Nina Nin-Yuen Wang
Nina Nin-Yuen Wang is a judge on theUnited States District Court for the District of Colorado. She was nominated to the court by PresidentJoe Biden (D) on January 19, 2022, and confirmed by theUnited States Senate on July 19, 2022, by a vote of 58-36.[1] Wang 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 District of Colorado 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 her confirmation, Wang was afederal magistrate judge for theUnited States District Court for the District of Colorado. Wang joined the court in 2015.[2][3]
Judicial nominations and appointments
United States District Court for the District of Colorado (Article III, 2022-present)
On January 19, 2022, PresidentJoe Biden (D) nominated Wang to theUnited States District Court for the District of Colorado. She was confirmed by a 58-36 vote of the U.S. Senate on July 19, 2022, and received commission on July 22, 2022.[1][4] To read more about the federal nominations process,click here.
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| Nominee Information |
| Name: Nina Nin-Yuen Wang |
| Court:United States District Court for the District of Colorado |
| Progress |
| Confirmed 181 days after nomination. |
 ANominated: January 19, 2022 |
| AABA Rating:Unanimously Well Qualified |
| Questionnaire:Questionnaire |
| AHearing: May 25, 2022 |
| QFRs:QFRs(Hover over QFRs to read more) |
| AReported: June 16, 2022 |
| AConfirmed: July 19, 2022 |
| AVote: 58-36 |
Confirmation vote
The U.S. Senate confirmed Nina Nin-Yuen Wang by a vote of 58-36 on July 19, 2022.[1] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website,click here.
| Wang confirmation vote (July 19, 2022) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Yea | Nay | No vote | ||||||
 Democratic | 47 | 0 | 1 | ||||||
 Republican | 9 | 36 | 5 | ||||||
 Independent | 2 | 0 | 0 | ||||||
| Total | 58 | 36 | 6 | ||||||
Senate Judiciary Committee hearing
TheSenate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Wang's nomination on May 25, 2022. The committee voted to advance Wang's nomination to the full Senate on June 16, 2022.[1]
Nomination
On January 19, 2022, PresidentJoe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate Wang to theUnited States District Court for the District of Colorado.[4] He officially nominated her on the same day.[1]
Wang was nominated to replace JudgeChristine Arguello, who assumedsenior status on July 15, 2022.[1]
TheAmerican Bar Association unanimously rated Wangwell qualified.[5] To read more about ABA ratings,click here.
United States District Court for the District of Colorado, Magistrate (2015-2022)
Wang was appointed to theDistrict of Colorado as a magistrate judge in 2015.[4] She left this position after becoming anArticle III judge on the same court.
Biography
Early life and education
Wang was born in Taipei, Taiwan, in 1972. She earned a bachelor's degree,summa cum laude, from Washington University in St. Louis in 1994 and herJ.D. from Harvard Law School in 1997.[6]
Professional career
- 2015-present:U.S. District Court for the District of Colorado
- 2022-present: Article III judge
- 2015-2022:Federal magistrate judge
- 2004-2015: Faegre Baker Daniels LLP
- 2008-2015: Partner
- 2004-2008: Associate
- 2000-2004: Assistant U.S. attorney, U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of Colorado
- 1999-2000: Law clerk to JudgePeter Messitte,U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland
- 1997-1999: Associate, Fried Frank Harris Shriver & Jacobson LLP[6]
Awards and associations
Awards
- 2015: Minoru Yasui Community Service Award, Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Colorado
- 2013, 2014: IP Star, Managing IP
- 2004: Outstanding Service Award, United States Attorney's Office[6]
Associations
- Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Colorado
- ChIPs (Chiefs in Intellectual Property), Colorado Chapter
- Colorado Bar Association
- Colorado Lawyers Committee
- Colorado Lawyer Trust Account Foundation
- Colorado Pro Bono Patent Program
- Family Star Montessori
- Our Courts
- Pro Bono Patent Program Pro Bono Advisory Council[6]
About the court
| District of Colorado |
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| Tenth Circuit |
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| Judgeships |
| Posts: 7 |
| Judges: 7 |
| Vacancies: 0 |
| Judges |
| Chief:Philip Brimmer |
| Active judges:Philip Brimmer,S. Kato Crews,Daniel Domenico,Gordon Gallagher,Regina Rodriguez,Charlotte Sweeney,Nina Nin-Yuen Wang Senior judges: |
TheUnited States District Court for the District of Colorado is one of 94United States district courts. The court is based out ofDenver at the Alfred A. Arraj United States Courthouse. It also has a second courthouse in Denver and courts in Colorado Springs, Grand Junction, and Durango. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to theUnited States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit based in downtown Denver at the Byron White Federal Courthouse.
