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James C. Ho

James C. Ho

Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals

Born 1973 in Taipei, Taiwan

FJC ID: 4025386

James Chiun-Yue Ho (Chinese: 何俊宇; pinyin: Hé Jùnyǔ; born February 27, 1973) is an American lawyer and jurist serving as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. He was appointed in 2018 by President Donald Trump, becoming the Fifth Circuit's only Asian-American judge and the only judge to be an immigrant.

Born in Taiwan, Ho immigrated to the United States as a child and graduated from Stanford University and the University of Chicago Law School. He served as the Solicitor General of Texas from 2008 to 2010, becoming the first Asian-American to hold the position. He has been identified as a potential Supreme Court nominee for Donald Trump's second term.

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Gender
Male
Race
Asian American

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Dallas, Texas
    2006–2008, 2010–2017
  2. State of Texas
    State of Texas
    Solicitor general · 2008–2010
  3. Supreme Court of the United States
    Supreme Court of the United States
    Law clerk , Hon. Clarence Thomas · 2005–2006
  4. Subcommittee on the Constitution, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
    Chief counsel · 2003–2005
  5. Subcommittee on Immigration, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
    Chief counsel · 2005
  6. U.S. Department of Justice
    U.S. Department of Justice
    Attorney · 2001–2003
    • ↳Civil Rights Division · 2001
    • ↳Office of Legal Counsel · 2001–2003
  7. Private practice, Washington, D.C.
    2000–2001
  8. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    Law clerk , Hon. Jerry E. Smith · 1999–2000

Appointments

  1. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
    U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
    2018–present · Appointed by Donald J. Trump (Republican)

Education

  1. University of Chicago Law School
    University of Chicago Law School
    J.D. · 1999
  2. Stanford University
    B.A. · 1995