Kenneth Kiyul Lee
Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. Born 1975.
Federal judicial service
Newest firstJudge, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
- Appointed by
- Donald J. Trump (Republican)
- Nominated
- Feb 6, 2019
- Senate vote
- 52 to 45
- Confirmed
- May 15, 2019
- Commissioned
- Jun 12, 2019
Education
- B.A., Cornell University, 1997
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 2000
Career
- 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
Other nominations
Nominated to U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, November 13, 2018; no Senate vote
DataSources: Federal Judicial Center, Biographical Directory of Article III Federal JudgesData as of Oct 29, 2026
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