List of Asian American jurists

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## Research history

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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.

### Judicial officers

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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]
Jason Chan  | Massachusetts District Court (2022– )  | Massachusetts | active  | [47]
Roger Chan  | Superior Court of San Francisco County (2016– )  | California | active  | [48]
Adam Chang  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2020– )  | California | active  | [49]
Edmond E. Chang | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2010– )  | Illinois | active  | [50]
James Chang  | Santa Clara Municipal Court (1983–1989); Superior Court of Santa Clara County (1989–2003)  | California | retired  | [51][52]
Kevin S. C. Chang  | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2000–2019)  | Hawaii | retired  | [53][54]
Shellyanne W.L. Chang  | Superior Court of Sacramento County (2002– )  | California | active  | [55]
S. Raj Chatterjee  | Alameda County Superior Court (2017– )  | California | active  | [56]
Ed Chau | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– )  | California | active  | [57]
Ken H. Chau  | Administrative Law Judge, Social Security | Missouri | active  | [58]
Manjari Chawla  | State Bar Court of California (San Francisco; 2018– )  | California | active  | [59]
Meng Li Che  | Board of Industrial Insurance Appeals (2010–2023); Washington Court of Appeals (2023– )  | Washington | active  | [60][61]
Edward M. Chen | U.S. Magistrate Judge (2001–2011);
United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2011– )  | California | active  | [62]<
Faye Chen Barnouw  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2025– )  | California | active  | [63]
Frank W. Chen  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2019–2024 )  | California | deceased  | [64]
Ida K. Chen  | Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, First Judicial District Pennsylvania (1988– )  | Pennsylvania | active  | [65]
Pamela K. Chen | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2013– )  | New York | active  | [66]
Raymond T. Chen | United States Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit (2013– )  | Washington, D.C. | active  | [67]
Andrew Y.S. Cheng  | San Francisco County Superior Court (2009– )  | California | active  | [68]
David Wellington Chew  | Texas Courts of Appeals, 8th District (1995–2011)  | Texas | retired  | [69]
Alberta Chew  | Superior Court of Solano County (Commissioner: 1994–2008)  | California | retired  | [70]
Linda Chew  | Texas District Court, 327th Judicial District (2002–2022)  | Texas | retired  | [71]
Vince Chhabria | United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2014– )  | California | active  | [72]
Jennifer C. Chiang  | Sugar Land Municipal Court (2015– )  | Texas | active  | [73]
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  | [74][75]
Jason Chin  | Alameda County Superior Court (2018– )  | California | active  | [76]
Ming Chin | Alameda County Superior Court (1988–1990); California First District Court of Appeal (1990–1996); California Supreme Court (1996–2020)  | California | retired  | [77]
Richard J. Chin  | Boston Municipal Court (1989–1993); Massachusetts Superior Court (1993–2019)  | Massachusetts | retired  | [78]
Dorothy Chin-Brandt | New York Supreme Court, Queens County (2001–2017)  | New York | retired  | [79]
Hideo Chino  | San Diego County Superior Court (Commissioner:1986–2008)  | California | deceased  | [80]
Lawrence Cho  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2005– )  | California | active  | [81]
Tony Cho  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2019– )  | California | active  | [82]
Jennifer Choe-Groves | United States Court of International Trade (2016– )  | New York | active  | [83]
Danny Chou  | San Mateo County Superior Court (2017– )  | California | active  | [84]
James Chou  | Marin County Superior Court (2010– )  | California | active  | [85]
Nusrat Jahan Choudhury | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2023– )  | New York | active  | [86]
Herbert Choy | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (1971–2004)  | Hawaii | deceased  | First Korean American U.S. federal judge[87]
Kenneth Chu  | Administrative Law Judge, National Labor Relations Board (2012– )  | New York | active  | [88]
Regina M. Chu  | Minnesota Fourth Judicial District (2002–2022) Senior Judge (2023– )  | Minnesota | Senior  | [89][90]
Theodore D. Chuang | United States District Court for the District of Maryland (2014– )  | Maryland | active  | [91]
A. Marisa Chun  | San Francisco County Superior Court (2021– )  | California | active  | [92]
Danny K. Chun  | New York Supreme Court, Kings County (2005– )  | New York | active  | [93]
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  | [94]
Charles Carlos Chung  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2006– )  | California | active  | [95]
Cindy K. Chung | United States Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit (2023– )  | Pennsylvania | active  | [96]
Frederick Chung  | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2018– )  | California | active  | [97]
Jo-Ann Chung  | Anchorage Superior Court (2011– )  | Alaska | active  | [98]
Lisa Chung  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2003– )  | California | active  | [99]
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  | [100]
Ramiro P. Cisneros  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– )  | California | active  | [101][102]
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  | [103]
Rabeea Sultan Collier  | Harris County District Court (2019– )  | Texas | active  | [104]
Jamie L. Cork  | Minnesota First Judicial District (2016– )  | Minnesota | active  | [105]
Patricia Yim Cowett  | San Diego Municipal Court (1979–1998); San Diego County Superior Court (1998–2008)  | California | retired  | [106][107]
Johanna Thai Van Dat  | Santa Clara County Superior Court (Commissioner) (2022– )  | California | active  | [108]
Susan K. DeClercq | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2023– )  | Michigan | active  | [109]
Dipti Vaid Dedhia  | Edison Municipal Court (2022– )  | New Jersey | active  | First South Asian Female Judge in New Jersey[110]
Roger DeHoog | Oregon Supreme Court (2022– )  | Oregon | active  | [111]
