Kathryn S. Paek
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Kathryn S. Paek is a judge on the New York City Criminal Court in New York. She was nominated to the court by Mayor Bill de Blasio, and approved by the Mayor’s Advisory Committee in a public hearing on February 12, 2015. Paek was the first female Korean-American judge in the New York courts.[1][2][3]
Education
Paek earned her J.D. from Northwestern University.[4]
Career
Before she became a judge for the New York City Criminal Court, Paek served as a principal court attorney in the Kings County Supreme Court, Criminal Term. Prior to that, she served as chief of staff for the Office of Policy and Planning of New York State Office of Court Administration.[4][5]
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Footnotes
- ↑ The Korea Times, "NY appoints first-ever Korean American female judge," February 13, 2015
- ↑ KoreAm, "Kathryn Paek Appointed as New York’s First Korean American Female Judge," February 13, 2015
- ↑ Official Website of New York City, "Mayor de Blasio Swears in 28 Judges Recently Appointed to Family Court, Criminal Court, and Civil Court," April 27, 2015
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 New York Courts, "Hon. Kathryn S. Paek," accessed May 6, 2015
- ↑ New York Law Journal, "Candidate biographies," accessed February 17, 2015
