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board | California | active | [265] |
Tony N. Leung | Fourth Judicial District of Minnesota (1994–2011); United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (2011– ) |
Minnesota | active | [266] |
Arthur Lew | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1994–2014) | California | deceased | [267] |
Jonathan Lew | State of California Office of Administrative Hearings | California | active | [268] |
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 | [269] |
Wendy C. Li | New York Civil Court (2019– ) | New York | active | [18] |
Cynthia Lie | Superior Court of Santa Clara County (2014– ) | California | active | [270] |
Arnold Lim | New York City Family Court (2000–2019) | New York | Term ended | [271][272] |
John S.W. Lim | Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (1999–2007) | Hawaii | deceased | [273] |
Lillian Lim | San Diego County Superior Court (1986–2007) | California | retired | [274] |
Rosa Lim | State of California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board | California | active | [176] |
Karen Lin | New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (appt. 2006) Queens County (2023– ) | New York | active | [275][276] |
Rita F. Lin | Superior Court of San Francisco County (2018–2023); United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2023– ) | California | active | [277] |
Tana Lin | United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (2021– ) | Washington | active | [278] |
Doris Ling-Cohan | New York City Civil Court (1995–2002)New York Supreme Court, New York County (2003–2020) Appellate Term (2014–2020) | New York | retired | [279][280] |
Andrew Liu | Monterey County Superior Court (2014– ) | California | active | [281] |
Charles Y.J. Liu | New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (2017–2018) | New York | deceased | [282] |
Goodwin Liu | California Supreme Court (2011– ) | California | active | [283] |
Livia Liu | Dallas County Criminal District Court, No. 7 (2017– ) | Texas | active | [284] |
Pelayo A. Llamas, Jr. | Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2019–2022; Judge 2022–) | California | active | [285][286][287] |
Paul Lo | Merced County Superior Court (2013– ) | California | active | [288] |
Cynthia Loo | Los Angeles Superior Court (2000–2013); Mariposa County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2014–2015); Kern County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2015– ) | California | active | [289] |
Pahoua Lor | Fresno County Superior Court (2022 – ) | California | active | [290] |
Jessie Louie | State of California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board | California | retired | [291] |
Lenard Louie | San Francisco Municipal Court (1985–1989); San Francisco County Superior Court (1989–2004) | California | deceased | [292] |
Harry Low | San Francisco Municipal Court (1967–1974); San Francisco Superior Court (1974–1983); California Court of Appeal, 1st District (1983–1992) | California | retired | [293] |
Elaine Lu | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2007–) | California | active | [294] |
Jackson Lucky IV | Riverside County Superior Court (2008–2021) | California | retired | [295] |
Christopher Lui | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2014– ) | California | active | [296] |
Elwood G. Lui | California Court of Appeal APJ,2nd District (1975–1987; 2015–) | California | active | [297] |
Jennifer T. Lum | United States District Court for the Central District of California (2001–2009) | California | resigned | [298] |
Jason Luong | Harris County District Court (2019– ) | Texas | active | [299] |
Linda Lye | Contra Costa County Superior Court (2018–2020) | California | retired | [300] |
John K.C. Mah | State of California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board | California | retired | [176] |
Kenji Machida | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2001–2018) | California | active | [301] |
Jaya K. Madhavan | New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (2004– 2019?) | New York | Term ended | [302][303] |
Kazuharu Makino | Orange County Superior Court (1986–2011) | California | retired | [304] |
Joaquin V.E. Manibusan Jr. | United States District Court for the District of Guam (2004–2020) | Guam | retired | [305] |
Jenny Cheung Marino | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2020– ) | California | active | [306] |
Masaji Marumoto | Supreme Court of Hawaii (1956–1973) | Hawaii | deceased | First Japanese American Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii[307] |
William M. Marutani | Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, First Judicial District Pennsylvania (1975–1986) | Pennsylvania | deceased | [308] |
