Eumi Lee

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Eumi Lee
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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Tenure

2024 - Present

Years in position

0

Predecessor
Prior offices
Superior Court of Alameda County

Education

Bachelor's

Pomona College

Law

Georgetown University Law Center 

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Eumi Lee is a judge on the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. On July 27, 2023, President Joe Biden (D) nominated her to the court.[1] Lee's nomination was returned to the president at the sine die adjournment of the U.S. Senate on January 3, 2024. The president renominated Lee on January 8, 2024.[2] She was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 20, 2024, by a vote of 50-49.[2] To see a full list of judges appointed by Joe Biden, click here.

The United States District Court for the Northern District of California is one of 94 U.S. District Courts. They are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.

Lee is a judge on the Superior Court of California in Alameda County.[3]

Judicial nominations and appointments

United States District Court for the Northern District of California (2024-present)

See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

On July 27, 2023, President Joe Biden (D) nominated her to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California.[1] She was confirmed by a 50-49 vote of the U.S. Senate on March 20, 2024. Lee received commission on May 7, 2024.[2] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.

Nomination Tracker
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Nominee Information
Name: Eumi Lee
Court: United States District Court for the Northern District of California
Progress
Confirmed 237 days after nomination.
ApprovedANominated: July 27, 2023
ApprovedAABA Rating: Well Qualified
Questionnaire: Questionnaire
ApprovedAHearing: September 6, 2023
Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript
QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
ApprovedAReported: First: November 9, 2023, [4] Second: November 30, 2023, Third: January 18, 2023 
ApprovedAConfirmed: March 20, 2024
ApprovedAVote: 50-49


Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Lee by a vote of 50-49 on March 20, 2024.[2] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.

Eumi Lee confirmation vote (March 20, 2024)
Party Yea Nay No vote
Electiondot.png Democratic 47 1 0
Ends.png Republican 0 48 1
Grey.png Independent 3 0 0
Total 50[5] 49 1

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Lee's nomination on September 6, 2023. Lee was reported to the full Senate on November 9, 2023, after an 11-10 committee vote.[6] Her nomination was re-referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on November 13, 2023. She was reported out of the committee for the second time on November 30, 2023, after a 11-10 committee vote.[7] After her renomination, Lee was reported to the full Senate for the third time on January 18, 2023, after an 11-10 committee vote.[8]Click here for a list of other nominees awaiting a committee vote.

Nomination

On July 27, 2023, President Joe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate Lee to the United States District Court for the Northern District of California. The president officially nominated Lee on July 27, 2023. Lee's nomination was returned to the president at the sine die adjournment of the U.S. Senate on January 3, 2024. The president renominated Lee on January 8, 2024. [2]

Lee was nominated to replace Judge William Orrick III, who assumed senior status on May 17, 2023.[3]

The American Bar Association (ABA) rated Lee well qualified.[9] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.

Biography

Education

Lee obtained a B.A. from Pomona College and a J.D. from the Georgetown University Law Center.[10]

Career

About the court

Northern District of California
Ninth Circuit
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Judgeships
Posts: 14
Judges: 14
Vacancies: 0
Judges
Chief: Richard Seeborg
Active judges: Vince Girdhari Chhabria, James Donato, Beth Labson Freeman, Haywood Stirling Gilliam Jr., Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers, Eumi Lee, Rita Lin, Araceli Martinez-Olguin, P. Casey Pitts, Jacqueline Scott Corley, Richard Seeborg, Trina Thompson, Jon S. Tigar, Noël Wise

Senior judges:
William Alsup, Saundra Armstrong, Charles Breyer, Edward Chen, Maxine Chesney, Edward J. Davila, Phyllis Hamilton, Thelton Henderson, Susan Illston, William Orrick III, Jeffrey White, Claudia Wilken


The United States District Court for the Northern District of California is one of 94 United States district courts. It is headquartered in San Francisco, with courthouses in Oakland, San Jose, and Eureka. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit based in downtown San Francisco at the James R. Browning Federal Courthouse.

The Counties of the Northern District of California (click for larger map)

The Northern District of California has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.

There are three court divisions, each covering the following counties:

The Oakland Division, covering Alameda and Contra Costa counties.[11]

The San Francisco Division, covering Del Norte, Humboldt, Lake, Mendocino, Marin, Napa, San Francisco, San Mateo, and Sonoma counties.[11]

The San Jose Division, covering Monterey, San Benito, Santa Clara, and Santa Cruz counties.[11]

To read opinions published by this court, click here.

The federal nomination process

Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:

  • The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
  • The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
  • The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.
  • As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.
  • After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.
  • If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
  • If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.
  • The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.
  • If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
  • If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.


Elections

2020

See also: Municipal elections in Alameda County, California (2020)

Incumbent Eumi Lee was the only candidate to file and won the position by default when the election was canceled.

Campaign themes

2020

Ballotpedia survey responses

See also: Ballotpedia's Candidate Connection

Eumi Lee did not complete Ballotpedia's 2020 Candidate Connection survey.

See also

External links

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Footnotes

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Congress.gov, "PN906 — Eumi K. Lee — The Judiciary," accessed July 27, 2023
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 Congress.gov, "PN1248 — Eumi K. Lee — The Judiciary," accessed March 28, 2024 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; name "cong2" defined multiple times with different content
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 WhiteHouse.Gov, "President Biden Names Thirty-Sixth Round of Judicial Nominees," July 27, 2023
  4. ↑ Lee's nomination was re-referred to the Senate Committee on the Judiciary on November 13, 2023. She was reported out of the committee for the second time on November 30, 2023
  5. ↑ Note: The bolded number reflects the largest number.
  6. ↑ Senate Judiciary Committee, "Results of Executive Business Meeting – November 9, 2023," November 9, 2023
  7. ↑ Senate Judiciary Committee, "Results of Executive Business Meeting – November 30, 2023," November 30, 2023
  8. ↑ Senate Judiciary Committee, "Results of Executive Business Meeting – January 18, 2024," January 19, 2023
  9. ↑ [https://www.americanbar.org/content/dam/aba/administrative/government_affairs_office/webratingchart-118.pdf American Bar Association, "STANDING COMMITTEE ONTHE FEDERAL JUDICIARY," accessed September 5, 2023]
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 Cite error: Invalid <ref> tag; no text was provided for refs named appt
  11. ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 United States District Court for the Northern District of California, Jurisdiction Map

Political offices
Preceded by
William Orrick III 		United States District Court for the Northern District of California
2024-Present		 Succeeded by
-
Preceded by
- 		Superior Court of Alameda County
2018-2024		 Succeeded by
Thomas Eagle Weathers


California courts

Federal courts:

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California

State courts:

California Supreme Court • California Courts of Appeal • California Superior Courts

State resources:

Courts in California • California judicial elections • Judicial selection in California


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