Danny Y. Chou
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2023 - Present
2027
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Danny Y. Chou is a judge for Division 5 of the California 1st District Court of Appeal. He assumed office in 2023. His current term ends on January 4, 2027.
On February 17, 2023, Gov. Gavin Newsom (D) appointed Chou to succeed Justice Henry E. Needham. The California Commission on Judicial Appointments confirmed Chou's appointment on June 23, 2023.[1][2]
Biography
Education
Chou received a B.A. from Harvard University, and a J.D. from Harvard Law School.[3]
Career
- 2023-present: Justice, California First District Court of Appeal, Division Five
- 2018-2023: Judge, San Mateo County Superior Court
- 2012-2018: Santa Clara County Counsel’s Office
- 2006-2012: San Francisco City Attorney’s Office
- 2005-2006: Supervising Staff Attorney at the California Supreme Court
- 1999-2005: Judicial Staff Attorney at the California Supreme Court
- 1998-1999: Staff Attorney at the U.S. Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit
- 1995-1998: Associate at Howard, Rice, Nemerovski, Canady, Falk and Rabkin
- 1994-1995: Law Clerk for the Honorable Stanley A. Weigel at the U.S. District Court, Northern District of California
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Footnotes
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