Fa’amomoi P. Masaniai, Jr. | King County District Court (2021– ) | Washington | active | [22][309] |
Laura Masunaga | Siskiyou County Superior Court (2005–2019) | California | retired | [310] |
Kiyo A. Matsumoto | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2008– ) | New York | active | [311] |
Pamala Matsumoto | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Juvenile Court Referee; term ended 2012); Administrative Law Judge |
California | Term ended | [312] |
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[313] |
Aimee Maurer | Spokane County District Court | Washington | active | [22] |
Jon Mayeda | Los Angeles County Municipal Court (1981–1999); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1999–2007) | California | retired | [314] |
Christopher McDonald | Iowa Supreme Court (2019– ) | Iowa | active | [315] |
Maureen McKee | King County Superior Court (2018– ) | Washington | active | [22][316] |
Sabrina McKenna | Hawaii State Supreme Court (2011– ) | Hawaii | active | [317] |
Carla Wong McMillian | Georgia State Court for Fayette County (2010–2013); Georgia Court of Appeals (2013–2020); Supreme Court of Georgia (2020– ) | Georgia | active | [318] |
Cheryl Chun Meegan | Superior Court of Sacramento County (1994–2018) | California | retired | [319] |
Amit Mehta | United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2014– ) | Washington, D.C. | active | [320] |
Benjamin Menor | Hawaii Circuit Court (1968–1974) Supreme Court of Hawaii (1974–1983) |
Hawaii | deceased | First Filipino American State Supreme Court Justice[321] |
Nathan D. Mihara | Santa Clara County Superior Court (1988–1993); California Court of Appeal, 6th District (1993–2020) | California | active | [322][323] |
Elisabeth K. Mineta | Monterey County Superior Court (2010– ) | California | active | [324] |
Vibhav Mittal | Orange County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | [99] |
Jack Mizuha | Supreme Court of Hawaii (1961–1968 ) | Hawaii | deceased | [325] |
Susan Oki Mollway | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (1998– ) | Hawaii | active | First Asian American female federal judge[326] |
Ronald T.Y. Moon | Hawaii First Circuit Court (1982–1990); Hawaii State Supreme Court (1990–2010) |
Hawaii | deceased | [327][328] |
Joanne Motoike | Orange County Superior Court (2013– ) | California | active | [329] |
Kenneth Moy | DuPage County Circuit Court (1996–2007) | Illinois | retired | [330] |
Sarala Nagala | United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (2021– ) | Connecticut | active | [331] |
John Nalbandian | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2018– ) | Kentucky | active | [332] |
Mike K. Nakagawa | Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Nevada (2006– ) | Nevada | active | [333] |
Robert Nakagawa | State of California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board | California | active | [334] |
Vernon K. Nakahara | Alameda County Municipal Court (1989–1995); Alameda County Superior Court (1995–2018) | California | retired | [335][336] |
Lynn Nakamoto | Oregon Court of Appeals (2011–2016); Supreme Court of Oregon (2015–2021) | Oregon | retired | [337] |
Craig H. Nakamura | Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (2004–2018) | Hawaii | retired | [338] |
Kirk Nakamura | Orange County Superior Court (2001–2021) | California | active | [339][340] |
Eric Nakata | San Bernardino Municipal Court (1995–1998); San Bernardino County Superior Court (1998–2022) | California | deceased | [341][342] |
Paula A. Nakayama | Supreme Court of Hawaii (1993–2023) | Hawaii | retired | [343] |
Arthur Nakazato | United States District Court for the Central District of California (1996–2016) | California | retired | [344] |
Marcus Naylor | King County District Court (2019– ) | Washington | active | [22][345] |
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 | [346] |
Nho Trong Nguyen | Orange County Superior Court (2000–2013) | California | retired | [347] |
Daniel Nishigaya | Superior Court of Santa Clara County (2010– ) | California | active | [348] |
Cary Nishimoto | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1987– ) | California | active | [349] |
Ricardo Ocampo | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2008– ) | California | active | [350] |
John Oda | Alameda County Municipal Court (1987–1989); Workers Compensation Appeals Board (Commissioner: 1989–1995) | California | retired | [351][352] |
Jinsook Ohta | San Diego County Superior Court (2020–2021); United States District Court for the Southern District of California (2021– ) | California | active | [353] |