Roopali Desai | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2022– )  | Arizona | active  | [112]
Israel Abaya Desierto  | Cook County Circuit Court, District 1 (2005– )  | Illinois | active  | [113]
Kuljinder Dhillon  | King County District Court (2021– )  | Washington | active  | [22][114]
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[115]
Gregory Dohi  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2007– )  | California | active  | [116]
Chanpone Sinlapasai  | Multnomah County Circuit Court (2021– )  | Oregon | active  | [117]
David Doi  | Los Angeles Municipal Court Judge (1983–2000); Los Angeles County Superior Court (2000–2006 )  | California | deceased  | [118][119]
Nelson Doi | Hawaii State Circuit Courts (1970–1975)  | Hawaii | deceased  | Former Lt Governor of Hawaii[120]
Miranda Du | United States District Court for the District of Nevada (2012– )  | Nevada | active  | [121]
Fernande R. V. Duffly | Massachusetts Probate & Family Court (1992–2000); Massachusetts Appeals Court (2000–2010); Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court (2010–2016)  | Massachusetts | retired  | First Asian-American Massachusetts Supreme Court justice[122]
Jacqueline My-Le Duong  | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2007– )  | California | active  | [123]
Wendy Duong | Houston Municipal Court (1991–1994)  | Texas | retired  | First Vietnamese American in the U.S.[124]
Nina F. Elgo | Connecticut Superior Court (2004–2017);
Connecticut Appellate Court (2017– )  | Connecticut | active  | [125]
Randall T. Eng | New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, Second Department (2012– )  | New York | active  | [126]
Alison Matsumoto Estrada  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2015– )  | California | active  | [127]
Samuel Feng  | San Francisco County Superior Court (2009– )  | California | active  | [128]
Harold Fong | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (1982–1995)  | Hawaii | deceased  | [129]
Keith Fong  | Alameda County Superior Court (2021– )  | California | active  |
Keith Fudenna  | Alameda County Superior Court (1997– )  | California | retired  | [130]
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[131]
Carin Fujisaki  | California Court of Appeal, 1st District (2018– )  | California | active  | [132]
Hiroshi Fujisaki  | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1977–1982); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1982–1997)  | California | retired  | [133]
Fred Fujioka  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2002–2022)  | California | retired  | [134][135][136]
Margaret Fujioka  | Alameda County Superior Court (2017– )  | California | active  | [137]
Alexa D.M. Fujise | Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (2004– )  | Hawaii | active  | [138]
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  | [139]
Una S. Gandbhir  | Anchorage Superior Court (2018– )  | Alaska | active  | [140]
Leah Gasendo  | State of California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board (2012– )  | California | active  | [141]
Delbert Gee | Alameda County Superior Court (2002–2022)  | California | retired  | [142]
Dolly Gee | United States District Court for the Central District of California (2010– )  | California | active  | First Chinese American Female U.S. District Court judge[143]
Herbert W. Gee  | Houston Municipal Court (2000–2011)  | Texas | deceased  | [144]
Lisa M. Ginoza | Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (2010–2024); Supreme Court of Hawaii (2024– )  | Hawaii | active  | [145]
Marilyn D. Go  | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (1993–2016)  | New York | retired  | [146]
Johnny Cepeda Gogo  | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2019– )  | California | active  | [147]
Karen Gopee  | Criminal Court of the City of New York (2015– )  | New York City | active  | [148]
Paul Grewal | United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2010–2016)  | California | retired  | [149]
Helena Gweon  | Superior Court of Sacramento County (2006– )  | California | active  | [150]
Howard Halm  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2009–2018)  | California | retired  | [151]
Catherine Hyo-Kyung Ham  | Boston Municipal Court (2019–2021); Massachusetts Superior Court (2021– )  | Massachusetts | active  | [152]
Sunil Harjani | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2019– )  | Illinois  | active  | [153]
Roy Hashimoto  | Alameda County Superior Court (1996–2018)  | California | retired  | [154][155]
Douglas Hatchimonji  | Orange County Superior Court (2003– )  | California | active  | [156]
Dennis Hayashi  | Alameda County Superior Court (2006– )  | California | active  | [157]
Sanju Oommen Green  | Cook County Circuit Court (2018–)  | Illinois | active  | [158]
Roberta Hayashi  | Superior Court of Santa Clara County (2014– )  | California | active  | [159]
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  | [160]
Walter Heen | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (1981);
Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (1982–1994)  | Hawaii | retired  | [161]
William Haʻehaʻe Heen  | Hawaii state circuit court (1917–1919)  | Hawaii | deceased  | First Asian American (Chinese) judge in the United States[162]
Robert Higa  | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1978–1980); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1980–2018)  | California | retired  | [163]
Kelly Higashi | Superior Court of the District of Columbia (2018– )  | Washington, D.C. | active  | [164]
Jacquelyn High-Edward  | Spokane County Superior Court (Commissioner 2018–2022; Judge 2022– )  | Washington | active  | [22][165]
Stuart Hing  | Alameda County Superior Court (2008– )  | California | active  | [166]
Joni Hiramoto  | Contra Costa Municipal Court (1998); Superior Court of Contra Costa County (1998– )  | California | active  | [167]
Keith K. Hiraoka | Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (2018– )  | Hawaii | active  | [168]
Ernest Hiroshige  | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1980–1982);
Los Angeles County Superior Court (1982– )  | California | active  | [169]
Dale Ho | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2023– )  | New York | active  | [170]
James C. Ho | United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit (2018– )  | Texas | active  | [171]
Rose Hom  | Superior Court of Los Angeles County (1994–2013)  | California | retired  | [172][173]
