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Sep. 8, 2014

George Wu

George Wu's great-grandfather was a justice minister, but lawyers credit his accomplishments to hard work.

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U.S. District Court, Central District of California (Los Angeles)

By Brian Cardile

Daily Journal Staff Writer

LOS ANGELES - One might say that George Wu's heritage predestined his path from litigator to federal judge.

His great grandfather, Wu Tingfang, became the world's first ethnic Chinese barrister in 1876. After supporting the Xinhai Revolution in 1911 - which toppled dynastic rule after over 2,000 years - he served as the Minister of Justice for the Nanjing Provisional Government, a precursor to the Repub... (continued)

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