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Kenneth Kiyul Lee

Kenneth Kiyul Lee

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals

Born 1975 in Seoul, South Korea

FJC ID: 6453086

Kenneth Kiyul Lee (Korean: 이기열; born August 30, 1975) is a South Korean-born American lawyer who serves as a United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit.

Gender
Male
Race
Asian American

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Los Angeles, California
    2009–2019
  2. Pepperdine Law School
    Adjunct faculty member · 2010–2011
  3. President George W. Bush
    Associate counsel and special assistant · 2006–2009
  4. Private practice, New York City
    2001–2006
  5. U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary
    Special counsel · 2005
  6. U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Appointments

  1. Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals
    2019–present · Appointed by Donald J. Trump (Republican)

Education

  1. Harvard Law School
    J.D. · 2000
  2. Cornell University
    B.A. · 1997