Phil Kwon
Phil Kwon was a nominee for the New Jersey Supreme Court. He was nominated by Governor Chris Christie in January 2012 to succeed John Wallace. On March 22, 2012, the New Jersey Senate Judiciary Committee voted 7-6 not to approve Kwon's nomination.[1][2]
Kwon would have been the first Asian-American to serve on the court.[2]
Education
Kwon received his undergraduate degree from Georgetown University in 1989 and his J.D. from Rutgers-Newark Law School in 1994.[2]
Career
Kwon works in the New Jersey Attorney General's Office. Before that, he was an Assistant U.S. Attorney for New Jersey, where he worked under Governor Christie. Kwon also worked in the law office of LeBoeuf, Lamb, Greene & MacRae from 1994 to 1997.[2]
See also
- Judges appointed by Chris Christie
- Judicial selection in New Jersey
- News: Two Supreme Court justices nominated in New Jersey, January 24, 2012
- News: Supreme Weekly: Trouble in New Jersey and disciplinary actions in the states, February 3, 2012
- News: NJ Supreme Court nominee doesn't make it out of committee, March 23, 2012
External links
Footnotes
Federal courts:
Third Circuit Court of Appeals • U.S. District Court: District of New Jersey • U.S. Bankruptcy Court: District of New Jersey
State courts:
New Jersey Supreme Court • New Jersey Superior Court, Appellate Division • New Jersey Superior Courts • New Jersey Municipal Courts • New Jersey Tax Court
State resources:
Courts in New Jersey • New Jersey judicial elections • Judicial selection in New Jersey
