America has its first Vietnamese-American federal judge.

The US Senate approved Ms. Jacqueline H. Nguyen as a judge of the 9th Circuit Court of Appeals with 91 votes in favor and 3 votes against last June.

Ms. Jacqueline H. Nguyen is the first Asian woman to serve on the Federal Court of Appeals. Source: Internet

According to the newspaperLos Angeles TimesThe court has jurisdiction over appeals in the western United States, including the states of Alaska, Arizona, California, Hawaii, Idaho, Montana, Nevada, Oregon, Washington, the territory of Guam, and the Northern Mariana Islands.

Ms. Jacqueline H. Nguyen, a Vietnamese American, is the first Asian woman to serve on the Federal Court of Appeals. Ms. Nguyen was born in Da Lat and settled with her family inLos Angelesin 1975 at the age of 10. According to information from the White House, Ms. Nguyen received her doctorate in law from UCLA and was appointed as a District Court judge.Los Angeles2002.

When nominating Ms. Nguyen to the position last fall, US President Barack Obama called her a “trailblazer.” Ms. Nguyen also graduated from the school.OccidentalCollege, where Mr. Obama attended school, in 1987.

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