Ronald S.W. Lew

Ronald S.W. Lew

Ronald S.W. Lew (Chinese name: 刘成威; born 1941) is a U.S. District Court Judge for the Central District of California in the Ninth Circuit. Outside of Hawaii, Judge Lew was the first Chinese-American appointed to the federal bench after being appointed by President Ronald Reagan in 1987. He is a graduate of Loyola High School (Los Angeles), and he earned his undergraduate degree from Loyola Marymount University in 1964, and his J.D. from Southwestern University School of Law in 1971. [http://www.metnews.com/profiles/lew.htm]

Prior to his federal appointment, Judge Lew had served on both the Municipal Court and Superior Court for Los Angeles and had worked for the Los Angeles City Attorney. Judge Lew is a respected, well-known figure and community leader in Los Angeles. [http://www.metnews.com/profiles/lew.htm]

In 2001, Judge Lew was awarded the Historymakers Award by the Los Angeles Chinese American Museum in law and justice [ [http://www.camla.org/pasthistorymakers.htm CAM past honorees] ]

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