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
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–) 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]

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