Russell Hom  | Sacramento County Superior Court (2002–2022)  | California | retired  | [174]
Sandy Hom  | Immigration Judge, U.S. Department of Justice (1993–2018)  | New York | retired  | [175][176]
Jeannie J. Hong  | Maryland District Court, District 1 (Baltimore) (2011– )  | Maryland | active  | [177]
Wesley Hsu | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2017–2023); United States District Court for the Central District of California (2023– )  | California | active  | [178]
Mark Huang  | State of California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board  | California | active  | [179]
Robert S. Huie | United States District Court for the Southern District of California (2022– )  | California | active  | [180]
Anne Hwang | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2019–2024); United States District Court for the Central District of California (2024– )  | California | active  | [181]
Victor Hwang  | San Francisco County Superior Court (2016–)  | California | active  | [182]
Audra Ibarra  | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2018– )  | California | active  | [183]
Garry Ichikawa  | Solano County Superior Court (2000–2017)  | California | retired  | [184][185][186][187]
Paul Igasaki | Administrative Review Board at the U.S. Department of Labor (2010–2018)  | Virginia | retired  | [188]
Efren Iglesia  | Monterey County Superior Court (2007–2021)  | California | retired  | [189]
Dale Ikeda  | Fresno County Superior Court (2000–2018)  | California | retired  | [190]
John Ing  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2007– )  | California | active  | [191]
Anthony W. Ishii | United States District Court for the Eastern District of California (1997– )  | California | active  | [192]
Lance Ito | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1987–2015)  | California | retired  | Known for presiding over the O. J. Simpson criminal trial[193]
Patricia Ito  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: retired c. 2016)  | California | retired  | [194]
Roger Ito  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2002– )  | California | active  | [195]
Don W. Joe  | U.S. HHS Office of Medicare Hearings & Appeals  | Florida | active  | [196]
Myong J. Joun | Boston Municipal Court (2014–2023);
United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (2023– )  | Massachusetts | active  | [197]
Edward Y. Kakita  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1980–2000)  | California | deceased  | [198]
Upinder Kalra  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2010– )  | California | active  | [199]
Tim Kam  | Solano County Superior Court (2010– )  | California | active  | [200]
Masako Kanazawa  | Washington Court of Appeals (Commissioner: 2013– )  | Washington | active  | [22]
Wayne Kanemoto  | Santa Clara County Municipal Court (1962–1982)  | California | deceased  | [201]
Robert Kawahara  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2002– )  | California | active  | [202]
Gale Kaneshiro  | San Diego Municipal Court (1989–1998); San Diego County Superior Court (1998–2020)  | California | retired  | [203][204]
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[205]
Eileen A. Kato  | King County District Court (1994–2016)  | Washington | retired  | [206]
Kenly Kiya Kato | United States District Court for the Central District of California (2014– )  | California | active  | [207]
Kenneth H. Kato  | Washington Court of Appeals, Division 3 (1997–2007)  | Washington | retired  | [208]
Warren Masami Kato  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– )  | California | active  | [209]
Ken W. Kawaichi  | Oakland-Piedmont-Emeryville Municipal Court, 1975–1980; Alameda County Superior Court (1980–2003)  | California | retired  | [210]
Lynne Kawamoto  | Cook County Circuit Court, Probate (1991–2013)  | Illinois | retired  | [211]
Ben Kayashima  | San Bernardino County Superior Court (1980–2012)  | California | retired  | [212]
Nadia Keilani  | San Diego County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2019– )  | California | active  | [213]
Angel Kelley | Brockton District Court (2009–2013); Massachusetts Superior Court (2013–2021); United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (2021– )  | Massachusetts | active  | [214]
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  | [215][216]
Abraham Aponte Khan  | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1988–2000); Los Angeles County Superior Court (2000–2020)  | California | retired  | [217][218]
Edward S. Kiel | United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (2019– )  | New Jersey | active  | [219]
Andrew C. Kim  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2016– )  | California | active  | [220]
Brian G. Kim  | Maryland District Court, District 6 (2002–2011)  | Maryland | resigned  | [221][222]
Chong Kim  | Doraville Municipal Court (2020– )  | Georgia | active  | [223]
Dorothy Kim  | California Courts of Appeal (2018– )  | California | active  | [224]
Esther Kim  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2019– )  | California | active  | [225]
Frank S. Kim  | San Joaquin Municipal Court (1971–1979); Superior Court of San Joaquin County (1979–1991)  | California | retired  | [226][227]
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  | [228]
Sarah G. Kim  | Massachusetts Superior Court (2024– )  | Massachusetts | active  | [229]
Steve Kim | United States District Court for the Central District of California (2016– )  | California | active  | [230]
Young Kim  | Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (2001–2010);
United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2010– )  | Illinois | active  | [231]
George H. King | United States District Court for the Central District of California (1987–2016)  | California | retired  | [232]
John Kirihara  | Merced County Superior Court (2001– )  | California | active  | [233]
Evan Kitahara  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2019–)  | California | active  | [234]
Bert T. Kobayashi | Supreme Court of Hawaii (1969–1978)  | Hawaii | deceased  | [235]
Charles Kobayashi  | Sacramento County Superior Court (1991–2006)  | California | retired  | [236]
Leslie E. Kobayashi | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2010– )  | Hawaii | active  | [237]
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  | [238]
Kimi Kondo  | Seattle Municipal Court (1986–2019)  | Washington | retired  | [239]
