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Judges and Judiciary

Feb. 27, 2016

Obama nominates U.S. District Judge Lucy Koh to 9th Circuit vacancy

Putting to rest weeks of speculation, President Barack Obama on Thursday announced he would nominate U.S. District Court Judge Lucy H. Koh of San Jose to a seat on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

By Fiona Smith
Daily Journal Staff Writer

Putting to rest weeks of speculation, President Barack Obama on Thursday announced he would nominate U.S. District Court Judge Lucy H. Koh of San Jose to a seat on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals.

"Judge Lucy Haeran Koh has distinguished herself as a first-rate jurist with unflagging integrity and evenhandedness," said Obama in a statement. "I am grateful for her service to the state of Ca...

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