April 23, 1971

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Herbert Choy Becomes First Asian American Federal Judge

Herbert Choy was commissioned to the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, becoming the first Asian American-and first Korean American-to serve as a federal judge.

Sources

  1. fjc.gov fjc.gov/history/judges/choy-herbert-young-cho
  2. sites.lsa.umich.edu sites.lsa.umich.edu/apiamakinghistory/2021/01/09/herbert-y-c-choy