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John Zihun Lee
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit. Active service.
Confirmed 50 to 44Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Joseph R. Biden
- Nominated
- April 25, 2022
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- May 11, 2022
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), June 9, 2022
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 50 to 44
- Confirmed
- September 7, 2022
- Commissioned
- September 9, 2022
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1968, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it.
Source: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal Judges · This judge’s entry. Our copy saved October 16, 2026, fingerprint 92b677f26553b479.
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Earlier federal judicial service
- Judge, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Appointed by Barack Obama; commissioned ; confirmed by voice vote. Service ended September 12, 2022: Appointment to Another Judicial Position.
Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Trial attorney, Environment and Natural Resources Division, U.S. Department of Justice, 1992-1994
- Private practice, Chicago, Illinois, 1994-2012
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