Sam Ohta | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1998–2000); Los Angeles County Superior Court (2000– ) | California | active | [354] |
Jeffrey K. Oing | New York Supreme Court (2017– ) | New York | active | [355] |
Patrick Oishi | King County Superior Court (2011– ) | Washington | active | [22][356] |
Melvin Okamoto | Denver County Court (1999–2008) | Colorado | retired | [357][358] |
Vincent Okamoto | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2002–2020) | California | deceased | [359] |
Dan Oki | Citrus Municipal Court (1992–1997); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1997–2019) | California | retired | [360] |
Tomekichi "Tom" Okino | Puna district Magistrate (1934–) | Hawaii | deceased | First Japanese American Judge[361][5] |
Roxanne Song Ong | Phoenix Municipal Court (1991–2014) | Arizona | retired | [362] |
Tomson T. Ong | Long Beach Municipal Court (1997–2000); Los Angeles County Superior Court (2000–2024) | California | retired | [363] |
Rafael Ongkeko | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2002–2023) | California | retired | [364] |
Sandra Otaka | Cook County Circuit Court, Child Protection (2002–2009) | Illinois | deceased | [365] |
Jill Otake | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2018– ) | Hawaii | active | [366] |
Martha M. Pacold | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2019– ) | Illinois | active | [367] |
Harkjoon Paik | Monterey County Superior Court (1975–1997) | California | deceased | [368][369] |
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 | [370] |
Ushir Pandit-Durant | New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District (2019– ) | New York (state) | active | [371][user-generated source?][18] |
Ann H. Park | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2014– ) | California | active | [372] |
Michael H. Park | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2019– ) | New York | active | [373] |
Mihae Park | Gwinnett County Recorders Court (2021 – ) | Georgia | active | [374] |
David Pendleton | Administrative Law Judge, Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board (2006–2016) | Hawaii | term ended | [375] |
Mia Roberts Perez | Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas (2016–2022); United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2022– ) | Pennsylvania | active | [376] |
Cheri Pham | Orange County Superior Court (2010– ) | California | active | [377] |
Tu M. Pham | United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (2003– ) | Tennessee | active | [378] |
Vedica Puri | San Francisco Superior Court (2019– ) | California | active | [379] |
Tue Phan-Quang | Executive Office for Immigration Review (1995–2012) | California | retired | [380][381] |
Dorothy Chou Proudfoot | City and County of San Francisco Rent Board (2018– ) | California | active | [382] |
Rupa Ranga Puttagunta | Superior Court of the District of Columbia (2022–2024) | Washington, D.C. | resigned | [383] |
Ronald Quidachay | San Francisco Municipal Court (1983–1998); San Francisco County Superior Court (1998–2018) | California | retired | [384] |
Raja Rajeswari | Criminal Court of the City of New York (2015– ) | New York | active | [385][user-generated source?] |
E. Rania Rampersad | King County District Court (2021–2023)
King County Superior Court (2023– ) |
Washington | active | [22][386] |
Nicholas Ranjan | United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (2019– ) | Pennsylvania | active | [387] |
Archana Rao | Criminal Court of the City of New York (2020– ) | New York City | active | [388] |
Neomi Rao | United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (2019– ) | Washington, D.C. | active | [389] |
Julian C. Recana | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2015– ) | California | active | [390] |
Mel Recana | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1981– ) | California | active | [391] |
Sheila Recio | Orange County Superior Court (2018– ) | California | active | [392] |
Benjamin Reyes | Superior Court of Contra Costa County (2017– ) | California | active | [393] |
Brenda T. Rhoades | U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas (2003– ) | Texas | active | [394] |
Whitney Rivera | Edmonds Municipal Court | Washington | active | [22] |
Jerome Roaché | Seattle Municipal Court | Washington | active | [22] |
Aruna P. Rodrigo | San Bernardino County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2020–2021; Judge: 2021– ) | California | active | [395][90] |
Regina M. Rodriguez | United States District Court for the District of Colorado (2021– ) | Colorado | active | [396] |
Rebecca Rossow | Ramsey County Juvenile and Family Court Division (Referee: 2011– ) | Minnesota | active | [397] |