Sunil Kulkarni  | Superior Court of Santa Clara County (2013– )  | California | active  | [240]
Sanjay T. Kumar  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2005– )  | California | active  | [241]
Shalina D. Kumar | United States District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan (2021– )  | Michigan | active  | [242]
Peggy Kuo  | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2015– )  | New York | active  | [243]
M. Sue Kurita | El Paso County Court at Law, No. 6 (1998– )  | Texas | active  | [244]
Michael W. Kwan  | Taylorsville Municipal Justice Court (1998–2020)  | Utah | deceased  | [245][246]
Robert N. Kwan  | U.S. Bankruptcy Court (2007–)  | California | active  | [247]
Ruth Ann Kwan  | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1995–1998); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1998– )  | California | active  | [248]
Owen Lee Kwong  | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1989–1993); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1993–2015)  | California | retired  | [249]
Jonathon Lack  | King County Superior Court (2019– )  | Washington | active  | [22][250]
Bernie La Forteza  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2008– )  | California | active  | [251]
Lydia C. Lai  | New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (2003– )  | New York | active  | [252]
Gene Lam  | State of California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board  | California | active  | [179]
Newton Lam  | San Francisco County Superior Court (2001–2022)  | California | active  | [253]
John Lansden  | New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (2003– )  | New York | active  | [254]
Laurie L. Lau  | New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (1993–2017)  | New York | retired  | [255]
Alfred Laureta | District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands (1978–1988)  | Northern Mariana Islands | deceased  | [256]
Charles J. Lee  | Fresno County Superior Court (2022– )  | California  | active  | First Korean-American judge in Fresno County [257]
Christopher P. Lee  | Administrative Law Judge, Social Security (1994–2006)  | New York | retired  | [258]
Cynthia Lee  | San Francisco Municipal Court (1998); San Francisco County Superior Court (1998– )  | California | active  | [259]
Elizabeth Lee  | San Mateo County Superior Court (2005– )  | California | active  | [260]
Eumi K. Lee | Alameda County Superior Court (2019–2024); United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2024– )  | California | active  | [261]
Jayne Chong-Soon Lee  | San Joaquin County Superior Court (Judge: 2019– )  | California | active  | [262]
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  | [263]
Kenneth Lee  | Arizona Superior Court, Pima County (1997– )  | Arizona | active  | [264]
Kenneth K. Lee | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2019– )  | California | active  | [265]
Jo-Lynne Q. Lee  | Alameda County Superior Court (2002– )  | California | active  | [266]
Linda CJ Lee  | Washington Court of Appeals (2013– )  | Washington | active  | [22]
Lorraine Lee  | Office of Administrative Hearings (2009– )  | Washington | active  | [22][267]
Nelson K.H. Lee  | King County Superior Court (2020– )  | Washington | active  | [22][268]
Richard Lee  | Orange County Superior Court (2010– )  | California | active  | [269]
Susan Lee  | State of California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board | California | active  | [270]
Tony N. Leung | Fourth Judicial District of Minnesota (1994–2011);
United States District Court for the District of Minnesota (2011– )  | Minnesota | active  | [271]
Arthur Lew  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1994–2014)  | California | deceased  | [272]
Jonathan Lew  | State of California Office of Administrative Hearings  | California | active  | [273]
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  | [274]
Wendy C. Li  | New York Civil Court (2019– )  | New York | active  | [18]
Cynthia Lie  | Superior Court of Santa Clara County (2014– )  | California | active  | [275]
Arnold Lim  | New York City Family Court (2000–2019)  | New York | Term ended  | [276][277]
John S.W. Lim  | Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (1999–2007)  | Hawaii | deceased  | [278]
Lillian Lim  | San Diego County Superior Court (1986–2007)  | California | retired  | [279]
Rosa Lim  | State of California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board  | California | active  | [179]
Karen Lin  | New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (appt. 2006) Queens County (2023– )  | New York | active  | [280][281]
Rita F. Lin | Superior Court of San Francisco County (2018–2023); United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2023– )  | California | active  | [282]
Tana Lin | United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (2021– )  | Washington | active  | [283]
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  | [284][285]
Andrew Liu  | Monterey County Superior Court (2014– )  | California | active  | [286]
Charles Y.J. Liu  | New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (2017–2018)  | New York | deceased  | [287]
Goodwin Liu | California Supreme Court (2011– )  | California | active  | [288]
Livia Liu  | Dallas County Criminal District Court, No. 7 (2017– )  | Texas | active  | [289]
Pelayo A. Llamas Jr.  | Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2019–2022; Judge 2022–)  | California | active  | [290][291][292]
Paul Lo  | Merced County Superior Court (2013– )  | California | active  | [293]
Cynthia Loo  | Los Angeles Superior Court (2000–2013); Mariposa County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2014–2015); Kern County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2015– )  | California | active  | [294]
Pahoua Lor  | Fresno County Superior Court (2022 – )  | California  | active  | [295]
Jessie Louie  | State of California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board  | California | retired  | [296]
Lenard Louie  | San Francisco Municipal Court (1985–1989); San Francisco County Superior Court (1989–2004)  | California | deceased  | [297]
Harry Low  | San Francisco Municipal Court (1967–1974); San Francisco Superior Court (1974–1983); California Court of Appeal, 1st District (1983–1992)  | California | retired  | [298]
Elaine Lu  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2007–)  | California | active  | [299]
