No political experience information on file.

No caucus information on file.

Judge, United States District Court, Central District of California, 2010-present

Partner, Schwartz, Steinsapir, Dohrmann & Sommers Limited Liability Partnership, 1991-2009

Confirmed by the United States Senate, Judge, United States District Court, Central District of California, December 24, 2009

Nominated by President Barack Obama, Judge, United States District Court, Central District of California, August 6, 2009

Panel Member, Federal Services Impasses Panel, 1994-1999

Lecturer, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law, 1994

Associate, Schwartz, Steinsapir, Dohrmann & Sommers Limited Liability Partnership, 1986-1990

Law Clerk, Honorable Milton L. Schwartz, United States District Court, Eastern District of California, 1984-1986

Law Clerk, Taylor, Roth & Hunt, 1983

Law Clerk, Asian Law Caucus, 1982

Member, American Bar Association

Board of Directors Member/Executive Advisory Board Member, Asian Pacific American Legal Center of Southern California

Member, Asian Pacific American Women Lawyers Alliance

Member, Automobile Club of Southern California

Member, Chinese American Museum of Los Angeles

Member, Los Angeles County Bar Association

Member, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association

Member, National Lawyers Guild, Los Angeles Chapter

Member, Ninth Circuit Historical Society

Member, Phi Beta Kappa Society

Member/Board of Governors Member/President, Southern California Chinese Lawyers Association

Member, State Bar of California

Member, Ninth Circuit Advisory Board, 2005-2008

Co-Founder/Member, Board of Governors, Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles County, 1998-2000

Member, American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), 1990-1999

Member, Board of Directors, California Women's Law Center, 1995-1998

Vice President, Western Center on Law and Poverty, 1996-1998

Member, Board of Directors, Western Center on Law and Poverty, 1993-1995

Co-Chair, Asian Pacific Americans for a New L.A., 1993-1994

Member, Museum of Tolerance, 1992-1993

Co-Founder, Multicultural Bar Alliance, 1992

Co-Chair, Southern California Civil Rights Coalition, 1990-1992

Board of Directors Member/Educational Concerns Committee Member, University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) Asian Pacific Alumni Association, 1988-1992

Extern, Bet Tzedek Legal Services, 1984

Extern, California Supreme Court, Honorable Allen Broussard, Associate Justice, 1983

Awards:

Named a "Southern California Super Lawyer" by Los Angeles Magazine, 2004-2009

President's Award, Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angeles, 2008

Trailblazer Award, National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, 2001

Public Service Award, Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Los Angel, 1999

Certificates of Recognition from the Mayor of Los Angeles, Los Angeles City Attorney,
and California Secretary of State for service rendered as President of Southern
California Chinese Lawyers Association during the 1992 civil unrest, 1993

State Bar of California, Wiley W. Manuel Award for Pro Bono Legal Services, 1991, 1993

Community Service Award, City of Monterey Park, 1992

Community Service Award, Los Angeles City Human Relations Commission, 1991

Distinguished Advocate Award, UCLA Law School Moot Court Honors Competition, 1983