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Kenneth Kiyul Lee
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Active service.
Confirmed 52 to 45Confirmed from the official record
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump
- Nominated
- February 6, 2019
- Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
- March 13, 2019
- Committee action
- Reported (favorably), April 4, 2019
- Senate vote
- Recorded vote, 52 to 45
- Confirmed
- May 15, 2019
- Commissioned
- June 12, 2019
- American Bar Association rating
- Well Qualified
Born 1975, 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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Career, as the Federal Judicial Center prints it
- Law clerk, Hon. Emilio M. Garza, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, 2000-2001
- Private practice, New York City, 2001-2006
- Special counsel, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, 2005
- Associate counsel and special assistant, President George W. Bush, 2006-2009
- Private practice, Los Angeles, California, 2009-2019
- Adjunct faculty member, Pepperdine Law School, 2010-2011
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