John T. Lu  | Boston Municipal Court (2001–2006); Massachusetts Superior Court (2006– )  | Massachusetts | active  | [300]
Jackson Lucky IV  | Riverside County Superior Court (2008–2021)  | California | retired  | [301]
Christopher Lui  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2014– )  | California | active  | [302]
Elwood G. Lui  | California Court of Appeal APJ,2nd District (1975–1987; 2015–)  | California | active  | [303]
Jennifer T. Lum  | United States District Court for the Central District of California (2001–2009)  | California | resigned  | [304]
Jason Luong  | Harris County District Court (2019– )  | Texas | active  | [305]
Linda Lye  | Contra Costa County Superior Court (2018–2020)  | California | retired  | [306]
John K.C. Mah  | State of California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board  | California | retired  | [179]
Kenji Machida  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2001–2018)  | California | active  | [307]
Jaya K. Madhavan  | New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (2004– 2019?)  | New York | Term ended  | [308][309]
Mike Madokoro  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2025– )  | California | active  | [310]
Kazuharu Makino  | Orange County Superior Court (1986–2011)  | California | retired  | [311]
Joaquin V.E. Manibusan Jr.  | United States District Court for the District of Guam (2004–2020)  | Guam | retired  | [312]
Jenny Cheung Marino  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2020– )  | California | active  | [313]
Masaji Marumoto | Supreme Court of Hawaii (1956–1973)  | Hawaii | deceased  | First Japanese American Justice of the Supreme Court of Hawaii[314]
William M. Marutani  | Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas, First Judicial District Pennsylvania (1975–1986)  | Pennsylvania | deceased  | [315]
Fa’amomoi P. Masaniai Jr.  | King County District Court (2021– )  | Washington | active  | [22][316]
Laura Masunaga  | Siskiyou County Superior Court (2005–2019)  | California | retired  | [317]
Kiyo A. Matsumoto | United States District Court for the Eastern District of New York (2008– )  | New York | active  | [318]
Pamala Matsumoto  | Los Angeles County Superior Court
(Juvenile Court Referee; term ended 2012); Administrative Law Judge  | California | Term ended  | [319]
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[320]
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  | [321]
Christopher McDonald | Iowa Supreme Court (2019– )  | Iowa | active  | [322]
Maureen McKee  | King County Superior Court (2018– )  | Washington | active  | [22][323]
Sabrina McKenna | Hawaii State Supreme Court (2011– )  | Hawaii | active  | [324]
Carla Wong McMillian | Georgia State Court for Fayette County (2010–2013); Georgia Court of Appeals (2013–2020); Supreme Court of Georgia (2020– )  | Georgia | active  | [325]
Cheryl Chun Meegan  | Superior Court of Sacramento County (1994–2018)  | California | retired  | [326]
Amit Mehta | United States District Court for the District of Columbia (2014– )  | Washington, D.C. | active  | [327]
Benjamin Menor | Hawaii Circuit Court (1968–1974)
Supreme Court of Hawaii (1974–1983)  | Hawaii | deceased  | First Filipino American State Supreme Court Justice[328]
Nathan D. Mihara  | Santa Clara County Superior Court (1988–1993); California Court of Appeal, 6th District (1993–2020)  | California | active  | [329][330]
Elisabeth K. Mineta  | Monterey County Superior Court (2010– )  | California | active  | [331]
Vibhav Mittal  | Orange County Superior Court (2021– )  | California | active  | [101]
Jack Mizuha | Supreme Court of Hawaii (1961–1968 )  | Hawaii | deceased  | [332]
Susan Oki Mollway | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (1998– )  | Hawaii | active  | First Asian American female federal judge[333]
Ronald T.Y. Moon | Hawaii First Circuit Court (1982–1990);
Hawaii State Supreme Court (1990–2010)  | Hawaii | deceased  | [334][335]
Joanne Motoike  | Orange County Superior Court (2013– )  | California | active  | [336]
Kenneth Moy  | DuPage County Circuit Court (1996–2007)  | Illinois | retired  | [337]
Sarala Nagala | United States District Court for the District of Connecticut (2021– )  | Connecticut | active  | [338]
John Nalbandian | United States Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit (2018– )  | Kentucky | active  | [339]
Mike K. Nakagawa  | Chief Judge, U.S. Bankruptcy Court, District of Nevada (2006– )  | Nevada | active  | [340]
Robert Nakagawa  | State of California Workers' Compensation Appeals Board  | California | active  | [341]
Vernon K. Nakahara  | Alameda County Municipal Court (1989–1995); Alameda County Superior Court (1995–2018)  | California | retired  | [342][343]
Lynn Nakamoto | Oregon Court of Appeals (2011–2016); Supreme Court of Oregon (2015–2021)  | Oregon | retired  | [344]
Craig H. Nakamura | Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (2004–2018)  | Hawaii | retired  | [345]
Kirk Nakamura  | Orange County Superior Court (2001–2021)  | California | active  | [346][347]
Eric Nakata  | San Bernardino Municipal Court (1995–1998); San Bernardino County Superior Court (1998–2022)  | California | deceased  | [348][349]
Paula A. Nakayama | Supreme Court of Hawaii (1993–2023)  | Hawaii | retired  | [350]
Arthur Nakazato  | United States District Court for the Central District of California (1996–2016)  | California | retired  | [351]
Marcus Naylor  | King County District Court (2019– )  | Washington | active  | [22][352]
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  | [353]
Nho Trong Nguyen  | Orange County Superior Court (2000–2013)  | California | retired  | [354]
Phu Nguyen  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2025– )  | California | active  | [355]
Daniel Nishigaya  | Superior Court of Santa Clara County (2010– )  | California | active  | [356]
Cary Nishimoto  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1987– )  | California | active  | [357]
Ricardo Ocampo  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2008– )  | California | active  | [358]
John Oda  | Alameda County Municipal Court (1987–1989); Workers Compensation Appeals Board (Commissioner: 1989–1995)  | California | retired  | [359][360]
Jinsook Ohta | San Diego County Superior Court (2020–2021); United States District Court for the Southern District of California (2021– )  | California | active  | [361]
