John H. Chun

John Hyungseung Chun (born 1970)[2] is an American lawyer and judge from Washington State who has served as a judge of the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division One since 2018. He is a nominee to be a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington.

John H. Chun
Judge of the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division One
Assumed office
September 1, 2018
Appointed byJay Inslee
Judge of the King County Superior Court
In office
February 21, 2014 – September 1, 2018
Appointed byJay Inslee
Personal details
Born
John Hyung-Seung Chun[1]

1970 (age 50–51)
Portland, Oregon, U.S.
EducationColumbia University (BA)
Cornell University (JD)

Early life and education

The child of South Korean immigrants, Chun was raised in the Pacific Northwest and graduated from the Catlin Gabel School in Portland, Oregon. He received his Bachelor of Arts from Columbia University in 1991 and his Juris Doctor from Cornell Law School in 1994.[3]

Chun served as a law clerk for Judge Eugene A. Wright of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit from 1994 to 1995. He worked the firm Mundt MacGregor LLP from 1995 to 2005, becoming a partner in 2002. In 2005 he became a partner at Preston, Gates & Ellis LLP (now K&L Gates), and in 2006 became a Member with the Summit Law Group P.L.L.C. He remained at Summit until 2013, where his practice focused on commercial and employment litigation. He also served as a member of the American Arbitration Association's Commercial and Employment panels from 2004 to 2014.[4]

Judicial service

State judicial service

In December 2013, Chun was appointed by Governor Inslee to serve as a Judge of the King County Superior Court. He took office the following February, and served as a trial judge for civil, criminal, and family law cases until 2018.[5]

In 2018, Governor Inslee appointed Chun to serve as a Judge on the Washington State Court of Appeals, Division One. He ran unopposed to retain his seat in November 2019.

Nomination to district court

On September 30, 2021, President Joe Biden announced his intent to nominate Chun to serve as a United States District Judge of the United States District Court for the Western District of Washington. President Biden nominated Chun to the seat vacated by Judge James Robart, who took senior status on June 28, 2016.[6] His nomination is pending before the Senate Judiciary Committee. If confirmed, he would be the first Asian American man to serve as a judge on that court.[4]

See also

References
  1. "Weddings; Lauren Kares, John Chun". New York Times. 1998-04-19.
  2. "Questionnaire for Judicial Nominees" (PDF). United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary. Retrieved November 15, 2021.
  3. "Alumni Go to Washington". Columbia Magazine. Retrieved 2021-10-02.
  4. "Judge John H. Chun", Washington State Courts This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  5. "President Biden Names Eighth Round of Judicial Nominees", White House, September 30, 2021 This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.
  6. "Nominations Sent to the Senate" (Press release). Washington, D.C.: The White House. September 30, 2021. This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain.



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