Ronald S.W. Lew
Ronald S.W. Lew | |
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Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California | |
In office May 7, 1987 – September 19, 2006 |
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Appointed by | Ronald Reagan |
Preceded by | Laughlin Edward Waters, Sr. |
Succeeded by | George H. Wu |
Los Angeles Superior Court Judge | |
In office 1984–1987 |
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Appointed by | Governor George Deukmejian |
Los Angeles Municipal Court Judge | |
In office 1982–1984 |
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Appointed by | Governor Edmund G. Brown, Jr. |
Personal details | |
Born | Los Angeles, California, U.S. |
September 19, 1941
Spouse(s) | Mamie |
Alma mater | Loyola Marymount University Southwestern Law School |
Ronald S.W. Lew (Chinese name: 刘成威; born September 19, 1941) is a U.S. District Court Judge for the Central District of California in the Ninth Circuit. Outside of Hawaii, Judge Lew was the first Chinese-American appointed to the federal bench after being appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1987. He is a graduate of Loyola High School (Los Angeles), and he earned his undergraduate degree from Loyola Marymount University in 1964, and his J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law in 1971. [1].
Judge Lew was appointed to the District Court upon the recommendation of Attorney Hochman, the father of Assistant United States Attorney Nathan Hochman, who regularly practiced in front of Lew.[citation needed]
Early career
Prior to his federal appointment, Judge Lew had served on both the Municipal Court and Superior Court for Los Angeles and had worked for the Los Angeles City Attorney. Judge Lew is a respected figure in Los Angeles.[1]
In 1976, Mayor Tom Bradley appointed Judge Lew to the Los Angeles Fire and Police Pension Commission, on which he served for six years.
Personal
Judge Lew is married to Mamie. They have four children (three girls and a boy).
Awards and honors
In 2001, Judge Lew was awarded the Historymakers Award by the Los Angeles Chinese American Museum in law and justice[2] He was also honored by the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California (CHSSC) as one of the Chinese American Pioneers in Law in 2005.
References
- ↑ Robert Greene, 1998 "Person of the Year", Metropolitan News-Enterprise, Dec. 31, 1998
- ↑ CAM past honorees, 2005
Sources
- Ronald S.W. Lew at the Biographical Directory of Federal Judges, a public domain publication of the Federal Judicial Center.
Legal offices | ||
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Preceded by | Judge of the United States District Court for the Central District of California 1987–2006 |
Succeeded by George H. Wu |
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