Sam Ohta  | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1998–2000); Los Angeles County Superior Court (2000– )  | California | active  | [362]
Jeffrey K. Oing  | New York Supreme Court (2017– )  | New York | active  | [363]
Patrick Oishi  | King County Superior Court (2011– )  | Washington | active  | [22][364]
Melvin Okamoto  | Denver County Court (1999–2008)  | Colorado | retired  | [365][366]
Vincent Okamoto | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2002–2020)  | California | deceased  | [367]
Dan Oki  | Citrus Municipal Court (1992–1997); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1997–2019)  | California | retired  | [368]
Tomekichi "Tom" Okino  | Puna district Magistrate (1934–)  | Hawaii | deceased  | First Japanese American Judge[369][5]
Roxanne Song Ong  | Phoenix Municipal Court (1991–2014)  | Arizona | retired  | [370]
Tomson T. Ong  | Long Beach Municipal Court (1997–2000); Los Angeles County Superior Court (2000–2024)  | California | retired  | [371]
Rafael Ongkeko  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2002–2023)  | California | retired  | [372]
Sandra Otaka  | Cook County Circuit Court, Child Protection (2002–2009)  | Illinois | deceased  | [373]
Jill Otake | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2018– )  | Hawaii | active  | [374]
Martha M. Pacold | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2019– )  | Illinois | active  | [375]
Harkjoon Paik  | Monterey County Superior Court (1975–1997)  | California | deceased  | [376][377]
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  | [378]
Ushir Pandit-Durant  | New York Supreme Court 11th Judicial District (2019– )  | New York (state) | active  | [379][user-generated source?][18]
Ann H. Park  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2014– )  | California | active  | [380]
Michael H. Park | United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit (2019– )  | New York | active  | [381]
Mihae Park  | Gwinnett County Recorders Court (2021 – )  | Georgia | active  | [382]
David Pendleton | Administrative Law Judge, Labor and Industrial Relations Appeals Board (2006–2016)  | Hawaii | term ended  | [383]
Mia Roberts Perez | Philadelphia County Court of Common Pleas (2016–2022); United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (2022– )  | Pennsylvania | active  | [384]
Cheri Pham  | Orange County Superior Court (2010– )  | California | active  | [385]
Tu M. Pham  | United States District Court for the Western District of Tennessee (2003– )  | Tennessee | active  | [386]
George F. Phelan  | Norfolk and Nantucket Probate & Family Courts (2009–2020)  | Massachusetts | retired  | [387]
Vedica Puri  | San Francisco Superior Court (2019– )  | California | active  | [388]
Tue Phan-Quang  | Executive Office for Immigration Review (1995–2012)  | California | retired  | [389][390]
Dorothy Chou Proudfoot  | City and County of San Francisco Rent Board (2018– )  | California | active  | [391]
Rupa Ranga Puttagunta | Superior Court of the District of Columbia (2022–2024)  | Washington, D.C. | resigned  | [392]
Ronald Quidachay  | San Francisco Municipal Court (1983–1998); San Francisco County Superior Court (1998–2018)  | California | retired  | [393]
Raja Rajeswari | Criminal Court of the City of New York (2015– )  | New York | active  | [394][user-generated source?]
E. Rania Rampersad  | King County District Court (2021–2023)

King County Superior Court (2023– )

| Washington | active  | [22][395]
Nicholas Ranjan | United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania (2019– )  | Pennsylvania | active  | [396]
Archana Rao  | Criminal Court of the City of New York (2020– )  | New York City | active  | [397]
Neomi Rao | United States Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit (2019– )  | Washington, D.C. | active  | [398]
Julian C. Recana  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2015– )  | California | active  | [399]
Mel Recana  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1981– )  | California | active  | [400]
Sheila Recio  | Orange County Superior Court (2018– )  | California | active  | [401]
Benjamin Reyes  | Superior Court of Contra Costa County (2017– )  | California | active  | [402]
Brenda T. Rhoades  | U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Eastern District of Texas (2003– )  | Texas | active  | [403]
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  | [404][92]
Regina M. Rodriguez | United States District Court for the District of Colorado (2021– )  | Colorado | active  | [405]
Rebecca Rossow  | Ramsey County Juvenile and Family Court Division (Referee: 2011– )  | Minnesota | active  | [406]
Donna Ryu  | United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2010– )  | California | active  | [407]
Tammy C. Ryu  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2002– )  | California | active  | [408]
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  | [409]
Mamoru Sakuma  | Sacramento County Municipal Court (1963–1964); Sacramento County Superior Court (1964–1985)  | California | deceased  | [410]
Stephanie C. Santoro  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2023– )  | California | active  | [411]
Cesar Sarmiento  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1993–2014)  | California | active  | [412]
Bentrish Satarzadeh  | Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2019– )  | California | active  | [413]
Stephanie Sato  | Alameda County Superior Court (2021– )  | California | active  | [414]
Dalip Singh Saund | Westmoreland Judicial District (1952–1957)  | California | deceased  | First Asian American (Indian) elected Justice of the Peace[415]
Lorna G. Schofield | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2012– )  | New York | active  | [416]
Karen Gren Scholer | Texas District Court, 95th Judicial District (2001–2008); United States District Court for the Northern District of Texas (2018– )  | Texas | active  | [417]
Ramona See  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1997–2021)  | California | active  | [418]
Susan Ser  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– )  | California | active  | [419]
Deborah Chuang Servino  | Orange County Superior Court (2009– )  | California | active  | [420]
Damon Shadid  | Seattle Municipal Court  | Washington | active  | [22]
Ketu Shah  | King County District Court (2013–2019)

King County Superior Court (2019– )

| Washington | active  | [22][421]