Donna Ryu | United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2010– ) | California | active | [398] |
Tammy C. Ryu | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2002– ) | California | active | [399] |
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 | [400] |
Mamoru Sakuma | Sacramento County Municipal Court (1963–1964); Sacramento County Superior Court (1964–1985) | California | deceased | [401] |
Stephanie C. Santoro | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2023– ) | California | active | [402] |
Cesar Sarmiento | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1993–2014) | California | active | [403] |
Bentrish Satarzadeh | Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2019– ) | California | active | [404] |
Stephanie Sato | Alameda County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | [405] |
Dalip Singh Saund | Westmoreland Judicial District (1952–1957) | California | deceased | First Asian American (Indian) elected Justice of the Peace[406] |
Lorna G. Schofield | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2012– ) | New York | active | [407] |
Karen Gren Scholer | Texas District Court, 95th Judicial District (2001–2008); United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (2018– ) | Texas | active | [408] |
Ramona See | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1997–2021) | California | active | [409] |
Susan Ser | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | [410] |
Deborah Chuang Servino | Orange County Superior Court (2009– ) | California | active | [411] |
Damon Shadid | Seattle Municipal Court | Washington | active | [22] |
Ketu Shah | King County District Court (2013–2019)
King County Superior Court (2019– ) |
Washington | active | [22][412] |
Manish S. Shah | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2014– ) | Illinois | active | [413] |
Phyllis Shibata | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2001–2023) | California | active | [414][415] |
Nhan-Ai Simms | Gwinnett County Juvenile Court (2020– ) | Georgia | active | [416][417] |
Lillian Sing | San Francisco County Superior Court (1983–2015) | California | retired | [418] |
Mark Singerton | Riverside County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | [419] |
Anil C. Singh | New York City Civil Court (2012); New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department (2017– ) | New York | active | [420] |
Rukhsanah Singh | United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (2022– ) | New Jersey | active | [421] |
Sabita Singh | Concord District Court (2006–2017); Massachusetts Appeals Court (2018– ) | Massachusetts | active | [422] |
Anuraag Singhal | United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (2019– ) | Florida | active | [423] |
Eleanor C. Sinnott | Boston Municipal Court (2006– ) | Massachusetts | active | [424] |
Taiyyeba Safri Skomra | Immigration Judge, U. S. Department of Justice (2022– ) | California | active | [425] |
Kawika Smith | San Bernardino County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | [405] |
Micah W. J. Smith | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2024– ) | Hawaii | active | [426] |
Kenneth So | San Diego Municipal Court (1994–1998); San Diego County Superior Court (1998–2023) | California | active | [427][428] |
Janene Sohng | Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals | Washington | active | [22] |
Diana Song Quiroga | United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas (2012– ) | Texas | active | [429] |
Philip Soto | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1998– ) | California | active | [430] |
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[431] |
Nicole J. Starr | Minnesota Second Judicial District (2015– ) | Minnesota | active | [432] |
Arun Subramanian | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2023– ) | New York | active | [433] |
Randolph M. Subryan | New Jersey Superior Court, Passaic County | New Jersey | retired | [434] |
Richard Sueyoshi | Superior Court of Sacramento County (2009– ) | California | active | [435] |
John H. Sugiyama | Superior Court of Contra Costa County (2002–2020) | California | retired | [436] |
Linda Sun | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active | [437] |
Jennifer Sung | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2021– ) | California | active | [438] |
Thomas Surh | Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2002– ) | California | retired | [439] |
Steven Suzukawa | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1989–1992); Los Angeles Superior Court (1993–2006); California Court of Appeal, 2nd District (2006–2014) | California | retired | [440] |
