Jasmine Yoon

Western District of Virginia
	Fourth Circuit
Judgeships
	Posts: 4
	Judges: 4
	Vacancies: 0
Judges
	Chief: Elizabeth K. Dillon
	Active judges: Robert S. Ballou, Thomas T. Cullen, Elizabeth K. Dillon, Jasmine Yoon; Senior judges:; James Jones, Norman Moon, Michael Urbanski

Nomination Tracker
Nominee Information
	Name: Jasmine Yoon
	Court: United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
Progress
	Confirmed 40 days after nomination.
	Nominated: February 1, 2024
	ABA Rating: Well qualified
	Questionnaire: Questionnaire
	Hearing: February 8, 2024
	Hearing Transcript: Hearing Transcript
	QFRs: (Hover over QFRs to read more)
	Reported: March 7, 2024
	Confirmed: March 12, 2024
	Vote: 55-41

Jasmine Yoon is a judge on the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. She was nominated to the court by President Joe Biden (D) on February 1, 2024, and confirmed by the United States Senate on March 12, 2024, by a vote of 55-41.^[1]^[2] Yoon was one of 235 Article III judges nominated by President Joe Biden (D) and confirmed by the U.S. Senate. To see a full list of judges appointed by Joe Biden, click here.

The United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia is one of 94 U.S. District Courts. They are the general trial courts of the United States federal courts. To learn more about the court, click here.

Prior to joining the court, Yoon was Vice President of Corporate Integrity, Ethics, and Investigations at Capital One Financial Corporation.^[3]

Judicial nominations and appointments

United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia (2024-present)

See also: Federal judges nominated by Joe Biden

On February 1, 2024, President Joe Biden (D) nominated Yoon to the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. She was confirmed by a 55-41 vote of the U.S. Senate on March 12, 2024. Yoon received commission on July 8, 2024.^[1]^[2] To read more about the federal nominations process, click here.

Confirmation vote

The U.S. Senate confirmed Yoon by a vote of 55-41 on March 12, 2024.^[1] To see a full breakdown of the vote on the official U.S. Senate website, click here.

Yoon confirmation vote (March 12, 2024)
Party	Yea	Nay	No vote
Democratic	47	0	1
Republican	6	41	2
Independent	2	0	1
Total	55^[4]	41	4

Senate Judiciary Committee hearing

The Senate Judiciary Committee held hearings on Yoon's nomination on February 8, 2024. Yoon was reported to the full Senate on March 7, 2024, after a 14-7 committee vote.^[5]

Nomination

On January 10, 2024, President Joe Biden (D) announced his intent to nominate Jasmine Yoon to the United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia. The president officially nominated Yoon on February 1, 2024.^[1] Click here for a list of other nominees who have been nominated by President Joe Biden.

The American Bar Association (ABA) rated Yoon well qualified.^[6] To read more about ABA ratings, click here.

Yoon was nominated to replace Judge Michael Urbanski, who will assume senior status on upon Yoon's confirmation.^[7]

Biography

Education

Yoon earned a bachelor's degree from the University of Virginia in 2003 and the University of Virginia School of Law in 2006.^[2]

Professional career

2024-present: Judge, United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia
2022-2024: Vice president, Capital One Financial Corporation
2019-2022: Office of the University Counsel, University of Virginia
- 2021-2022: Interim university counsel
- 2019-2021: Associate university counsel
2019-2022: Assistant attorney general, Commonwealth of Virginia
2016-2019: Associate director of annual giving, University of Virginia Law School Foundation
2010-2016: Assistant U.S. attorney, Eastern District of Virginia
2009-2010: Law clerk
2006-2009: Private practice^[2]

About the court

The United States District Court for the Western District of Virginia is one of 94 United States district courts. When decisions of the court are appealed, they are appealed to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit based in downtown Richmond, Virginia at the Lewis F. Powell Federal Courthouse.

The Western District of Virginia has original jurisdiction over cases filed within its jurisdiction. These cases can include civil and criminal matters that fall under federal law.

There are seven court divisions, each covering the following counties and cities:

The Abingdon Division, covering Buchanan, Russell, Smyth, Tazewell and Washington counties, in addition to the cities of Bristol.

The Big Stone Gap Division, covering Dickenson, Lee, Scott and Wise counties, in addition to the cities of Norton.

The Charlottesville Division, covering Albemarle, Culpeper, Fluvanna, Greene, Louisa, Madison, Nelson, Orange and Rappahannock counties, in addition to the cities of Charlottesville.

The Danville Division, covering Charlotte, Halifax, Henry, Patrick and Pittsylvania counties, in addition to the cities of Danville, Martinsville and South Boston.

The Harrisonburg Division, covering Augusta, Bath, Clarke, Frederick, Highland, Page, Rockingham and Shenandoah and Warren counties, in addition to the cities of Harrisonburg, Staunton, Waynesboro and Winchester.

The Lynchburg Division, covering Amherst, Appomattox, Bedford, Buckingham, Campbell, Cumberland and Rockbridge counties, in addition to the cities of Bedford, Buena Vista, Lexington and Lynchburg.

The Roanoke Division, covering Alleghany, Bland, Botetourt, Carroll, Craig, Floyd, Franklin, Giles, Grayson, Montgomery, Pulaski, Roanoke, and Wythe counties, in addition to the cities of Clifton Forge, Covington, Galax, Radford, Roanoke and Salem.

To read opinions published by this court, click here.

The federal nomination process

Federal judges are nominated by the president of the United States and confirmed by the Senate. There are multiple steps to the process:

The president nominates an individual for a judicial seat.
The nominee fills out a questionnaire and is reviewed by the Senate Judiciary Committee.
The Senate Judiciary Committee holds a hearing with the nominee, questioning them about things like their judicial philosophy, past rulings or opinions, etc.

As part of this process, the committee sends a blue slip to senators from the home state in which the judicial nomination was received, allowing them to express their approval or disapproval of the nominee.

After the hearing, the Senate Judiciary Committee will vote to approve or return the nominee.

If approved, the nominee is voted on by the full Senate.
If the Committee votes to return the nominee to the president, the president has the opportunity to re-nominate the individual.

The Senate holds a vote on the candidate.

If the Senate confirms the nomination, the nominee receives a commission to serve a lifelong position as a federal judge.
If the Senate does not confirm the nomination, that nominee does not become a judge.