Manish S. Shah | United States District Court for the Northern District of Illinois (2014– )  | Illinois | active  | [422]
Phyllis Shibata  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2001–2023)  | California | active  | [423][424]
Sookyoung Shin  | Massachusetts Appeals Court (2016– )  | Massachusetts | active  | [425]
William Shin  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2025– )  | California | active  | [426]
Nhan-Ai Simms  | Gwinnett County Juvenile Court (2020– )  | Georgia | active  | [427][428]
Lillian Sing  | San Francisco County Superior Court (1983–2015)  | California | retired  | [429]
Mark Singerton  | Riverside County Superior Court (2021– )  | California | active  | [430]
Anil C. Singh | New York City Civil Court (2012); New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department (2017– )  | New York | active  | [431]
Rukhsanah Singh  | United States District Court for the District of New Jersey (2022– )  | New Jersey | active  | [432]
Sabita Singh | Concord District Court (2006–2017); Massachusetts Appeals Court (2018– )  | Massachusetts | active  | [433]
Anuraag Singhal | United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida (2019– )  | Florida | active  | [434]
Eleanor C. Sinnott  | Boston Municipal Court (2006– )  | Massachusetts | active  | [435]
Taiyyeba Safri Skomra  | Immigration Judge, U. S. Department of Justice (2022– )  | California | active  | [436]
Kawika Smith  | San Bernardino County Superior Court (2021– )  | California | active  | [414]
Micah W. J. Smith | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2024– )  | Hawaii | active  | [437]
Kenneth So  | San Diego Municipal Court (1994–1998); San Diego County Superior Court (1998–2023)  | California | active  | [438][439]
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  | [440]
Philip Soto  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1998– )  | California | active  | [441]
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[442]
Nicole J. Starr  | Minnesota Second Judicial District (2015– )  | Minnesota | active  | [443]
Arun Subramanian | United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (2023– )  | New York | active  | [444]
Randolph M. Subryan  | New Jersey Superior Court, Passaic County | New Jersey | retired  | [445]
Richard Sueyoshi  | Superior Court of Sacramento County (2009– )  | California | active  | [446]
John H. Sugiyama  | Superior Court of Contra Costa County (2002–2020)  | California | retired  | [447]
Linda Sun  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2020– )  | California | active  | [448]
Jennifer Sung | United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit (2021– )  | California | active  | [449]
Thomas Surh  | Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2002– )  | California | retired  | [450]
Steven Suzukawa  | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1989–1992); Los Angeles Superior Court (1993–2006); California Court of Appeal, 2nd District (2006–2014)  | California | retired  | [451]
Paul Suzuki  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2010–2022)  | California | retired  | [452][453]
Leah Taguba  | King County District Court (2021– )  | Washington | active  | [22][454]
Sanjay Tailor  | Cook County Circuit Court (2003–2022)

Illinois First District Appellate Court (2022– )

| Illinois | active  | [455][456]
Irene Takahashi  | Contra Costa County Municipal Court (1988–1990)  | California | retired  | [457]
Takasugi Takai  | Santa Clara County Superior Court  | California | retired  | [458]
Drew Takaichi  | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2010– )  | California | active  | [459]
Jon Takasugi  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2008– )  | California | active  | [460]
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  | [461]
Patricia Medina Talbert  | New Jersey Superior Court, Essex County (2000–2007)  | New Jersey | Term Ended  | [462]
Indira Talwani | United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts (2014– )  | Massachusetts | active  | [463]
Gloria Tan  | Massachusetts Juvenile Court (2013–2024); Massachusetts Appeals Court (2024– )  | Massachusetts | active  | [464]
Sen K. Tan  | Anchorage Superior Court (1997–2004)  | Alaska | retired  | [465]
Victor Tan  | California Unemployment Insurance Appeals Board  | California | retired  | [296]
Gary Tanaka  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2009– )  | California | active  | [466]
Julie Tang  | San Francisco Municipal Court (1991–1997); San Francisco County Superior Court (1998–2015)  | California | retired  | [467]
Paul E. Tang  | Arizona Superior Court, Pima County (2001–2021)  | Arizona | retired  | [468]
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.[469]
Elizabeth J. Yalin Tao  | New York City Civil Court, Housing Part (1994– )  | New York | active  | [470][471]
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[472]
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  | [473]
Indu Thomas  | Thurston County Superior Court (Commissioner 2017–2021; Judge 2021– )  | Washington | active  | [22][474]
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.[475]
Peter Tom | New York Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Department (1994–2019)  | New York | retired  | [476]
Michelle Tong  | San Francisco County Superior Court (2020– )  | California | active  | [477]
Susan Jung Townsend  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2017– )  | California | active  | [478]
Leonard N. Trinh  | San Diego County Superior Court (2022– )  | California | active  | [479]
Ricky Tripp  | Tulare County Superior Court (2020– )  | California | active  | [480]
Terry Truong  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (Commissioner: 2014– )  | California | active  | [481]
Richard Tsai  | New York City Civil Court Judge (2017– )  | New York | active  | [482]
Stella Tsai  | Philadelphia Court of Common Pleas (2017– )  | Pennsylvania | active  | [483]
Alex G. Tse  | United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2019– )  | California | active  | [484]
Brian Tsuchida  | United States District Court for the Western District of Washington (2008– )  | Washington | active  | [485]
Wilfred Tsukiyama | Supreme Court of Hawaii (1959–1965)  | Hawaii | deceased  | First Asian American (Japanese) state chief justice (Hawaii)[486]
Mikio Uchiyama  | Fresno County Justice Court (1968–1990)  | California | deceased  | [487][488]