Paul Suzuki | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2010–2022) | California | retired | [441][442] |
Leah Taguba | King County District Court (2021– ) | Washington | active | [22][443] |
Sanjay Tailor | Cook County Circuit Court (2003–2022)
Illinois First District Appellate Court (2022– ) |
Illinois | active | [444][445] |
Irene Takahashi | Contra Costa County Municipal Court (1988–1990) | California | retired | [446] |
Takasugi Takai | Santa Clara County Superior Court | California | retired | [447] |
Drew Takaichi | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2010– ) | California | active | [448] |
Jon Takasugi | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2008– ) | California | active | [449] |
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 | [450] |
Patricia Medina Talbert | New Jersey Superior Court, Essex County (2000–2007) | New Jersey | Term Ended | [451] |
Indira Talwani | United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (2014– ) | Massachusetts | active | [452] |
Sen K. Tan | Anchorage Superior Court (1997–2004) | Alaska | retired | [453] |
Victor Tan | California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board | California | retired | [291] |
Gary Tanaka | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2009– ) | California | active | [454] |
Julie Tang | San Francisco Municipal Court (1991–1997); San Francisco County Superior Court (1998–2015) | California | retired | [455] |
Paul E. Tang | Arizona Superior Court, Pima County (2001–2021) | Arizona | retired | [456] |
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.[457] |
Elizabeth J. Yalin Tao | New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (1994– ) | New York | active | [458][459] |
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 | active | First Japanese American U.S. Court of Appeals judge[460] |
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 | [461] |
Indu Thomas | Thurston County Superior Court (Commissioner 2017–2021; Judge 2021– ) | Washington | active | [22][462] |
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.[463] |
Peter Tom | New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department (1994–2019) | New York | retired | [464] |
Michelle Tong | San Francisco County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active | [465] |
Susan Jung Townsend | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2017– ) | California | active | [466] |
Leonard N. Trinh | San Diego County Superior Court (2022– ) | California | active | [467] |
Ricky Tripp | Tulare County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active | [468] |
Terry Truong | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2014– ) | California | active | [469] |
Richard Tsai | New York City Civil Court Judge (2017– ) | New York | active | [470] |
Stella Tsai | Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas (2017– ) | Pennsylvania | active | [471] |
Alex G. Tse | United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2019– ) | California | active | [472] |
Brian Tsuchida | United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (2008– ) | Washington | active | [473] |
Wilfred Tsukiyama | Supreme Court of Hawaii (1959–1965) | Hawaii | deceased | First Asian American (Japanese) state chief justice (Hawaii)[474] |
Mikio Uchiyama | Fresno County Justice Court (1968–1990) | California | deceased | [475][476] |
Raymond Uno | Salt Lake City Court (1976–1978); Utah 5th Circuit Court (1978–1984); Utah 3rd District Court (1984–2002) | Utah | deceased | [477][478] |
Meredith Vacca | Monroe County Court (2021–2024); United States District Court for the Western District of New York (2024– ) | New York | active | [479] |
Anuradha Vaitheswaran | Iowa Court of Appeals (1999–2023 ) | Iowa | retired | [480] [481] |
Rena Marie Van Tine | Cook County Circuit Court, Child Protection (2001–2024 ) Illinois First District Appellate Court (pending) | Illinois | active | [482][483] |
Thai Vang | Montgomery District Court (2019 – ) | North Carolina | active | [484] |
Padma Veeru-Collings | Office of Administrative Hearings (2019 – ) | Washington | active | [22][485] |
Jerry Bustos Vinluan III | Santa Cruz County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | [405] |
Nathan T. Vu | Orange County Superior Court (2018– ) | California | active | [486] |
Sophia Y. Vuelo | Minnesota Second Judicial District (2017– ) | Minnesota | active | [487] |
Robert S. Wada | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2017– ) | California | active | [488] |
Richelle M. Wahi | Minnesota First Judicial District (2016– ) | Minnesota | active | [489] |
James H. Wakatsuki | Hawaii Supreme Court (1983–1992) | Hawaii | deceased | [490] |
