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Jasmine Yoon

Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia

Tenure

2024 - Present

Years in position

Predecessor:Michael Urbanski (Nonpartisan)

Education

Bachelor's

University of Virginia, 2003

Law

University of Virginia Law, 2006

Contact

Official website

Jasmine Yoon is a judge on theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. She was nominated to the court by PresidentJoe Biden (D) on February 1, 2024, and confirmed by theUnited States Senate on March 12, 2024, by a vote of 55-41.^[1]^[2] Yoon was one of 235Article III judges nominated by PresidentJoe Biden (D) and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. To see a full list of judges appointed byJoe Biden,click here.

TheUnited States District Court for the Western District of Virginia is one of 94U.S. District Courts. They are the generaltrial courts of theUnited States federal courts. To learn more about the court,click here.

Prior to joining the court, Yoon was Vice President of Corporate Integrity, Ethics, and Investigations at Capital One Financial Corporation.^[3]

Judicial nominations and appointments

United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia (2024-present)

See also:Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

On February 1, 2024, PresidentJoe Biden (D) nominated Yoon to theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. She was confirmed by a 55-41 vote of the U.S. Senate on March 12, 2024. Yoon received commission on July 8, 2024.^[1]^[2] To read more about the federal nominations process,click here.

Nomination Tracker

Nominee Information
Name: Jasmine Yoon
Court:United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
Progress
Confirmed 40 days after nomination.
ANominated: February 1, 2024
AABA Rating: Well qualified
Questionnaire:Questionnaire
AHearing: February 8, 2024
Hearing Transcript:Hearing Transcript
QFRs:(Hover over QFRs to read more)

AReported: March 7, 2024
AConfirmed: March 12, 2024
AVote: 55-41

Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Yoon by a vote of 55-41 on March 12, 2024.^[1] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website,click here.

Yoon confirmation vote (March 12, 2024)
Party	Yea	Nay	No vote
Democratic	47	0	1
Republican	6	41	2
Independent	2	0	1
Total	55^[4]	41	4

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

TheSenate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Yoon's nomination on February 8, 2024. Yoon was reported to the full Senate on March 7, 2024, after a 14-7 committee vote.^[5]

Nomination

On January 10, 2024, PresidentJoe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate Jasmine Yoon to theUnited States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. The president officially nominated Yoon on February 1, 2024.^[1]Click here for a list of other nominees who have been nominated by PresidentJoe Biden.

TheAmerican Bar Association (ABA) rated Yoonwell qualified.^[6] To read more about ABA ratings,click here.

Yoon was nominated to replace JudgeMichael Urbanski, who will assumesenior status on upon Yoon's confirmation.^[7]

Biography

Education

Yoon earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia in 2003 and the University of Virginia School of Law in 2006.^[2]

Professional career

2024-present: Judge,United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
2022-2024: Vice president, Capital One Financial Corporation
2019-2022: Office of the University Counsel, University of Virginia
- 2021-2022: Interim university counsel
- 2019-2021: Associate university counsel
2019-2022: Assistant attorney general, Commonwealth of Virginia
2016-2019: Associate director of annual giving, University of Virginia Law School Foundation
2010-2016: Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Virginia
2009-2010: Law clerk
2006-2009: Private practice^[2]

About the court

Western District of Virginia
Fourth Circuit

Judgeships
Posts: 4
Judges: 4
Vacancies: 0
Judges
Chief:Elizabeth K. Dillon
Active judges:Robert S. Ballou,Thomas T. Cullen,Elizabeth K. Dillon,Jasmine Yoon Senior judges: James Jones,Norman Moon,Michael Urbanski

TheUnited States District Court for the Western District of Virginia is one of 94United States district courts. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit based in downtownRichmond, Virginia at the Lewis F. Powell Federal Courthouse.

The Western District of Virginia hasoriginal jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.

There are seven court divisions, each covering the following counties and cities:

TheAbingdon Division, coveringBuchanan,Russell,Smyth,Tazewell andWashington counties, in addition to the cities ofBristol.

TheBig Stone Gap Division, coveringDickenson,Lee,Scott andWise counties, in addition to the cities ofNorton.

TheCharlottesville Division, coveringAlbemarle,Culpeper,Fluvanna,Greene,Louisa,Madison,Nelson,Orange andRappahannock counties, in addition to the cities ofCharlottesville.

TheDanville Division, coveringCharlotte,Halifax,Henry,Patrick andPittsylvania counties, in addition to the cities ofDanville,Martinsville and South Boston.

TheHarrisonburg Division, coveringAugusta,Bath,Clarke,Frederick,Highland,Page,Rockingham andShenandoah andWarren counties, in addition to the cities ofHarrisonburg,Staunton,Waynesboro andWinchester.

TheLynchburg Division, coveringAmherst,Appomattox,Bedford,Buckingham,Campbell,Cumberland andRockbridge counties, in addition to the cities ofBedford,Buena Vista,Lexington andLynchburg.

TheRoanoke Division, coveringAlleghany,Bland,Botetourt,Carroll,Craig,Floyd,Franklin,Giles,Grayson,Montgomery,Pulaski,Roanoke, andWythe counties, in addition to the cities of Clifton Forge,Covington,Galax,Radford,Roanoke andSalem.

To read opinions published by this court, clickhere.

The federal nomination process

Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:

The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by theSenate Judiciary Committee.
The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.

As part of this process, the committee sends ablue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.

After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.

If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.

The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.

If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.