The District of Colorado hasoriginal jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.
The jurisdiction of the District of Colorado consists of all thecounties in the state ofColorado.
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.
See also
- United States District Court for the District of Colorado
- United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
External links
- United States District Court for the District of Colorado
- United States Court of Appeals for the 10th Circuit
- Biography from theFederal Judicial Center
Footnotes
- ↑1.01.11.21.31.41.5Congress.gov, "PN1688 — Nina Nin-Yuen Wang — The Judiciary," accessed January 20, 2022
- ↑CBA CLE Legal Connection, "Nina Wang Nominated for U.S. District Court for District of Colorado," December 12, 2014
- ↑United States Courts, "Judicial Milestones," accessed April 3, 2015
- ↑4.04.14.2The White House, "President Biden Names Thirteenth Round of Judicial Nominees," January 19, 2022
- ↑American Bar Association, "Ratings of Article III and Article IV Judicial Nominees," accessed May 25, 2022
- ↑6.06.16.26.3Senate Judiciary Committee, "Questionnaire for judicial nominees," accessed May 25, 2022
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| Preceded by Christine Arguello | United States District Court for the District of Colorado 2022-Present | Succeeded by - |
| Preceded by - | United States District Court for the District of Colorado 2015-2022 | Succeeded by - |
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| Commissioned in 2025 | |||
| Commissioned in 2024 | John Kazen •John Russell •Margaret Garnett •Cristal Brisco •Jacquelyn Austin •Gretchen Hess Lund •Micah Smith •Joshua Kolar •Karoline Mehalchick •Kirk Sherriff •Lisa Wang •David Leibowitz •Jacqueline Becerra •Julie Sneed •Melissa Damian •Kelly H. Rankin •Nicole Berner •Sunil Harjani •Leon Schydlower •Ernesto Gonzalez •Susan Bazis •Robert White •Ann Marie McIff Allen •Eumi Lee •Krissa Lanham •Eric Schulte •Camela Theeler •Angela Martinez •Jasmine Yoon •Nancy Maldonado •Meredith Vacca •Georgia Alexakis •Joseph Saporito •Amy Baggio •Stacey Neumann •Mary Kay Lanthier •Adam Abelson •Laura Provinzino •Mary Kay Costello •Dena Coggins •Kevin Ritz •Shanlyn A. S. Park •Byron Conway •Jeannette Vargas •Michelle Williams Court •Jonathan E. Hawley •April Perry •Mustafa Kasubhai •Sarah Russell •Amir Ali •Rebecca Pennell •Anthony Brindisi •Elizabeth Coombe •Cynthia Valenzuela •Anne Hwang •Brian Murphy •Noël Wise •Sanket Bulsara •Tiffany Johnson •Sparkle Sooknanan •Gail Weilheimer •Embry Kidd •Melissa DuBose •Sharad Desai •Serena R. Murillo •Benjamin Cheeks •Sarah Davenport | ||
