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Tana Lin

Tana Lin

Washington Western District Court

Born 1966 in Taipei, Taiwan

FJC ID: 10904781

Tana Lin (born 1966) is a Taiwanese-American lawyer who is a United States district judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. She is the first Taiwanese American woman to serve on the district court.

Gender
Female
Race
Asian American

Prior employment

  1. Private practice, Seattle, Washington
    2004–2021
  2. Seattle University School of Law
    Adjunct profesor · 2020
  3. Michigan Poverty Law Program, Ann Arbor, Michigan
    Litigation coordinator · 2001–2004
  4. Chicago District Office, U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
    Senior trial attorney · 1999–2001
  5. Employment Litigation Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice
    Employment Litigation Section, Civil Rights Division, U.S. Department of Justice
    Trial attorney · 1995–1999
    • senior trial attorney · 1997–1999
  6. Public Defender Service for the District of Columbia
    Staff attorney · 1991–1995

Appointments

  1. Washington Western District Court
    2021–present · Appointed by Joseph R. Biden (Democratic)

Education

  1. New York University School of Law
  2. Cornell University
    B.A. · 1987