Appointed by George W. Bush Preceded by Ronald S.W. Lew | Name George Wu Role Judge | |
Alma mater Pomona College
University of Chicago Education University of Chicago Law School, University of Chicago, Pomona College | ||
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George H. Wu (born 1950) is a United States District Court of the United States District Court for the Central District of California.
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- Byron Allens historic 10B suit against cable giant invokes civil rights law
- Education
- Legal practice
- Judicial background
- References
Education
Born in New York City, New York, Wu is the great-grandson of Wu Tingfang, the first ethnically Chinese barrister in England, and the grandson of Wu Chaoshu. Wu received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Pomona College in 1972 and a Juris Doctor from the University of Chicago Law School in 1975. Wu was also a law clerk for Judge Stanley Barnes, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, 1976-1977 and in 1979.
Legal practice
After clerking for Judge Barnes, Wu was in private practice in Los Angeles, California. He was also briefly an assistant professor of law, University of Tennessee College of Law from 1979 to 1982. Additionally, he was an Assistant United States Attorney of the U.S. Attorney's Office, Central District of California from 1982 to 1989 and from 1991 to 1993.
Judicial background
In 1993, Wu was appointed as a state court judge to the Los Angeles Municipal Court. In 1996, he was elevated to a California Superior Court trial judge on the Los Angeles Superior Court and held this post until 2007.
Wu is a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California, sitting in Los Angeles. Wu was nominated to the Federal Bench by President George W. Bush on January 9, 2007, to a seat vacated by Ronald S.W. Lew. He was confirmed by the United States Senate on March 27, 2007, and received his commission on April 17, 2007.