Herbert Choy

Biography

Herbert Choy (born January 6, 1916 in Makaweli, Hawai'i, died March 10, 2004 at the age of 88) was the first Asian-American federal judge in the history of the United States. He received his BA from the University of Hawaii in 1938; and his JD from Harvard in 1941. Prior to his placement as a federal judge, Choy worked as Army Judge Advocate General from 1946 to 1947. After leaving the service he began work with the private lawfirm of Fong Miho Choy & Robinson from 1947 to 1957, becoming the first Korean-American attorney in the United States. In 1957 he took the job of Hawai'i Attorney General. In 1971, President Nixon appointed Choy to the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, where he actively served until 1984, when he took senior status.

See Also

United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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