Ronald Lew's Biography
- Senior Judge of the U.S. District Court - Central
Contact Information
Office
3470 12th Street
Riverside, CA 92501-3801
First Street United States Courthouse
350 West 1st Street, Suite 4311
Los Angeles, CA 90012-4565
411 West 4th Street, Room 1053
Santa Ana, CA 92701-4516
Edward R. Roybal Federal Building and United States Courthouse
255 East Temple Street
Los Angeles, CA 90012-3332
Full Name:
Ronald S. W. Lew
Gender:
Male
Family:
Wife: Mamie; 4 Children
Birth Date:
1941
Birth Place:
Los Angeles, CA
JD, School of Law, Southwestern University, 1971
BA, Loyola University, Los Angels, CA, 1964
No political experience information on file.
No caucus information on file.
Senior Judge, United States District Court, Central District of California, 2006-present
Judge, United States District Court, Central District of California, 1987-2006
Judge, Superior Court of California, County of Los Angeles, 1984-1987
Nominated by President Ronald Reagan, Judge, United States District Court, Central District of California, February 2, 1987
Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Central District of California, May 7, 1987
Judge, Los Angeles Municipal Court, California, 1982-1984
Fire and Police Pension Commissioner, Los Angeles, California, 1976-1982
Lawyer, Private Practice, Los Angeles, California, 1974-1981
Deputy City Attorney, Criminal and Civil Liability Divisions, Los Angeles, 1972-1974
Second Lieutenant, United States Army, 1967-1969
Mentor, Asian Professional Exchange Mentoring Program
Co-Founder, Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association (SCCLA), 1975
Founder, Chinatown Service Center, 1971
Awards:
Person of the Year, Metropolitan News Enterprise, 1998
Trailblazers Award, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, 1999
Historymakers Award in the field of law and justice, Los Angeles Chinese American Museum, 2001
Chinese American Pioneers in Law, Chinese Historical Society of Southern California, 2005