Chi Soo Kim

Chi Soo Kim

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Nonpartisan

United States District Court for the Eastern District of California

Tenure

2024 - Present

Term ends

2032

Years in position

1

Elections and appointments

Appointed

March 29, 2024

Education

Bachelor's

Princeton University, 1999

Law

Georgetown University, 2004

Chi Soo Kim is a magistrate judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California. Kim assumed office on March 29, 2024.

Biography

Education

Kim earned a bachelor's degree from Princeton University in 1999, and a law degree from Georgetown University in 2004.

Professional career

• 2024-present: Federal magistrate judge, United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
• 2012-2024: U.S. Attorney’s Office, United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
• 2019, 2020: Instructor, University of California Davis School of Law, Lawyering Process
• 2011-2012: Nossaman LLP
• 2009-2011: Law Clerk to the Honorable Nandor J. Vadas, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
• 2009-2011: Adjunct Faculty, University of California Law San Francisco, Legal Writing and Research
• 2009: Cotchett, Pitre & McCarthy
• 2008-2009: Law Clerk to the Honorable William W Schwarzer, U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
• 2007-2008: Staff Attorney, United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
• 2004-2007: Bingham McCutchen LLP
• 1999-2001: ZS Associates

Judicial career

Eastern District of California

Chi Soo Kim joined the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California as a federal magistrate judge on March 29, 2024.

See also

• United States District Court for the Eastern District of California
• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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• United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit

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California courts

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Federal courts:

Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: Central District of California, Eastern District of California, Northern District of California, Southern District of California

State courts:

California Supreme Court • California Courts of Appeal • California Superior Courts

State resources:

Courts in California • California judicial elections • Judicial selection in California