9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals (Pasadena)
Career Highlights: Private practice, Los Angeles, 1991-94; assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1995-2002 (deputy chief, General Crimes Division, 2000-02); Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court, 2002-09; nominated to 9th Circuit, July 2009; confirmed December 2009
Law School: UCLA Law School, 1991
Career Highlights: Private practice, Los Angeles, 1991-94; assistant U.S. attorney, Central District of California, 1995-2002 (deputy chief, General Crimes Division, 2000-02); Judge, Los Angeles Superior Court, 2002-09; nominated to 9th Circuit, July 2009; confirmed December 2009
Law School: UCLA Law School, 1991
By John Roemer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
Daily Journal Staff Writer
SAN FRANCISCO - As the South Vietnamese government collapsed in 1975, Jacqueline Hong-Ngoc Nguyen, aged 10, escaped from Saigon with her family while North Vietnam soldiers closed in.
"It was so traumatic," said Nguyen, the first Vietnamese-American woman to serve on the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals, where President Barack Obama placed her less than a year ago.
"Dad sent us by ourselves fro... (continued)