Kimberly Walden | Tukwila Municipal Court | Washington | active | [22] |
Lisa Wang | United States Court of International Trade (2024– ) | New York | active | [491] |
Nina Y. Wang | United States District Court for the District of Colorado (2015– ) | Colorado | active | [492] |
Shan C. Wang | Minnesota Seventh Judicial District (2017– ) | Minnesota | active | [493] |
Neera Lall Walsh | Cook County Circuit Court (2007– ) | Illinois | active | [494] |
Fumiko Hachiya Wasserman | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1987–1993); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1993– ) | California | active | [495] |
Madge S. Watai | State Bar Court of California (1996–2008) | California | retired | [496] |
Corinne Watanabe | Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (1992–2009) | Hawaii | retired | [497] |
Michael J. Watanabe | United States District Court for the District of Colorado (1999–2018) | Colorado | retired | [498][499] |
Wilfred Watanabe | Hawaii District Court (1981–2003) | Hawaii | deceased | [500] |
Derrick Watson | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2013– ) | Hawaii | active | [501] |
Tommy B. Webb | Kansas Twenty-Sixth Judicial District (1988–2016) | Kansas | retired | First Asian American judge in Kanas[502] |
Michael E. Whitaker | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2014– ) | California | active | [503] |
G. Michael Witte | Wayne Superior Court (Judge Pro Tem: 2009); Dearborn Superior Court (2000–2008); Dearborn County Court (1985–2000) | Indiana | retired | [504] |
Alvin T. Wong | State Court of DeKalb County, Division 1 (1998– ) | Georgia | active | [505] |
Cerena Wong | Sonoma County Superior Court (1997–2010) | California | retired | [506] |
Delbert E. Wong | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1961–1982) | California | deceased | First Chinese American Judge in the Continental U.S.[507] |
Dick Yin Wong | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (1975–1978) | Hawaii | deceased | [508] |
Garrett L. Wong | San Francisco County Superior Court (2005– ) | California | active | [509] |
George H. 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 | active | [510] |
Margie G. Woods | San Diego Municipal Court (Commissioner: 1993–2001); San Diego County Superior Court (2001–2021) | California | active | [511] |
R. Glenn Yabuno | San Bernardino Superior Court (2019– ) | California | active | [512] |
Glenn H. Yamahiro | Milwaukee County Circuit Court (2003– ) | Wisconsin | active | [513] |
Adam C. Yang | Minnesota Second Judicial District (2018– ) | Minnesota | active | [514] |
Bryant Y. Yang | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2020– ) | California | active | [26] |
Debra Wong Yang | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1997–2000); Los Angeles County Superior Court (2000–2002) | California | retired | [515] |
Kristy Yang | Milwaukee County Circuit Court (2018– ) | Wisconsin | active | [516] |
P. Paul Yang | Minnesota Second Judicial District (2018– ) | Minnesota | active | [517] |
Scott A. Yang | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– ) | California | active | |
Sue Pai Yang | Essex County Workers' Compensation Court (ret. 2012) | New Jersey | retired | [518] |
Brian Yep | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2003– ) | California | active | [519] |
Steven Yep | Santa Clara County Superior Court (Commissioner) | California | unknown (resigned or retired) | [520][521] |
Erica Yew | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2001– ) | California | active | [522] |
Arthur Yim | Administrative Law Judge (Social Security Administration, Bureau of Hearing and Appeals; 1976–1990) | Michigan | deceased | [523] |
George Yonehiro | Placer County Municipal Court (1967–1985); Placer County Superior Court (1985–1998) |
California | deceased | [524] |
Jasmine H. Yoon | United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia (2024– ) | Virginia | active | [525] |
Youlee Yim You | United States District Court for the District of Oregon (2016– ) | Oregon | active | [526] |
Diane C. Yu | Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: c. 1984) | California | retired | [527] |
Mary Yu | King County Superior Court (2000–2014); Washington Supreme Court (2014– ) | Washington | active | [528] |
William Yu | Cook County Circuit Court (2018– ) | Illinois | active | [529] |
Scott Yun | U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California (2014– ) | California | active | [530] |
Carrie Zepeda-Madrid | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2003– ) | California | active | [28] |
Jerri J. Zhang | 16th Judicial Circuit (2021– ) | Missouri | active | [531] |