| Commissioned in 2023 | Kai Scott •Tamika Montgomery-Reeves •Margaret R. Guzman •Daniel Calabretta •Matthew Garcia •DeAndrea G. Benjamin •Cindy Chung •Adrienne Nelson •Lindsay Jenkins •Gina Méndez-Miró •Araceli Martínez-Olguín •Jamar Walker •Ana Reyes •Jamal Whitehead •Gordon Gallagher •Matthew Brookman•Maria Araujo Kahn• James Simmons •Robert Ballou• Andrew Schopler •Jonathan Grey•Colleen Lawless •Arun Subramanian •Jessica Clarke •Robert Kirsch •Michael Farbiarz •Anthony Johnstone •Orelia Merchant •Wesley Hsu •Bradley Garcia •LaShonda A. Hunt •Nancy Gbana Abudu •Amanda Brailsford •Darrel Papillion •Jeremy Daniel •Hernan D. Vera •Julie Rikelman •Nusrat Choudhury •P. Casey Pitts •Myong Joun •Kymberly Evanson •Tiffany Cartwright •Rachel Bloomekatz •Natasha Merle •Dale Ho •Philip Hadji •Rita Lin •Brendan Hurson •Vernon D. Oliver •Matthew Maddox •Julia Munley •Brandy McMillion •Susan DeClercq •Julia Kobick •Ramon Reyes, Jr. •Ana de Alba •Kenly Kiya Kato •Mónica Ramírez Almadani •Jeffrey M. Bryan •Jamel Semper •Irma Ramirez •Richard Federico •Loren AliKhan •Brandon Long •Jerry Edwards Jr.•Sara Hill •Joseph Laroski | ||
| Commissioned in 2022 | David Herrera Urias •Gabriel Sanchez •Holly Thomas •Maame Ewusi-Mensah Frimpong •David Ruiz •Charles Fleming •Bridget Brennan •Leonard Stark •Alison J. Nathan •John Chun •Julie Rubin •Jacqueline Scott Corley •Ruth Bermudez Montenegro •Victoria Calvert •Georgette Castner •Anne Traum •Cristina Silva •Ketanji Brown Jackson (Supreme Court) •Sarah Geraghty •Hector Gonzalez •Fred Slaughter •Jennifer Rochon •Robert Huie •Sunshine S. Sykes • Stephanie Dawkins Davis • Evelyn Padin • Sherilyn P. Garnett • Ana de Alba • J. Michelle Childs • Trina Thompson • Elizabeth Hanes • Nancy Maldonado • Nina Morrison • Gregory Williams • John Z. Lee • Sal Mendoza, Jr. • Lara Montecalvo • Florence Pan • Andre Mathis • Sarah A.L. Merriam •Jennifer Rearden • Roopali Desai • María Antongiorgi-Jordán • Camille Vélez-Rivé • Doris Pryor • Frances Kay Behm • Dana Douglas • Mia Roberts Perez • Anne Nardacci •Jeffery P. Hopkins | ||
| Commissioned in 2021 | Ketanji Brown Jackson • Zahid Quraishi •Julien Xavier Neals • Deborah Boardman • Regina Rodriguez • Candace Jackson-Akiwumi • Lydia Kay Griggsby • Tiffany Cunningham • Eunice Lee • Angel Kelley •Florence Pan •Veronica Rossman • David G. Estudillo • Sarah A.L. Merriam •Gustavo Gelpí • Christine O'Hearn •Margaret Strickland • Karen McGlashan Williams •Patricia Tolliver Giles • Toby Heytens •Michael Nachmanoff •Sarala Nagala • Beth Robinson • Omar A. Williams • Myrna Pérez • Jia Cobb • Tana Lin • Lauren King • Lucy H. Koh • Jennifer Sung • Samantha Elliott • Katherine Menendez • Mary Dimke • Linda Lopez • Shalina Kumar • Jane Beckering • Jinsook Ohta • Jennifer L. Thurston •Stephen Locher •Charlotte Sweeney •Nina Nin-Yuen Wang •Arianna Freeman •Jerry Blackwell | ||
Federal courts:
Tenth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court:District of Colorado • U.S. Bankruptcy Court:District of Colorado
State courts:
Colorado Supreme Court•Colorado Court of Appeals•Colorado District Courts•Colorado County Courts•Denver Probate Court•Denver Juvenile Court•Colorado Municipal Courts•Colorado Water Courts
State resources:
Courts in Colorado •Colorado judicial elections •Judicial selection in Colorado
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