Raymond Uno  | Salt Lake City Court (1976–1978); Utah 5th Circuit Court (1978–1984); Utah 3rd District Court (1984–2002)  | Utah | deceased  | [489][490]
Meredith Vacca | Monroe County Court (2021–2024); United States District Court for the Western District of New York (2024– )  | New York | active  | [491]
Anuradha Vaitheswaran | Iowa Court of Appeals (1999–2023 )  | Iowa | retired  | [492][493]
Rena Marie Van Tine  | Cook County Circuit Court, Child Protection (2001–2024 ) Illinois First District Appellate Court (pending)  | Illinois | active  | [494][495]
Thai Vang  | Montgomery District Court (2019 – )  | North Carolina | active  | [496]
Padma Veeru-Collings  | Office of Administrative Hearings (2019 – )  | Washington | active  | [22][497]
Jerry Bustos Vinluan III  | Santa Cruz County Superior Court (2021– )  | California | active  | [414]
Nathan T. Vu  | Orange County Superior Court (2018– )  | California | active  | [498]
Sophia Y. Vuelo | Minnesota Second Judicial District (2017– )  | Minnesota | active  | [499]
Robert S. Wada  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2017– )  | California | active  | [500]
Richelle M. Wahi  | Minnesota First Judicial District (2016– )  | Minnesota | active  | [501]
James H. Wakatsuki | Hawaii Supreme Court (1983–1992)  | Hawaii | deceased  | [502]
Kimberly Walden  | Tukwila Municipal Court  | Washington | active  | [22]
Lisa Wang | United States Court of International Trade (2024– )  | New York | active  | [503]
Nina Y. Wang | United States District Court for the District of Colorado (2015– )  | Colorado | active  | [504]
Shan C. Wang  | Minnesota Seventh Judicial District (2017– )  | Minnesota | active  | [505]
Neera Lall Walsh  | Cook County Circuit Court (2007– )  | Illinois | active  | [506]
Fumiko Hachiya Wasserman  | Los Angeles Municipal Court (1987–1993); Los Angeles County Superior Court (1993– )  | California | active  | [507]
Madge S. Watai  | State Bar Court of California (1996–2008)  | California | retired  | [508]
Corinne Watanabe | Hawaii Intermediate Court of Appeals (1992–2009)  | Hawaii | retired  | [509]
Michael J. Watanabe  | United States District Court for the District of Colorado (1999–2018)  | Colorado | retired  | [510][511]
Wilfred Watanabe  | Hawaii District Court (1981–2003)  | Hawaii | deceased  | [512]
Derrick Watson | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (2013– )  | Hawaii | active  | [513]
Tommy B. Webb  | Kansas Twenty-Sixth Judicial District (1988–2016)  | Kansas | retired  | First Asian American judge in Kansas[514]
Michael E. Whitaker  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2014– )  | California | active  | [515]
G. Michael Witte  | Wayne Superior Court (Judge Pro Tem: 2009); Dearborn Superior Court (2000–2008); Dearborn County Court (1985–2000)  | Indiana | retired  | [516]
Alvin T. Wong  | State Court of DeKalb County, Division 1 (1998– )  | Georgia | active  | [517]
Cerena Wong  | Sonoma County Superior Court (1997–2010)  | California | retired  | [518]
Delbert E. Wong | Los Angeles County Superior Court (1961–1982)  | California | deceased  | First Chinese American Judge in the Continental U.S.[519]
Dick Yin Wong | United States District Court for the District of Hawaii (1975–1978)  | Hawaii | deceased  | [520]
Garrett L. Wong  | San Francisco County Superior Court (2005– )  | California | active  | [521]
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  | [522]
Margie G. Woods  | San Diego Municipal Court (Commissioner: 1993–2001); San Diego County Superior Court (2001–2021)  | California | active  | [523]
R. Glenn Yabuno  | San Bernardino Superior Court (2019– )  | California | active  | [524]
Glenn H. Yamahiro  | Milwaukee County Circuit Court (2003– )  | Wisconsin | active  | [525]
Adam C. Yang  | Minnesota Second Judicial District (2018– )  | Minnesota | active  | [526]
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  | [527]
Helen Yang  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2025– )  | California | active  | [528]
Kristy Yang  | Milwaukee County Circuit Court (2018– )  | Wisconsin  | active  | [529]
P. Paul Yang  | Minnesota Second Judicial District (2018– )  | Minnesota | active  | [530]
Scott A. Yang  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2021– )  | California | active  |
Sue Pai Yang  | Essex County Workers' Compensation Court (ret. 2012)  | New Jersey | retired  | [531]
Paul M. Yee  | Quincy District Court (2009–2018)  | Massachusetts | retired  | [532]
Brian Yep  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2003– )  | California | active  | [533]
Steven Yep  | Santa Clara County Superior Court (Commissioner)  | California | unknown (resigned or retired)  | [534][535]
Erica Yew  | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2001– )  | California | active  | [536]
Arthur Yim  | Administrative Law Judge (Social Security Administration, Bureau of Hearing and Appeals; 1976–1990)  | Michigan | deceased  | [537]
Jacob Yim  | Los Angeles County Superior Court (2025– )  | California | active  | [538]
George Yonehiro  | Placer County Municipal Court (1967–1985);
Placer County Superior Court (1985–1998)  | California | deceased  | [539]
Jasmine H. Yoon | United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia (2024– )  | Virginia | active  | [540]
Youlee Yim You  | United States District Court for the District of Oregon (2016– )  | Oregon | active  | [541]
Diane C. Yu  | Alameda County Superior Court (Commissioner: c. 1984)  | California | retired  | [542]
Mary Yu | King County Superior Court (2000–2014); Washington Supreme Court (2014– )  | Washington | active  | [543]
William Yu  | Cook County Circuit Court (2018– )  | Illinois | active  | [544]
Scott Yun  | U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Central District of California (2014– )  | California | active  | [545]
Carrie Zepeda-Madrid  | Santa Clara County Superior Court (2003– )  | California | active  | [28]
Jerri J. Zhang  | 16th Judicial Circuit (2021– )  | Missouri | active  | [546]

## Other topics of interest

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* List of first minority male lawyers and judges in the United States
* List of first women lawyers and judges in the United States
* List of African American jurists
* List of Hispanic and Latino American jurists
* List of Jewish American jurists
* List of LGBT jurists in the United States
* List of Native American jurists

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